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Method of characterising a resource

  • US 9,449,351 B2
  • Filed: 06/15/2010
  • Issued: 09/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of evaluating a property of a resource in a block located in an area of land, the method comprising the steps of:

  • a) dividing the area of land into a plurality of blocks;

    b) obtaining samples from a plurality of sample positions within at least one block of the plurality of blocks;

    c) providing information concerning the property of the resource for the plurality of sample positions, the information being obtained from analyses of the samples from the sample positions;

    d) generating a model for a change in the property of the resource along a distance at or within the one block using the provided information;

    e) calculating parameters associated with the modelled change using Bayes'"'"' theorem;

    f) calculating for the block a property characteristic of the modelled change in the property of the resource using the calculated parameters, the property characteristic being a value based on at least two sample positions within the one block; and

    outputting the value in order to assist in making a decision related to mining of the resource in the area of land.

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