EP 176 | Evolving Air Quality Regulations: A Catalyst for Electric Machine Adoption
Changing workplace exposure limits could become an important driver of battery electric vehicle adoption in underground mining. In this episode of Fresh Thinking by @SnowdenOptiro, Hamish Guthrie is...
23 Syys 8min
EP 174 | Platinum: Is It Worth Its Weight in Gold?
Platinum is one of the world's rarest and most geographically concentrated metals, with applications spanning the automotive, industrial, jewellery and emerging hydrogen sectors. But what does its evo...
10 Syys 11min
EP 173 | The Theory of Sampling: Why Every Mining Decision Begins with a Representative Sample
Was the sample representative? Every geological model, resource estimate, grade control decision and reconciliation result ultimately depends on the quality of the samples behind it. In this episode o...
2 Syys 8min
EP 171 | Part 2 of 2: Managing Uncertainty - How Better Grade Control Leads to Better Decisions
In Part 2 of our Fresh Thinking by @SnowdenOptiro two-part series, host Melanie Bully is joined by Senzeni Matondi to continue the discussion on why the most expensive mistake in grade control isn't ...
19 Elo 6min
EP 175 | Why Resource & Reserve Reconciliation Matters
In this episode of Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro, Rayleen Hargreaves, Principal Consultant at Datamine and Product Owner of Reconcilor, talks with Ian Glacken, Executive Consultant at Snowden Optir...
17 Elo 21min
EP 170 | Part 1 of 2: Why the Most Expensive Mistake in Grade Control Isn't Low Grade
What if the most expensive mistake in grade control isn't mining low-grade material — but making the wrong decision about what is ore and what is waste? In this two-part episode of Fresh Thinking by S...
12 Elo 4min
EP 169 | Why Good Estimates Can Still Produce Poor Reconciliation
If your resource model is statistically robust, why doesn't it always reconcile with production? In this episode of Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro, Melanie Bulley and Senzeni Mandava Matondi explore...
6 Elo 6min
