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Geologic and mine modelling software |
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Modelling as a basis for decision making and design |
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Overview and limits of geologic and mine modelling |
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Geologic and mine modelling procedure |
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Examples and conventions used in text |
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An introduction to Techbase |
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17 | (4) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (5) |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (3) |
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A comparison of Techbase and Lynx |
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Geologic Database Management |
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28 | (2) |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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Geologic database structure |
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30 | (4) |
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Creating a Techbase database |
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Key fields and join tables |
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36 | (3) |
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39 | (9) |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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40 | (8) |
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Some hints on UNIX, text editing and generating Lynx ASCII drillhole data files |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (4) |
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55 | (32) |
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55 | (3) |
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56 | (1) |
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Outliers and population classes |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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58 | (19) |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (15) |
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75 | (2) |
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77 | (3) |
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80 | (7) |
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Modelling Geologic Surfaces |
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Drillhole data compositing |
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87 | (8) |
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88 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (6) |
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Two-dimensional surface modelling |
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Representing a surface as a matrix |
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96 | (6) |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (4) |
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Calculating volumes from triangle sets |
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108 | (11) |
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Interactive geological interpretation |
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119 | (1) |
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119 | (8) |
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Interactive geological interpretation and volume modelling |
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127 | (15) |
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Estimation of Grids, Areas and Volumes of Intersection |
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143 | (1) |
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143 | (5) |
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Triangles and triangulation |
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148 | (4) |
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152 | (4) |
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Weighted averages and inverse distance |
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156 | (9) |
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165 | (12) |
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177 | (3) |
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Derivation of the Kriging weights |
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180 | (1) |
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Derivation of an expression for R(xo) |
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181 | (1) |
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Unconstrained optimization of a single function and the Lagrange parameter |
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182 | (2) |
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Deriving the Kriging system of equations |
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184 | (8) |
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Modelling the experimental variogram |
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192 | (5) |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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Modelling anisotropic variograms |
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197 | (4) |
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Using jackknifing to evaluate estimation accuracy |
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201 | (10) |
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Estimating areas and volumes of intersection |
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211 | (8) |
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219 | (73) |
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Geological versus mining block models |
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220 | (2) |
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Intersecting pits, block models and surface topography |
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222 | (3) |
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Calculating mining block values |
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225 | (9) |
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234 | (6) |
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240 | (6) |
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Ultimate pit limit optimization |
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246 | (7) |
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253 | (6) |
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Including haul roads in an expanded pit |
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259 | (3) |
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Haul road construction in plan view |
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262 | (10) |
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Pit volume modelling and mining reserve analysis |
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272 | (20) |
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292 | (63) |
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Mine development openings |
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294 | (2) |
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Mine access and haulage method |
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296 | (2) |
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Shaft location and number |
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298 | (2) |
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300 | (3) |
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303 | (3) |
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306 | (1) |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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Using Lynx for underground excavation design |
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310 | (22) |
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332 | (1) |
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333 | (16) |
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Using Techbase for underground excavation design |
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349 | (1) |
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350 | (5) |
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355 | (32) |
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Long-term production scheduling |
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356 | (7) |
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Short-term production scheduling |
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363 | (24) |
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APPENDIX 1: Project databases |
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A1.1 Using the project databases |
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387 | (1) |
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A1.1.1 Suggestions for using Techbase databases |
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387 | (1) |
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A1.1.2 Suggestions for using Lynx databases |
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388 | (1) |
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A1.2 Project descriptions |
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388 | (2) |
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388 | (1) |
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388 | (1) |
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389 | (1) |
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389 | (1) |
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APPENDIX 2: Techbase database automatic fields |
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390 | (1) |
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APPENDIX 3: Techbase value settings |
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391 | (8) |
| References |
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| Index |
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