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Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5039

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Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5039

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Table 4. Estimated amounts of contained metal and mineralized rock (metric tons) in epithermal vein deposits in tract EPIV.

[EMINERS index: 24 (Sado Epithermal Vein 25d). Mean number of deposits = 9.5. Abbreviations: Cu, copper; Au, gold; Ag, silver; Zn, zinc; Pb, lead]

Quantile Cu Au Zn Ag Pb Rock
0.95 0 1 0 9 0 240,000
0.90 15 5 0 41 0 940,000
0.50 12,000 69 0 1,300 2 11,000,000
0.10 36,000 250 1,600 5,000 150 37,000,000
0.05 42,000 320 2,100 6,400 200 46,000,000
Mean 15,000 100 470 2,000 45 16,000,000
Probability of mean 0.41 0.39 0.34 0.38 0.34 0.41
Probability of zero 0.10 0.03 0.64 0.03 0.44 0.03

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