Who does the reconciliation? It shouldn’t matter! A robust and auditable reconciliation system is one within which the outcome doesn’t …
30 Seconds of Sampling Information from Ian Glacken – Director of Geology
Multi-tier riffle splitters can add to sampling error: While Jones riffle splitters can give a statistically correct sample split, this is …
30 Seconds of Info about Reconciliation from Ian Glacken – Director of Geology
Where is the mine/mill changeover point? Surprisingly, it’s not always at the same place at every mining operation. The logical point for …
30 Seconds of Sampling Info from Ian Glacken – Director of Geology
What is the sampling contribution to the nugget effect? Remember that the sampling error can influence the nugget effect of an orebody, …
Geology, grade and geometallurgical modelling – spoilt for choice?
Ian Glacken our Director of Geology has written an article titled Geology, grade and geometallurgical modelling - spoilt for choice? The …
30 Seconds of Info: QAQC – from Ian Glacken
Don’t forget density QAQC: In some orebodies the bulk density or specific gravity is not a major contributor to the outcome, but in the …
This week… 60 Seconds of Info! Reconciliation information from Ian Glacken.
Stockpile sampling methods that don’t work: All of them. Well, apart from processing the entire stockpile (and nothing else) through a two …
30 Seconds of Info: Be sure to check the orientation of the cone splitter daily
Sampling theory and practice Be sure to check the orientation of the cone splitter daily: While a cone splitter should and generally will …
30 Seconds of Info. Remember some sampling errors cannot be eliminated but they can be minimised.
Remember that some sampling errors cannot be eliminated, but they can be minimised: In addition to the Fundamental Sampling Error, which is …
The fastest and easiest way to create resource models in Surpac (video)
In this video, Rowdy shows you how using OREpack Estimation Manager software is the fastest and easiest way to create resource models in …
