Ep 119: The Dangerous Comfort of One Mine Plan
What if your mine plan is giving you a false sense of security? In this episode of Fresh Thinking, Dr Gregory Zhang is joined by Dr Tarrant Elkington, General Manager of Snowden Optiro, to discuss the...
16 Heinä 202521min
Ep 118: Resurrecting Gold Projects - The Data Dilemma
With gold prices at record highs, many companies are looking to breathe new life into historic gold projects - but it's not as simple as picking up where someone else left off. In this episode, Snowde...
9 Heinä 202511min
Ep 117: The Hidden Number That Changes Your Mine Plan. Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro
In this episode of our Fresh Thinking podcast, Pedro Ladiera our Senior Consultant chats with Tarrant Elkington our General Manager about the vertical rate of advance (VRA) - a critical but often over...
3 Heinä 202519min
Ep 116: From Models to Money: Getting Resource Estimates Right
What separates a good resource estimate from a risky one? In this episode of Fresh Thinking, Snowden Optiro's Executive Consultants Ian Glacken and Bob Jankovic discuss the hard-won lessons of resourc...
25 Kesä 202514min
Ep 115: What Resource Geologists Need to Know About Mine Planning. Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro
In this episode, Dr Gregory Zhang (Resource Geologist) is joined by Hamish Guthrie (Mining Engineer) to explore how resource geologists can better understand and contribute to mine planning. From the ...
19 Kesä 202512min
Ep 114: The Cutoff Grade Strategy That Can Boost Your NPV by 20%
In this episode of Fresh Thinking, Senior Mining Consultant Pedro Ladeira sits down with Snowden Optiro General Manager Tarrant Elkington to explore the real value behind variable cutoff grades in min...
11 Kesä 202522min
Ep 113: Measured? Not so fast! Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro
In this episode, our Perth based Managing Consultant Susan Havlin chats with our Principal Consultant Jane Levett about some of the common misconceptions that crop up in resource estimation. From doma...
4 Kesä 20257min
Episode 112: Financing Mines: The Investment Bank Role. Part 2
With more than 35 years of industry experience, Bob Jankovic our Snowden Optiro Executive Consultant brings first-hand insights from both the mining and banking sides of the table - mining companies a...
28 Touko 202513min
