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Show Much like Geostatistics at the same period, Sampling Theory as we now know it was born from a strong need. The many publications that preceded Gy's work, especially in coal and gold mining, along with the abundant literature on published sampling standards, all testify of the perceived importance of the domain in the various fields of mining, from exploration to product sales. Yet, the number of mining companies actually using sampling theory on a routine basis is small, mostly due to the lack of clarity of the existing textbooks, and a number of difficulties in its practical implementation. A number of efforts have been undertaken more recently to correct this unfortunate situation, and the benefits of Sampling Theory have become more readily available to the mining industry than ever before. source: http://pws.prserv.net/Goodsampling.com/sampling.html |
