The lognormal distribution of metal resources in mineral deposits

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 55, Issue C, 2013, Pages 80-86

  Singer, Donald A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Grade and tonnage models; Mineral deposit model; Mineral resource assessments; Monte Carlo simulation; Power law

Indexed keywords

LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATIONS; MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELING; PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS; POWER LAW; POWER LAW EQUATION; RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS; UNDISCOVERED RESOURCES;

COPPER DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; ESTIMATION; FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; LEAD; MINERAL RESOURCES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

METALS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COPPER; MINERAL RESOURCE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORE DEPOSIT; PORPHYRY; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; MINERAL EXPLORATION; POWER LAW;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84892558106     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

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