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This paper is a’progress report’ on the project, “The Mineral Resources Data Bank”, launched in mid 1988 and based in the Department of Mining Engineering, University of Zimbabwe. The basic concepts forming the framework of the system being built are explained. Reasons for the hardware and software selected are presented and a prototype, built to test systems functionality, described. Important aspects learnt from the development so far, include the viability of building such a system and the confirmation of the urgent need for the completion of the project.
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Voss, J.G., Wright, E.A., Koppe, I. (1991). Development of a minerals information and evaluation system. In: African Mining ’91. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3656-3_36
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