9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

2 day course

ORGANIZER: SLR Consulting (Canada)

LEVEL OF COMPREHENSION: All levels

Mineral resources, and their subsequent conversion to mineral reserves, are of key importance to mining companies and to the mineral industry. Their reliable estimation is critical to the confidence in a project, its underlying economics, and the day-to-day operation of a mine. There is a requirement for high quality interpretation and estimation of mineral resources to make sound investment and operational decisions. This short course builds and improves upon the 2021 PDAC short course with updated and expanded modules on 3D modelling to support resource estimation and mineral resource reporting guidelines. It is designed to share best practice guidance with practitioners, as well as relevant upstream and downstream stakeholders.

This short course focuses on the practical aspects of resource estimation, and includes easy to follow guidelines for navigating the principal decision points in a resource estimation workflow, including:

• The resource database
• 3D modelling including geological and resource domain building techniques and considerations
• Exploratory data analysis
• Outlier restriction tools (including capping)
• Compositing
• Trend analysis
• Incorporation of conceptual mining inputs (minimum thickness, cut-off grade)
• Interpolation design (search ellipse size and orientation, sample restrictions, etc.)
• Classification considerations
• Model verification tools
• Mineral resource reporting

TOP TAKEWAYS:

• Important considerations, techniques, and approaches when building 3D models to support mineral resource estimation.
• Understand the steps involved to estimate mineral resources
• Build a basic tool kit to estimate mineral resources and identify, navigate, and mediate common risks and gaps in the estimation process
• Apply practical considerations of resource estimation with reference to end users (miners, investors, etc.) and data generators
• How to report mineral resources to the public

All principles presented build upon or are consistent with the November 2019 Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves Best Practice Guidelines developed by the Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM). The course modules will be delivered by a diverse and engaging speaker line-up and complemented by real time surveys and polls, supporting exercises, and robust Q&A and discussion components.

COURSE FEES: SOLD OUT

Includes course material, continental breakfast and lunch