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Reviewed
papers
Richly
embellished with confusing neologisms and singleminded, krige-inspired eponyms, Matheronian geostatistics
is taught at the Centre de Geostatistique, Fontainebleau,
France, and several institutions of higher learning such
as Stanford University, the University of British
Columbia, and scores of others. Professional associations
such as the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy,
and Petroleum (CIM), the Institute of Mining and
Metallurgy (IMM), and the Canadian Councils of Professional
Engineers (CCPE) and of Professional Geoscientists (CCPG), have accepted
geostatistics as a scientific discipline. Not surprisingly
because geostatistical scholars dominate the peer review
process at CIM Bulletin, IMM Transactions
and the Journal of Mathematical Geology, and
reject all criticism with contempt for scientific
integrity and professional ethics.
CIM's, JMG's and IMM's reviews of "Precision estimates
for ore reserves", a paper reviewed, praised and published
by Erzmetall 44 (1991) Nr 10, prove beyond reasonable
doubt that the geostatistical peer review process is a
blatantly biased, shamelessly self-serving sham.
The
Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Mineral Exploration,
Inc (SME), has also reviewed and published several papers
on the application of mathematical statistics in mineral
exploration. The deadline for criticism has long passed
and the papers stand unchallenged. SME has granted permission
to post on this website Applied statistics in mineral
exploration (Mining Engineering, Feb 1997) and Borehole
statistics with spreadsheet software (SME Transactions
2000).
Sampling and weighing of mineral concentrates
Merks, J W, Bulk Solids Handling, Vol 8, No 2, Apr 1988
Simulation models for mineral processing plants
Merks, J W, CIM Bulletin, Vol 84, No 953, Sep 1991
Precision estimates for ore reserves
Merks, J W and Merks E A T, Erzmetall, Vol 44, No 10, Oct 1991
Abuse
of statistics
Merks, J W, CIM Bulletin, Vol 86, No 966, Jan 1993
Bulk sampling in diamond exploration
Merks, J W, District 6 CIM Proceedings, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Oct 1994
Applied
statistics in mineral exploration
Merks, J W, Mining Engineering, Feb 1997
Process simulation with spreadsheet software
Merks, J W, Minerals & Metallurgical Processing, Vol 16, No 2, May 1999
Borehole
statistics with spreadsheet software
SME Transactions 2000, Vol 308
Sampling
in mineral processing
Merks, J W, SME Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Oct 2002
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