Conversion of Geological Data into Mining Data for Ore Deposits

Abstract

The following chapters will deal with revenues and costs, i.e. with costs during the mining stage and revenues for the mine after a saleable product has been put on the market. The geological grades will seldom correspond with the grades of the mill head ore. As a rule, the ore is diluted by inclusion of wall rock and losses occur during beneficiation. These factors have to be taken into account before revenues can be calculated.