Abstract
The aim of this chapter is to bring together a series of examples of the way different mining companies determine their ore-reserves. A wide range of mineral deposits are covered from industrial minerals to basic metals; from precious metals to sands and gravels. The techniques discussed also range from the more sophisticated geostatistical and computerized approach to the more straightforward manual computations using geometrical and/or statistical methods.
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Brewer, P., Morse, P. (1991). Ore-evaluation Case Histories. In: Mineral Deposit Evaluation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-9714-4_8
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