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Journal title Modeling and Resource Classification Lateritic Nickel
Deposits on a Heterogeneous Block in The Haul-Sagu Area
using Estimation and Simulation Geostatistical Method.
Author W.A.K. Conoras and A.A Lamburu
Complete publisher International Conference on Science and Technology 2019
abstract Deposits modeling is a very important thing in the
exploration field, especially in estimating reserves. This
research was conducted to model the geometry of lateritic
nickel ore deposition on heterogeneous blocks using the
geostatistical estimation method Ordinary kriging (OK) and
simulation methods namely, Sequential Gaussian Simulation
(SGS). The estimation results using the OK method have an
average value of 1.49% Ni which is higher than the average
value of 1.33% Ni from the SGS simulation results.
Analysis of the total resource tonnage calculation from the
OK estimate data shows the total tonnage measured at 5,875
tonnes is much lower than the total resource tonnage from
the SGS simulation data which displays the total tonnage
measured as 189,766 tonnes.
Background In the field of exploration, resource modeling is a very
important part of estimating reserves. From the modeling
will be obtained a description of various matters relating to
the minerals, including: concentration of concentration,
distribution of potential, and the form of deposits. Whereas
depositional geometry is related to the distribution of
parameters such as topographic elevation, bore hole depth
and deposition thickness.
Purpose This research was conducted to model the geometry of
lateritic nickel ore deposition on heterogeneous blocks using
the geostatistical estimation method Ordinary kriging (OK)
and simulation methods namely, Sequential Gaussian
Simulation (SGS)
Data There are 12 exploration blocks which are mining blocks
with a drilling space of 100 m, 50 m, 25 m. It was found
that 1 block in the north was estimated using the ordinary
kriging method and sequential Gaussian simulation, this
block has 73 drill points with a distance of 100 m and 50 m.
Methods This research was conducted using a methodology that
includes the installation of a variogram, ordinary kriging
(OK) estimation and model simulation using the sequential
Gaussian simulation (SGC) method on the levels of Ni and
Fe.
Results The OK estimation results on the heterogeneous blocks
show the mean Ni value 0.58% higher than the 0.57% Ni
mean value from the SGS simulation results with a
difference of 0.01%. Meanwhile, the mean of Fe level, the
mean OK, the result was 31.13% lower than the mean SGS
simulation result of 32.91% with a difference of 1.78%.
From the OK estimation and SGS simulation on the block
model, the distribution of low grade Ni is visible on the
block surface, while high Fe content appears to dominate
the entire block surface. And from the results of resource
classification, there are three categories of resources,
namely Inferred, Indicated and Measured. While the
comparison of the results of the calculation of the resources
of the two methods, it was found that the resource tonnage
measured from the SGS simulation data was greater than
189,766 tons with a Ni content of 1.33% of the total
tonnage measured OK 5.875 tons with 1.49% Ni Class.
Total tonnage of SGS simulation data indicated 221,828
tonnes with Ni content of 1.08% greater than the total
tonnage Indicated from the OK estimate of 163,047 tonnes
with Ni content of 1.16%. However, in the resource data,
the OK estimate has a total tonnage of 84,000 tonnes
grading 0.97% Ni.
Conclusion From the research results it can be concluded that
1. Total average grade between the estimated OK Ni
0.58% with the average grade of the simulation results
of the SGS Ni 0.57% which has a difference of 0.01%.
Whereas on the average Fe grade, the opposite shows
that the OK Fe 31.13% estimation results are smaller
than the SGS Fe 32.91% simulation results with a
difference of 1.78%.
2. Resource classification results from estimation data
Ordinary Kriging and SGS simulation on heterogeneous
blocks, displaying three categories of resources, namely:
Measured, Indicated and Inferred. But of the three
resources, resources Inferred dominate the surface of the
block model.
3. The total tonnage of resources from the OK estimation
data shows the total tonnage of the measured resource
classification of 5.875 tonnes and from the SGS
simulation data which shows the total tonnage of the
measured tonnage is 189,766 tonnes. However, the
average Ni content of measured resources was 1.49%
higher, compared to the mean Ni content of SGS
measured 1.33%. with a difference in Ni levels 0.16%.
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