NI 43-101 Technical report, Surface diamond drilling ... - Iamgold
NI 43-101 Technical report, Surface diamond drilling ... - Iamgold
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R a r e E a r t h E l e m e n t E x p l o r a t i o n P r o g r a m M a r c h - 2 0 1 3<br />
W i n t e r - S u m m e r 2 0 1 2 P a g e | 102<br />
Figure 27: Histogram of 777 Density Measures.<br />
19.1.4 Block Model<br />
The REE2012 block model was built within the GD_TR_2012 database, Gems 6.3.1<br />
software. The estimated mineral resources have been modeled using a 10-metre cubic block<br />
model and grades were estimated using Ordinary Kriging (OK) over 5 metres equal length<br />
composites. The block model parametres are summarized in Table 21.<br />
Table 21: REE zone block model parametres (Exploration metres).<br />
Easting Northing Elevation<br />
Minimum coordinates 2,000 5,00 8,600<br />
Maximum coordinates 3,200 6,400 10,100<br />
Block size 10 10 10<br />
Number of blocks 120 140 150<br />
Rotation 0 0 0<br />
References: Exploration Grid; Unit: metres<br />
The domain coding (rock type model) was based on the various wireframe constraints (Table<br />
22). Each block was given a rock type attribute following a rule of precedence. All blocks<br />
were first selected and given the rock type 0 (air). Then, all blocks between the topographic<br />
surface and the overburden surface were given the rock type 1 (overburden). The rock type 2<br />
(Trenton limestone) was attributed to all blocks between the overburden surface and the<br />
Trenton limestone surface. Finally, the Saint-Honoré carbonatite complex was divided in<br />
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