Correction Factor

Saifuddin Arief
December 2004

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Description

Task by Datamine Macro.

File name: [East/West/Petea] Correction Factor
Location: \\PTI_SRV1\MRI_PTI\PARAMETERS\Parameter modeling\Scripts and Macros

Purpose:
The script will correct the estimated Ni grades based
on principles volume-variance relation.

Author: MRI, 2004.

Reference:
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 Input-Output Diagram

Input
• Estimated block model using
OK (unfolding): OKMODEL2 Macro
• Estimated block model using Correction
NN (unfolding): NNMODEL2 Factor
• Limonite Samples Composite
(unfolding): DATALIMU
•Saprolite Samples Composite Output
(unfolding): DATASAPU
Block Model with
Corrected Ni-Grade

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 Flowchart
OKMODEL2
Variogram Model NNMODEL2

Calculate Variance Within Blocks Calculate Mean, Variance and COV of Ni Calculate Mean, Variance and COV of Ni

Calculate Variance Between Blocks Theoretical Expected Variance Between Blocks

F < 0.7 Variance Adjustment Factor (f)

verification

Indirect Lognormal Correction Affine Correction

Composite Samples (Unfolding)

Block Model With Corrected Ni (Stage I)

Y
Ni Cor < Ni min Calculate Maximum and Minimum of Ni
NiCor = Ni Min

Y
NiCor = Ni Max Ni Cor > Ni max

Block Model With Corrected Ni (Final) Calculate Mean and Variance of Ni

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