Mineral resource evaluation II: methods and case histories

Cover (small)......Page 1
Frontmatter......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 7
What is a mineral resource?......Page 8
Some comments on the classification of resources and reserves......Page 18
Classification of mineral reserves in the former Comecon countries......Page 24
Fault interpretation from coal exploration borehole data using
SURPAC2 software......Page 36
INTMOV: a program for the interactive analysis of spatial data......Page 43
Reserve assessment of a stratified deposit with special reference to
opencast coal mining in Great Britain......Page 50
Phosphate rock: factors in economic and technical evaluation......Page 58
Evaluation of grade estimation techniques......Page 71
Optimal open pit design: sensitivity to estimated block values......Page 91
Dilution in underground bulk mining: implications for production
management......Page 99
Quantifying differences between computer models of orebody shapes......Page 113
A review and evaluation of the costs of exploration, acquisition and
development of copper and gold projects in Chile......Page 126
Mining project finance and the assessment of ore reserves......Page 132
The optimal design of quarries......Page 143
Geostatistical estimation of manganese oxide resources
at the Nsuta Mine......Page 158
Structural reconstruction and mineral resource evaluation at
Zinkgruvan Mine, Sweden......Page 171
The application of geostatistical techniques to in sito resource
estimation in the sand and. gravel industry......Page 190
Computer modelling of dewatering a major open pit mine: case study
from Nevada, USA......Page 205
Opencast coal mining: a unique opportunity for Clee Hill Quarry......Page 216
Database management at the Lisheen deposit, Co. Tipperary, Ireland......Page 230
Laboratory evaluation of kaolin: a case study from Zambia......Page 237
Cia Minera Los Pelambres: a project history......Page 244
Index......Page 259
Backcover......Page 266