Inferred mineral resources and gold veins - Discussion and case studies

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 71-83

  Dominy, S C ^a,b  

^a Snowden Mining Industry Consultants Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOLOGY; GOLD; MINERALS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

A DENSITIES; CASE STUDIES; CRITICAL COMPONENTS; GEOLOGICAL MODELS; GEOSTATISTICAL; GOLD PROJECTS; NON UNIFORMS; RESOURCE INVENTORIES; START-UP;

MINERAL RESOURCES;

EID: 58049165265     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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