Data-driven fuzzy analysis in quantitative mineral resource assessment

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-13

  Luo, X ^a   Dimitrakopoulos, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Data driven methods; Exploration; Fuzzy sets; Mineral favourability index; Resource assessment

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; FUZZY SETS; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; MINERAL RESOURCES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

MINERAL FAVOURABILITY INDEXES (MFI);

MINERAL EXPLORATION;

FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0037290868     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(02)00078-X     Document Type: Article

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