MEM 307 Mineral Exploration and Geostatistics

Credits: (3-0) 3

The application of the theory of geostatistics to quantify the geological concepts of (1) area of influence of a sample, (2) the continuity of the regionalized variable within a deposit, and (3) the lateral changes in the regionalized variable according to the direction. Basic concepts and theory of probability and statistics will be introduced, including probability distributions, sampling distributions, treatment of data, the mean, variance, and correlation. Computer techniques will be extensively used for geostatistical estimation of grade, volume and variance.

Prerequisites: Junior standing.

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