Before revision: June 2005.: the geologically-informed selection of a number of ore samples laboratory-scale test work to determine the ore's response to mineral processing unit operations the distribution of these parameters throughout the orebody using an accepted geostatistical technique the application of a mining sequence plan and mineral processing models to generate a prediction of the process plant behavior Sample Selection The sample mass and size distribution requirements are dictated by the kind of mathematical model that will be used to simulate the process plant, and the test work required to provide the appropriate model parameters.
After revision: June 2005.: the geologically-informed selection of a number of ore samples laboratory-scale test work to determine the ore's response to mineral processing unit operations the distribution of these parameters throughout the orebody using an accepted geostatistical technique the application of a mining sequence plan and mineral processing models to generate a prediction of the process plant behavior Sample selection The sample mass and size distribution requirements are dictated by the kind of mathematical model that will be used to simulate the process plant, and the test work required to provide the appropriate model parameters.