http://www.optiro.com/Recent /training/ Upcoming training courses from Optiro http://www.optiro.com/training/reconciliation/ <p>Reconciliation of resource and reserve models, grade control models, mine production data and plant tonnage and grade is one of the most vital functions in the mining cycle.  Not only does it serve to validate (or not!) the Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves, the reconciliation can highlight any issues in the reserve to production process and in the ore tracking and stockpiling systems.  However, most reconciliation systems are unnecessarily complex and do not always provide the information that the stakeholders need to see in order to properly manage operations.  In this course we cover all aspects of the reconciliation process, including the key data which needs to be collected, the importance of unbiased measurement of volumes, tonnages and grades (among other metrics).  We will show how to map out the production data flow and discuss the important measures of performance.  Attendees will work on real-life reconciliation information and examine the potential sources of error.  Scrutiny of the processing side of the reconciliation information provides another perspective, and a discussion of best practice highlights how efficient and useful a well-specified system can be.</p> <h2>Presenter</h2> <p>Ian Glacken has presented hundreds of courses to thousands of participants over the last 20 years.  He is a geologist and a geostatistician who has developed and given courses in resource evaluation, QAQC, grade control, reconciliation and conditional simulation worldwide.  Ian has a strong mining production background and is a regular auditor for the world’s largest mining companies. <a href="http://www.optiro.com/[sitetree_link id=15]">For more details see our people</a>.</p> <h2>Audience</h2> <p>The course is intended for all those who need to design, maintain, complete, review and use reconciliation systems, but primarily the mining staff who are charged with the ownership of the reconciliation information.  The course is, however, a practical overview of the usefulness and the pitfalls inherent in reconciliation and metallurgical balance calculations for management.<strong>              </strong></p> <h2>Details</h2> <p>For more details download our Reconciliation PDF brochure.</p> <h2>Price</h2> <p>$1300 + GST per person</p> <h2>Further Info</h2> <p>Please email training@optiro.com with enquiries, or call +61 8 9215 0000 for more information, including enquiries regarding in-house courses.</p> Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:46:34 +1100 http://www.optiro.com/training/reconciliation/ http://www.optiro.com/training/sampling-theory-best-practice/ <p>The mightiest operation starts with a single sample, often taken by the lowest-paid person on the team.  Understanding the impacts of poor sampling, how to optimise the frequency size and the nature of the sample, and quantifying the errors associated with your samples is among the most important information you must have.  In this course we look at the two principal issues associated with sampling – theory and practice.  Sampling practice is concerned with how the sample is taken, delimited, reduced, transported and prepared; sampling theory tells us how to measure the errors associated with our sampling protocols, and as a consequence, how to optimise those protocols.  The outcomes will be a detailed understanding of what the key issues in sampling are and how to ensure value add in the sampling process</p> <h2>Presenter</h2> <p>Ian Glacken has presented hundreds of courses to thousands of participants over the last 20 years.  He is a geologist and a geostatistician who has developed and given courses in resource evaluation, QAQC, grade control, reconciliation and conditional simulation worldwide.  Ian has a strong mining production background and is a regular auditor for the world’s largest mining companies. <a href="http://www.optiro.com/[sitetree_link id=15]">For more details see our people</a>.</p> <h2>Audience</h2> <p>Any geologist, mining engineer or metallurgist who needs to design sampling schemes or understand/quantify the impact of current sampling schemes.  Although the emphasis is on the ‘front end’ of the mining process, an overview of sampling throughout the mining cycle will be presented.</p> <h2>Details</h2> <p>For more details download our Sampling PDF brochure.</p> <h2>Price</h2> <p>$1300 + GST per person</p> <h2>Further Info</h2> <p>Please email training@optiro.com with enquiries, or call +61 8 9215 0000 for more information, including enquiries regarding in-house courses.</p> Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:44:03 +1100 http://www.optiro.com/training/sampling-theory-best-practice/ http://www.optiro.com/training/qaqc/ <p>Unlike the status quo ten to fifteen years ago, most exploration and mining projects nowadays are fortunate to have more or less a full set of QAQC data collected.  However, it is also a fact that often much of this data is collected and not processed, or processed and not actioned, or under-processed, or processed too late to make a difference to the project (thus rendering it useless).  This course covers the QAQC life cycle, from planning the types and frequencies of QAQC data to be collected, through the mechanics of collecting, transporting and submitting the samples, through to analysing to reveal systematic and trending errors, deciding what is and what isn’t a failure, to making the changes in the resource database.  We take a holistic view of QAQC and emphasise the importance of having a rigorous and comprehensive system.</p> <h2>Presenter</h2> <p>Paul Blackney is a mining and resource geologist with 28 years experience.  Paul has used Excel in all facets of the exploration and production cycle and has developed many innovative applications and tools.  Paul has presented many courses and has a focus on the transfer of practical knowledge from a working geologist to other working geologists. <a href="http://www.optiro.com/[sitetree_link id=15]">For more details see our people</a>.</p> <h2>Audience</h2> <p>This training is designed for exploration and mining geologists and database administrators responsible for generating, processing analysing and reporting on QAQC information for a project, campaign or mine.