26 - The travels of a geologist (part 2)
Seeing the world as a consultant geologist can take you places, but some of them are a little too exciting to experience twice! Optiro's Director of Geology Ian Glacken recalls some stories including ...
9 Joulu 201916min
25 - The travels of a geologist (part 1)
If you want to see the world you needn't join the navy: geologists get to see the world and quite frequently, too. Optiro's Director of Geology Ian Glacken tells some stories about his early travels a...
25 Marras 201915min
24 - Geological interpretation and modelling
Should geochemistry be used more than structure? How can you get a 3D picture of a resource? And what are "coloured shapes around coloured numbers"? Optiro's Principal Consultant Mark Drabble joins Fr...
11 Marras 201919min
23 - Recoverable resources (part two)
Geologists need to use the right methods when estimating the tonnage and grade they can expect from an ore body. For recoverable resources, when uniform conditioning doesn't work, you need to turn to ...
28 Loka 201915min
22 - Recoverable resources (part 1)
Geologists need to make predictions about how much can be extracted from an ore body based on limited data. What can you do to confidently report on the likely tonnage and grade? In part one of this t...
14 Loka 201919min
21 - Underground grade control and sampling
Underground grade control is different from open pit grade control and to take you through the depths of their experiences, Optiro's Director of Geology Ian Glacken and geometallurgist Simon Dominy di...
30 Syys 201910min
20 - Coarse gold sampling and assaying
It is visually very attractive, but getting an accurate grade for coarse gold isn't straight forward. If you've used the wrong techniques, your estimate could be way off. World expert in this field Si...
16 Syys 201915min
19 - What is geometallurgy?
The relatively new practice of geometallurgy is giving miners an additional tool to employ in their search for viable mineral reserves. Dr. Simon Dominy, an old friend of Optiro's and a leading geomet...
2 Syys 201916min
