Applied Mineral Inventory Estimation

By Alastair J. Sinclair and Garston H. Blackwell

Applied Mineral Inventory Estimation presents a comprehensive applied approach to the estimation of mineral resources/reserves with particular emphasis on the geological basis of such estimations, the need for and maintenance of a high quality assay data base, the practical use of a comprehensive exploratory data evaluation, and the importance of a comprehensive geostatistical approach to the estimation methodology. Practical problems and real data are used throughout as illustrations: each chapter ends with a summary of practical concerns, a number of practical exercises and a short list of references for supplementary study. This textbook is suitable for any university or mining school that offers senior undergraduate and graduate student courses on mineral resource/reserve estimation. It will also be valuable for professional mining engineers, geological engineers and geologists working with mineral exploration and mining companies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521021820
• ISBN13: 9780521021821
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.7"