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Dynamic updating of a geological model for enhanced in-situ reconciliation

Dynamic updating of a geological model for enhanced in-situ reconciliation

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LEAPFROG GEO ONÇA-PUMA LATERITIC NICKEL MINE, PARÁ STATE-BRAZIL THE PROJECT: The Onça-Puma lateritic nickel mine is located in the northern Amazonian State of Pará, Brazil. Brazilian miner Vale, is the world’s largest iron ore and nickel producer. Vale’s Master Geologist, Dr. Valter Oliveira, first began testing Leapfrog at Onça-Puma in 2012. He had read papers on the value of implicit modelling and wanted to improve their modelling of the

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