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The sampling of metalliferous and industrial mineral deposits is undertaken for a variety of reasons and at various stages in their evaluation and exploitation. During the exploration phase, the sampling is largely confined to the analysis of drill cuttings, or cores, and is aimed at the evaluation of individual, often well spaced, intersections of the deposit. It thus gives the in situ grade and thickness of an intersection but provides little evidence of the continuity of potentially economic mineralization and generally takes little account of mining constraints.
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Annels, A.E. (1991). Mine Sampling. In: Mineral Deposit Evaluation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-9714-4_2
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