
Ep 151: When Bigger Isn't Better: Rethinking Resource Model Size
In this episode of Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro, Jamie Oppelaar (Senior Consultant) and Tarrant Elkington (General Manager) discuss a growing challenge in mining: resource models are getting bigge...
10 Maalis 26min

Ep150: Mineral Resource Estimation: What Really Is "Industry Standard"?
In this episode of Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro, our General Manager Dr Tarrant Elkington speaks with Senior Consultant Dr Gregory (Greg) Zhang about a common question in the mining industry: what...
4 Maalis 28min

Ep 149: Building Resource Estimation Logic in Excel
In this episode of Fresh Thinking, Susan Havlin (Managing Consultant APAC) speaks with Dr Gregory Zhang (Senior Consultant APAC) about using Excel as a transparent learning environment for geostatisti...
25 Helmi 15min

EP 148: Simulation Is Not Estimation - rethinking uncertainty in mining
In this episode of Fresh Thinking, Ian Glacken (Executive Consultant) and Dr Gregory Zhang (Senior Consultant) discuss one of the most important topics in modern resource modelling: uncertainty. From ...
18 Helmi 15min

Ep 138: From Scoping to Feasibility: How to nail cost estimation at every stage
In this episode of Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro, Hamish Guthrie (Managing Consultant – Mining) joins Dr Gregory Zhang (Senior Consultant – Geology) to explore the fundamentals of cost estimation a...
11 Helmi 8min

Ep 134: The Interface Challenge - bridging the gap between geologists and mining engineers
In this episode of Fresh Thinking, Tarrant Elkington (Snowden Optiro General Manager) joins Susan Havlin (Managing Consultant APAC) to explore the all-too-common disconnect between geologists and mini...
11 Helmi 20min

EP 136: Why Smart Geologists Script Their Way to Better Estimates
In this episode of Fresh Thinking, Dr Gregory (Greg) Zhang and Jenny Dalrymple, both Senior Consultants at Snowden Optiro, share how automation and scripting can transform the mineral resource estimat...
11 Helmi 10min

EP 133: Cleaner, Quieter, Safer: Why Underground Mining Is Going Electric
In this Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro podcast episode, Hamish Guthrie (Managing Consultant APAC) chats with Sarah de Vries (Principal Consultant Mining) about the fast-evolving world of underground...
11 Helmi 11min


















