By: Brian Harrisson
This article appeared in the Journal of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, No. 6 December, 2009 at, P24. The original article can be viewed on page 24 at: http://www.ausimm-bulletin.com/downloads/pdf/edition/7/web.pdf.
A recent technical paper has challenged one of the golden rules of exploration namely that angled drill […]
Continue Reading →Author: Harrisson, B. K.
Source: Mining Technology, Volume 118, Number 1, 2009, pp. 13-24(12)
Publisher: Maney Publishing
Abstract:
The paper examines the conventional belief that angled holes are more detection effective than vertical holes with dipping targets. The examination uses a binomial probability framework.
Analysis in […]
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