Tonnage-cutoff model and average grade-cutoff model for a single ore deposit

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 113-120

  Wang, Qingfei ^a,b   Deng, Jun ^a,b   Zhao, Jie ^a,b   Liu, Huan ^a,b   Wan, Li ^a,c   Yang, Liqiang ^a,b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b Key Lab of Lithosphere Tectonics and Lithoprobing Tech of the Min of Education Univ of Geosci   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cutoff; Fractal; Grade; Jiaodong; Reserve; Tonnage

Indexed keywords

CUTOFF; GRADE; JIAODONG; RESERVE; TONNAGE;

DEPOSITS; FRACTALS; GOLD DEPOSITS; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; ORES;

NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GOLD; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERAL RESOURCE; MINERALIZATION; MINING; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORE DEPOSIT; ORE GRADE;

CHINA; SHANDONG; SHANDONG PENINSULA;

EID: 79954613695     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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