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An Overview of Mining Technology and Equipment

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Three-Dimensional Mineral Potential Mapping for Reducing Multiplicity and Uncertainty: Kaerqueka Polymetallic Deposit, QingHai Province, China August 2019 Natural Resources Research 29(7)

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Mitigating uncertainties in mineral exploration targeting: Majority

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(PDF) Optimizing mining complexes with multiple processing and

A mining complex is a type of value chain whereby raw materials (minerals) extracted from various mineral deposits are transformed into a set of sellable products, using the available processing streams. The supply of materials extracted from a group of mines represents a major source of uncertainty in mining operations and mineral value chains.

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