User’s guide for MapMark4—An R package for the probability calculations in three-part mineral resource assessments
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- Techniques and Methods 7C15: Probability calculations for three-part mineral resource assessments
- Scientific Investigations Report 2018-5149: Effect of Size-Biased Sampling on Resource Predictions from the Three-Part Method for Quantitative Mineral Resource Assessment—A Case Study of the Gold Mines in the Timmins-Kirkland Lake Area of the Abitibi Greenstone Belt, Canada
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Abstract
MapMark4 is a software package that implements the probability calculations in three-part mineral resource assessments. Functions within the software package are written in the R statistical programming language. These functions, their documentation, and a copy of this user’s guide are bundled together in R’s unit of shareable code, which is called a “package.” This user’s guide includes step-by-step instructions showing how the functions are used to carry out the probability calculations. The calculations are demonstrated using test data, which are included in the package.
Suggested Citation
Ellefsen, K.J., 2017, User’s guide for MapMark4—An R package for the probability calculations in three-part mineral resource assessments: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods, book 7, chap. C14, 23 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/tm7C14.
ISSN: 2328-7055 (online)
Table of Contents
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Overview of Probability Calculations
- Data for Probability Calculations
- Preparatory Steps
- Probability Calculations
- Archive of the Calculation Results
- Acknowledgments
- References Cited
- Appendix 1. Probability Calculations for a Tonnage Model
- Appendix 2. Custom Distribution for the Number of Undiscovered Deposits
- Appendix 3.Installation Instructions
- Appendix 4.Calculation Scripts
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | User’s guide for MapMark4—An R package for the probability calculations in three-part mineral resource assessments |
| Series title | Techniques and Methods |
| Series number | 7-C14 |
| DOI | 10.3133/tm7C14 |
| Year Published | 2017 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center |
| Description | Report: iv, 23 p.; Installation Instructions: 4.0 kb txt; Example R Scripts: 4.0 kb; Downloadable Software Package: 856 kb; Downloadable Source Code: HTML |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | Section C: Computer Programs in Book 7 Automated Data Processing and Computations |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 23 |
| Public Comments | Chapter 14 of Section C: Computer Programs in Book 7 Automated Data Processing and Computations |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |