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GEOLOGY GEOTECH MINING PROCESSING VALUATION/RISK TECHNOLOGIES ENVIRONMENT TRAINING
Sampling Case Studies
Presented by Mark NoppeAt IQPC Mine Site Sampling, Brisbane
14-15 May 2013
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Content
Importance of sampling
Sampling errors
Channel sampling
Riffle sampling
Coal sampling
Pulp sampling
QA/QC data
Bulk density
Databases
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Where sampling errors occur
C la ss ifica tion of E rro rs (a fte r Bo ng a rco n)
L o ca lisa tio n E rro r
D e lim ita tion a ndE x tra c tio n E rror
G rou p in g a ndS e g re g atio n E rror
M a te ria lisa tio n E rro r Fundamental Sam plingError
S a m ple C o lle c tionE rro r
A n a lytica l E rro r
S a m p ling E rror
M o d e llingE rro r
K rig in g E rro r
G e o s ta tis tica lE s tim a tio n E rro r
G e o log ica lIn te rpre ta tio n E rror
E s tim a tion E rro rs
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Sampling error
• Going from the bottom up, all the errors are accumulated in a Sampling Error
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Analytical error
• The Analytical Error arises from the technique or instrument used to analyse the sample
• Do you think this error is large or small?
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Sample collection error
• The Sample Collection Error is the sum of all the errors below it
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Localisation error
• The Localisation Error is the error that arises from poorly locating the sampling points
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Materialisation error
• The Materialisation Error is the sum of the Delimitation and Extraction Error (DE and EE) and the Grouping and Segregation Error (GSE)
• DE and EE both relate to obtaining the sample
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Channel sampling: Zambia copper, Brazil gold
Samplers selectively sampling ore zone
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Mali gold – overwhelmed riffl e sampling
Riffle splitter versus automatic RC chip sampling
Good example of useIncorrect use of splitter
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Riffl es and cones
Three-tiered riffle splitter
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Coal examples
• Loss of fines during drilling and/or sampling
• Poor recovery, effects typically bright (good quality coal bands)
• Coal and/or coking yield assessment
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Coal examples
• Indonesia – parting not sampled, coal qualities overstated
Coal seams
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Coal examples
• Shift sampling – shift sample tampering
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Segregation error – pulp sampling
• Gold mine – gold pulp sampling bias
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QA/QC data analysis
• Alumina XRF – trends in data overlooked
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QA/QC data analysis
• DRC – no correlation between duplicates
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Bulk density sampling
• Grab samples for grade control – used in model too, not “air dried”, no moisture adjustment, poor use of grab sample, no correction for “vugghy” samples
• Moisture content?
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Bulk density sampling
• Belt sampling – seasonal moisture issues
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Database errors
• % or ppm, particularly for cobalt from mixed database sources
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Thank you for your attention
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Mark NoppeManaging Director & Principal ConsultantXstract Mining Consultants Pty Ltd
+61 7 3221 2366mnoppe@xstractgroup.com
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