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For the mining based oilsands industry, it is desirable to determine the quality of the ore delivered to the extraction processes in real‐time to make optimal operational decisions such as optimal ore blending to achieve maximal bitumen recovery. Currently, the industry determines the real‐time ore characteristics for any given shovel Global Positioning System (GPS) location by first determining the...