Welcome Alessandro Silva – Head of Advisory, Americas
We are thrilled to announce the addition of Alessandro H. Medeiros Silva, Geologist and MSc in Geosciences (Geostatistics), to the Snowden Optiro Americas team.
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AusIMM Mining Geology Webinar: Mining Reconciliation Standardisation R Factor Series
Snowden Optiro Principal Consultant Rayleen Hargreaves presents an advanced structural extension to the reconciliation process, utilizing resource ratios (R Series factors) to quantitatively assess the long-term impact of the information effect, as well as dilution and ore loss.
Episode 38 and 39 from the Fresh Thinking by Optiro podcast library
EPISODE 38: Categorical Kriging – what is it and when does it work?Part 1 of a 2-part series.Speaker: Ian Glacken – Geology Director iglacken@snowdenoptiro.comHost: Justine Tracey – Principal Consultant Geology jtracey@snowdenoptiro.comGeology services Training servicesThis is the first podcast in a 2-part series that…
30 Seconds of Reconciliation Info from Ian Glacken – Executive Consultant
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, surveys, moisture, tonnage and grade recording, materials handling and re-handling, blending and treatment of…
30 Seconds of Sampling Info
Today’s 30 Seconds of Sampling Info is brought to you by Ian Glacken, Optiro’s Geology Director. Be sure to check the orientation of the cone splitter daily: While a cone splitter should and generally will give a matched (equiprobable) pair…
30 Seconds of Sampling Info
Today’s topic is brought to you by Optiro’s Geology Director, Ian Glacken. Multi-tier riffle splitters can add to sampling error: While Jones riffle splitters can give a statistically correct sample split, this is less likely with a multi-tier splitter and…
30 Seconds of Sampling Info
30 Seconds of Sampling Info. Remember that some sampling errors cannot be eliminated, but they can be minimised:...
30 Seconds of Resource Estimation Info
Always look at a range of top-cut (capping) techniques: There is no single ‘magic bullet’ technique for top-cutting a set of data; the top-cut chosen will depend upon the nature of the data, the support of the data and the…
Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro Podcasts offer a fresh take on the world of geology and mining
Snowden Optiro's Fresh Thinking Podcasts offer a fresh take on the world of geology and mining. Our aim is to offer interesting technical podcasts for those working in or associated with the mining industry.
30 Seconds of Sampling Info
30 Seconds of Info. Today's topic is - Should you use Aircore samples in your resource estimate? Author is Ian Glacken, Optiro's Director of Geology.