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Title: Combining the 3D geological and geostatistical modelling of gypsum concentration, using historical borehole and blasthole information.
Alternate Title: Kombiniranje 3D geološkoga i geostatističkoga modeliranja koncentracije gipsa uz korištenje informacija iz starih istražnih bušotina i minskih bušotina.
Authors: Merli, Stefano1, Kasmaee, Sara1, Barbalucca, Cristina2, Cellini, Vanessa2, Tinti, Francesco1 francesco.tinti@unibo.it
Source: Rudarsko-Geološko-Naftni Zbornik. 2025, Vol. 40 Issue 5, p115-126. 12p.
Subject Terms: *Geological modeling, *Geological statistics, *Excavation (Civil engineering), *Quarries & quarrying, *Gypsum, *Geological surveys
Geographic Terms: Italy, Northern Italy
Abstract (English): Geostatistics is used for estimating grade content in an ore deposit, thus enhancing the 3 Dimensional (3D) geological model precision, lowering the geological risk and boosting the performances of the mining industry. Despite the advantages, for decades the commercial application of the geostatistical tools has been mainly restricted to large metal mines. Except for a few notable cases, the majority of small-scale operations (quarries and industrial minerals) had hardly adopted geostatistical methods, due to the perceived complications compared to the advantages. Nowadays, things are changing, thanks to: the reduction of artisanal mining, the spread of informatization in all sectors, the necessity to improve the quarrying efficiency, the path towards sustainable mining and the challenges to obtain the social license to operate. This paper presents the recent digitalization and modelling work conducted at the "Monte Tondo" gypsum quarry (Italy), located in Northern Italy, besides the UNESCO natural heritage site named "karst and evaporite caves of the northern Apennines". The geostatistical techniques were used to estimate the concentration block model using blastholes while a 3D geological model was realised using historical boreholes. Combining two models could help for a better understanding and interpreting of the extracted gypsum and could make an important improvement to detect the future areas of interventions, subjected to strict authorization rules by the local environmental authority. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Croatian): Geostatistika se koristi za procjenu sadržaja rude u ležištu, čime se poboljšava preciznost 3D geološkoga modela, smanjuje geološki rizik i poboljšava izvedba rudarskih radova. Unatoč prednostima desetljećima je komercijalna primjena geostatističkih alata uglavnom bila usmjerena na velike rudnike metala. Osim nekoliko iznimnih slučajeva većina malih rudarskih kopova (kamenolomi i kopovi industrijskih minerala) gotovo da nije primjenjivala geostatističke metode zbog uočenih većih komplikacija u odnosu na prednosti. Danas su stvari drugačije zahvaljujući smanjenju zanatskoga rudarstva, širenju informatizacije u svim sektorima, potrebi za poboljšanjem učinkovitosti vađenja kamena, putu prema održivome rudarstvu i izazovima u dobivanju društvene dozvole za rad. Ovaj rad predstavlja nedavni rad na digitalizaciji i modeliranju proveden u kamenolomu gipsa „Monte Tondo", koji se nalazi u sjevernoj Italiji, uz UNESCO-ovo zaštićeno mjesto prirodne baštine koje se zove Krške i evaporitne špilje Sjevernih Apenina. Geostatističke tehnike korištene su za procjenu koncentracije u blok-modelu pomoću podataka iz minskih bušotina, dok je 3D geološki model realiziran korištenjem podataka iz starih istražnih bušotina. Kombiniranje dvaju modela moglo bi pomoći u boljemu razumijevanju i interpretaciji kvalitete eksploatiranoga gipsa te bi moglo znatno poboljšati otkrivanje budućih područja eksploatacije podložnih strogim pravilima odobrenja lokalnih tijela za zaštitu okoliša. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Geostatistics is used for estimating grade content in an ore deposit, thus enhancing the 3 Dimensional (3D) geological model precision, lowering the geological risk and boosting the performances of the mining industry. Despite the advantages, for decades the commercial application of the geostatistical tools has been mainly restricted to large metal mines. Except for a few notable cases, the majority of small-scale operations (quarries and industrial minerals) had hardly adopted geostatistical methods, due to the perceived complications compared to the advantages. Nowadays, things are changing, thanks to: the reduction of artisanal mining, the spread of informatization in all sectors, the necessity to improve the quarrying efficiency, the path towards sustainable mining and the challenges to obtain the social license to operate. This paper presents the recent digitalization and modelling work conducted at the "Monte Tondo" gypsum quarry (Italy), located in Northern Italy, besides the UNESCO natural heritage site named "karst and evaporite caves of the northern Apennines". The geostatistical techniques were used to estimate the concentration block model using blastholes while a 3D geological model was realised using historical boreholes. Combining two models could help for a better understanding and interpreting of the extracted gypsum and could make an important improvement to detect the future areas of interventions, subjected to strict authorization rules by the local environmental authority. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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