Spatial variability change of MgO content in Jelsava magnesite deposit (Slovakia)

Abstract

The presented paper deals with the study of the spatial variability changes of MgO content within the Jelšava magnesite deposit in Slovakia. The geostatistical structural analysis was used to study the spatial variability changes of the MgO content within three mining sectors A, B and C, localised in different parts of the deposit. The results show some important connections between the variability of MgO content and the structure setting of the deposit with utilization for the magnesite processing in the metallurgy.

Keywords

• mining sector
• magnesite deposit
• MgO content
• geostatistical analysis
• Slovakia