Geostatistics notes for practitioners / Заметки по геостатистике для практиков

The wealth of mineral resources that lies beneath the Earth’s surface drives techno‑logical advancements and underpins our economic prosperity. This comprehensive book presents the methods and processes of mineral resource estimation at each step along the mining value chain and provides a necessary framework for understanding mineral development and exploitation. The complexities associated with mineral resource estimation are addressed by explaining the importance of reliable methodologies and the consideration of uncertainty in decision‑making.

The challenge of determining the true in situ value of mineral deposits requires insight and understanding of a wide range of disciplines which are laid out in an understandable manner in this volume. The tools used open a path for its readers along a stepwise process that produces a block valuation of a mineral deposit as well as providing the means for quantifying the uncertainties associated with the evaluation.
The numerous sources of risk associated with capital‑intensive investment in mineral development and mining demand meticulous consideration of the nature and size of uncertainties and risks at every stage. From exploration to the end of the life of mine, the critical need for risk quantification at every stage of the mining value chain as captured in the distinction between measured mineral resources or proved mineral reserves and their inferred level estimates is highlighted in this volume.The volume examines the unique characteristics of mineral deposits such as ore paragenesis, geographical location, socio‑economic and political settings, and environmental considerations and describes the way in which they shape the viability of mining projects. This understanding lays the groundwork for risk mitigation and informed decision‑making throughout the resource estimation process.<...>