From Drilling to Mining – for Field and Mine Technicians

Presenters: Anthony Cook – Principal Consultant; Susan Havlin – Principal Consultant; Ian Glacken – Executive Consultant

Understanding the importance of best practice sampling and the impact of sampling errors

This 1-day course will give you an understanding of the mine value chain from exploration through to production; what goes into making a mine; a review of exploration, resource definition and grade control sampling methods; splitting techniques; and the practical aspects of sampling errors.

Areas covered in this course include:

• Discovery:
  Find anomalies (geochemical, geophysical, geological), test anomalies (drilling types and sample types); define resources (volume and grade estimation from data); define reserves (optimisation and cost considerations); production; open pit and underground mining methods and terminology.
• Sampling:
  Exploration sampling methods (rock chip, channels, RAB, LAG); resource definition sampling methods (RC and DDH drilling); grade control sampling methods (open pit and underground), process control sampling (briefly) and QC samples.
• Sampling errors and how to minimise them:
  Correct; incorrect; sub-sampling methods; core cutting; splitting methods; sampling blasthole cones; pulp and reject.
• Ore control:
  Open pit (spotting, floor levels); underground (ore-tracking).

In-house /Online or Onsite training is a cost-effective way of getting your whole team trained. Get in touch to find out more.