Sampling: The impact on costs and decision making

Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 451-462

  Minnitt, R C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL COMMITMENTS; MINERALIZED ROCK; VARIANCE EFFECT;

COSTS; DECISION MAKING; ERRORS; INFORMATION USE; MINERAL INDUSTRY; STANDARDIZATION;

SAMPLING;

EID: 34547770708     PISSN: 22256253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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