Mineral resource classification - It's time to shoot the 'spotted dog'!

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 91-95

  Stephenson, P R ^a   Allman, A ^a   Carville, D P ^a   Stoker, P T ^a   Mokos, P ^a   Tyrrell, J ^a   Burrows, T ^a  

^a AMC CONSULTANTS PTY LTD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION DECISIONS; CLASSIFICATION PROCESSES; DRILL HOLES; GEOSTATISTICAL ESTIMATIONS; MINE DESIGNS; MINERAL RESOURCE CLASSIFICATIONS; MINERALISATION; ORE RESERVES; RESOURCE BLOCKS; RESOURCE CLASSIFICATIONS; RESOURCE ESTIMATIONS; UNDERGROUND MINES;

DRILLS; EARTH SCIENCES; GEOLOGY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINING; ORES; ROCK DRILLS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

MINERAL RESOURCES;

EID: 58049187381     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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