the determination of the ultimate pit limit (upl) is the first step in the open pit mine planning process. in this stage that parts of the mineral deposit that are economic to mine are determined. there are several mathematical, heuristic and meta-heuristic algorithms to determine upl. the optimization criterion in these algorithms is maximization of the total profit whilst satisfying the...

Truncated Gaussian Simulation (TGS) is a well-known method to generate realizations of the ore domains located in a spatial sequence. In geostatistical framework geological domains are normally utilized for stationary assumption. The ability to measure the uncertainty in the exact locations of the boundaries among different geological units is a common challenge for practitioners. As a simple a...

Iron ore deposit Bijar area is located in east north in Kordestan province based of field observation, ore minerals are magnetite, magnetite-martitite and magnetite-pyrite. No. 922 points on the 16 profiles were collected over about 7500 meters in the area. Magnetometers treatment of advanced devices and new GSM-19T is made in Canada. The data were corrected and the magnetic field intensity map...

The Chah-Shaljami polymetal ore deposit contains heavy metal anomalies in various mineralization zones. Geochemical distribution and correlation of elements in surficial soilsindicate that sulfide, sulfate, sulfosalt and silicate mineral occurrences (e.g. Pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite, molybdenite, enargite, hornblend and biotite) in mineralization and stockwork zones resulted in the...

Ore grade is one of the main variables that characterise an orebody. Almost every mining project begins with the determination of ore grade distribution in three-dimensional space, a problem often reduced to modelling the spatial variability of ore grade values. So far, this has been achieved following the geostatistical approach, and more precisely, it’s main process of structural analysis. St...

Ore grade estimation is a key aspect in the evaluation of a mineral deposit. In this paper an alternative approach to currently applied methods of ore grade estimation is presented. This alternative approach involves a modular neural network system integrated in a state of the art 3D resource modelling package. The need for a new method of ore grade estimation comes from the difficulties in app...

The Qiyimuchang lead–zinc deposit is an important in the Erguna Massif on west slope of Daxinganling, for which material source and age mineralization remain unclear. has been observed to occur Jurassic volcanic strata as a vein-like orebody, its strike nearly perpendicular that regional structures orogenic belt. ore mainly composed sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite, pyrite, quartz, hydrothermal...

Located at the intersection of Tethys and Pacific Rim metallogenic belts, Laojunshan polymetallic province in SE Yunnan Province hosts many large-scale W–Sn Sn–Zn deposits. The newly discovered Caiyuanzi medium-sized Pb–Zn deposit is located northern part this has eight sulfide ore bodies. All bodies occur siliceous rocks Lower Devonian Pojiao Formation (D1p). are conformable with stratigraphy ...

kalchoye copper-gold deposit is located about 110 kilometers east of esfahan province and within the eocene volcano sedimentary rocks. sandy tuff and andesite lava are important members of this complex.the form of mineralization in area is vein and veinlet and quartz as the main gangue phase. the main ore minerals are chalcopyrite, chalcocite, galena and weathered minerals such as goethite, iro...