Towards grade estimation via automated interpretation of geophysical boreholelogs

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 236-242

  Fallon, Gary N ^a   Fullagar, Peter K ^b   Zhou, Binzhong ^c  

^a MIM Exploration Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b Fullagar Geophysics Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coal; Copper; Geophysical logging; Grade estimation; Mount isa; Multivariate statistics; Newlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009350825     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: 18347533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG00236     Document Type: Article

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