Grade control at the yandi iron ore mine, pilbara region, western Australia - comparative study of the blastholes and reverse circulation holes sampling

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 37-43

  Abzalov, M Z ^a   Menzel, B ^b   Wlasenko, M ^b   Phillips, J ^b  

^a FAusIMM   (United States)

^b Department of Animal Science Agricultural Economics and Applied Economics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BLAST HOLES; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONDITIONAL SIMULATIONS; CONTROL APPROACHES; CONTROL SAMPLES; CONTROL SPACINGS; IRON ORE MINES; IRREGULAR SHAPES; LOW COSTS; MINERALISATION; OPEN PITS; OPEN-PIT MINES; PILBARA; PISOLITE ORES; RC DRILLINGS; REPRESENTIVITY; REVERSE CIRCULATIONS; SPATIAL COVERAGES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CLAY MINERALS; CRUSHED STONE PLANTS; DRILLS; IRON ORES; IRON OXIDES; MINES; MINING; ORE SAMPLING; ORES; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

OPEN PIT MINING;

EID: 58049183528     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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