</p> <h2>Details</h2> <p>For more details download our Getting the most out of QAQ PDF brochure.</p> <h2>Price</h2> <p>$2,500 + GST per person</p> <h2>Further Info</h2> <p>Please email training@optiro.com with enquiries, or call +61 8 9215 0000 for more information, including enquiries regarding in-house courses.</p> Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:42:56 +1100 http://www.optiro.com/training/qaqc/ http://www.optiro.com/training/resource-evaluation-2011/ <p>Optiro presents a four day training course which has been drawn from industry best practice and almost thirty years of estimation experience.  The course covers the resource evaluation cycle and its requirements in a practical and useful manner.  Over the four days attendees will take on the key concepts related to the processes from data collection and quality assurance through to classification.  These concepts are reinforced through a large number of practical activities, all of which focus around the same real-life data set.</p> <h2>Presenter</h2> <p>Ian Glacken has presented hundreds of courses to thousands of participants over the last <br/>20 years.  He is a geologist and a geostatistician who has developed and given courses in resource evaluation, QAQC, grade control, reconciliation and conditional simulation worldwide.  Ian has a strong mining production background and is a regular auditor for the world’s largest mining companies. <a href="http://www.optiro.com/[sitetree_link id=15]">For more details see our people</a>.</p> <h2>Audience</h2> <p>The course is designed for geologists and mining engineers involved in resource estimation and evaluation.  Your level experience will be up to ten years.  We assume a reasonable knowledge of geology and familiarity with mathematical concepts, but you do not need to know any geostatistics or matrix algebra!</p> <h2>Details</h2> <p>For more details download our Resource Evaluation PDF brochure.</p> <h2>Price</h2> <p>$5,000 + GST per person</p> <h2>Further Info</h2> <p>Please email training@optiro.com with enquiries, or call +61 8 9215 0000 for more information, including enquiries regarding in-house courses.</p> Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:40:22 +1100 http://www.optiro.com/training/resource-evaluation-2011/ http://www.optiro.com/training/excel-skills-geologists-2011/ <p>Excel is the Swiss Army Knife of the mining, exploration and resource geologist – but are you making the most of its capabilities?  This one day course draws from Optiro’s many years of experience to show (and remind) you of the skills you really need to save time.  Learn how to present data graphically to best advantage, how to generate flexible resource reports using pivot tables, how to generate basic (and not so basic)statistics, how to use sorting and advanced filtering to wade through drilling and mining data, how to depict and process reconciliation data and much more.  Each attendee will receive a toolbox of very useful templates which are guaranteed to enhance productivity.</p> <h2>Presenter</h2> <p>Paul Blackney is a mining and resource geologist with 28 years experience.  Paul has used Excel in all facets of the exploration and production cycle and has developed many innovative applications and tools.  Paul has presented many courses and has a focus on the transfer of practical knowledge from a working geologist to other working geologists. <a href="http://www.optiro.com/[sitetree_link id=15]">For more details see our people</a>.</p> <h2>Audience</h2> <p>The course is designed for exploration, mining database and resource geologists who would like to enhance their Excel skills and gain exposure to a toolbox of productivity enhancements.  Some very basic familiarity with Excel is required but no advanced knowledge or programming skills are needed. The course is designed to be practical and you will learn by doing.</p> <h2>Details</h2> <p>For more details download our Excel skills PDF brochure.</p> <h2>Price</h2> <p>$1300 + GST per person</p> <h2>Further Info</h2> <p>Please email training@optiro.com with enquiries, or call +61 8 9215 0000 for more information, including enquiries regarding in-house courses.</p> Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:06:10 +1100 http://www.optiro.com/training/excel-skills-geologists-2011/ http://www.optiro.com/training/resource-evaluation-course/ <p>Optiro presents a four day training course which has been drawn from industry best practice and almost thirty years of estimation experience. The course covers the resource evaluation cycle and focuses on the practical aspects of estimation and evaluation. Over the four days attendees will take on the key concepts related to processes from data collection and quality assurance through to classification. These concepts are reinforced through a large number of practical activities, all of which focus around the same real-life data set.</p> <h2>Presenter</h2> <p>Ian Glacken has presented hundreds of courses to thousands of participants over the last 20 years. He is a geologist and a geostatistician who has developed and given courses in resource evaluation, QAQC, grade control, reconciliation and conditional simulation worldwide. Ian has a strong production background and is a regular auditor for the world’s largest mining companies. <a href="http://www.optiro.com/[sitetree_link id=15]">For more details see our people</a>.</p> <h2>Audience</h2> <p>The course is designed for geologists and mining engineers involved in resource estimation and evaluation. Your level experience will be up to ten years. We assume a reasonable knowledge of geology and familiarity with mathematical concepts, but you do not need to know any geostatistics or matrix algebra!</p> <h2>Details</h2> <p>For more details download our Resource Evaluation Course PDF brochure.</p> <h2>Price</h2> <p>$5,000 + GST per person</p> <h2>Book Now</h2> <p>Book online or by using the Registration form in our course brochure. Please note: Credit Card purchases must be done through our online booking system.</p> <h2>Further Info</h2> <p>Please email training@optiro.com with enquiries, or call +61 8 9215 0000 for more information, including enquiries regarding in-house courses.</p> Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:44:31 +1000 http://www.optiro.com/training/resource-evaluation-course/