Ep 131: Grade Control - at the heart of every successful mine
In this episode of Fresh Thinking, Dr Gregory Zhang is joined by Ian Glacken, Executive Consultant at Snowden Optiro, to discuss the crucial role of grade control drilling and modelling. Grade control...
7 Okt 202512min
Ep 130: Comminution Circuits Explained: Maximise Throughput, Minimise Costs
Getting your comminution circuit right is critical for the success of any mining project. In this episode of Fresh Thinking, Tarrant Elkington (General Manager, Snowden Optiro) is joined by Dr. Leon L...
28 Sep 202512min
Ep 129: Streamlining Mineral Resource Workflows: Smarter, Faster, Better
In this episode of the Fresh Thinking podcast, Susan Havlin (Managing Consultant – Geology, APAC) sits down with Dr Gregory Zhang (Senior Consultant - APAC) to explore how mining companies can streaml...
21 Sep 20256min
Ep 128: Sampling mistakes that could cost millions
Small errors in sampling can lead to big consequences in mining. In this second episode of our three-part series on sampling, Mark Murphy (Manager Geological Services, IGO) and Ian Glacken (Executive ...
19 Sep 202538min
Ep 127: AI in Mining: Hype, Reality, and What's Next
Join Tarrant Elkington, General Manager of Snowden Optiro, and Scott Carpenter, Director of Technology at Datamine Software, as they explore the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence in mi...
10 Sep 202538min
Ep 126: The Hidden World of Silica Sands
In this episode of the Fresh Thinking podcast, Laurie Hassall (Senior Consultant, Geology) and Senzeni Matondi (Principal Consultant, Geology) from Snowden Optiro's UK office explore the fascinating w...
3 Sep 202512min
Ep 125: Inside the Black Box: essential guide to plant sampling
In this episode of Fresh Thinking, our Executive Consultant (and fellow sampling guru) Ian Glacken sits down with Mark Murphy, world renowned Sampling expert, to uncover the realities of plant samplin...
1 Sep 202513min
Ep 124: Stochastic Mine Planning - Evolving approaches to manage uncertainty
Stochastic Mine Planning – Evolving the Way We Manage Uncertainty In this episode, Tarrant Elkington (General Manager, Snowden Optiro) is joined by Matheus Faria (Director of Technical Services, KPI M...
21 Aug 20251h 55min
