The economic impact of correct sampling and analysis practices in the copper mining industry

Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 209-213

  Carrasco, Pedro ^a   Carrasco, Pablo ^a   Jara, Eduardo ^a  

^a Huerfanos 1270 ^*  (Chile)

Author keywords

Bias; Economic impact; Hidden losses; Sampling; Sampling Theory

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

ACCURACY; ANALYSIS; ASSAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITY; DEVICE; ECONOMICS; LEACHING; MINING; MONEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; THEORY;

EID: 7244225194     PISSN: 01697439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemolab.2004.04.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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