Daniel
Gerhardus Krige, South African
mining engineer (Bothaville, Free State
26 August 1919 – Johannesburg 03 March 2013) Authored
about 90 technical papers Recognized
worldwide as main pioneer in geostatistics Applied
mathematical statistics to the valuation of gold mines using a limited number
of boreholes and of ore reserves for existing mines known as kriging (1951) Introduced
the geostatistical concepts such as support, spatial structure, selective
mining units and grade-tonnage curves (1952) Published
one of the first papers on risk analysis for new mining investments (1955) Designed
uranium pricing formula for contracts HONORS Krumbein Medal, International Association of Mathematical Geology (1984) Daniel Jackling Award, American Society of Mining Engineers (1987) Foreign
Associate, United States National Academy of Engineering (2010) LINKS http://www.saimm.co.za/Conferences/Apcom2003/405-Minnitt.pdf |
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