Field duplicate samples obtained from waste materials add little value to the analysis of sample precision, particularly in precious metal deposits: Sampling protocols often dictate the collection of field duplicate samples at a fixed rate relative to the number of…
This is Optiro’s weekly summary of the RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence report for 14-20 November 2016. Resource reports published this week: 75 technical reports 10 maiden resources 1 maiden resource 60 drilling / exploration 1 environmental Geographic locations of the projects: 37…
Employ a minimum of four Certified Reference Materials (CRM’s or Standards) at any one time: A typical protocol is to insert CRMs that allow assay accuracy to be monitored at grades equivalent to the anticipated (or known) break-even cut-off grade,…
Accounting for development volumes underground: Unless development is strictly on lines and the ore is either much wider or much narrower than the development face, the drives may meander and stripping cuts may need to be taken to straighten up…
Weekly summary of the RSC resource reporting intelligence for 7-13 November 2016 Globally, there were 79 new technical reports published: 13 mineral resources 3 maiden resources 55 exploration / drilling 1 environmental The geographic locations for the projects were: 39…
This week's 30 Seconds of Info is from Ian Glacken - Optiro Director of Geology and Principal Geology Consultant. Try to formalise the confidence in your resource categories: at least for a given deposit and/or commodity, try to communicate to all of the stakeholders what error (plus or minus, in metal terms) is meant by Measured, Indicated or Inferred Resources.
Here is a summary of the RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence weekly report for 31 Oct to 6 Nov 2016. Reports published: 73 new technical reports 11 mineral resources 5 maiden resources 58 exploration / drilling Location of projects: 29 in…
This week’s 30 Seconds of Info is from Ian Glacken our Director of Geology. Process mapping is the key to reconciliation: The heart of a robust reconciliation system is understanding your current process flow, in terms of measurement points, stockpiles,…
This week’s 30 Seconds of Info is from Paul Blackney – Principal Consultant. QAQC is one of Paul’s areas of expertise so he offered this advice: Always use a ‘multiplot’ to review Standards assay results: employing a ‘multiplot’ to depict…
RSC global resource reporting intelligence, which has been recording global public reports since October 2014, shows Optiro as the leading consultancy group for Maiden Resource reports. Optiro came in at number 1 with 9 Maiden Resource reports, Giroux Consultants 2nd…
