Exploration And Sampling Techniques For Conglomerate Gold In The Pilbara Region
Mike Cunningham, Bert De Waele, Kevin Cassidy

In this presentation, Mike Cunningham discusses exploration for conglomerate Gold in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, how it compares with Witswatersrand style deposits and techniques for sampling and quantifying the mineralisation.

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Global coal specialist Gary Ballantine joins SRK
Press Release

SRK Consulting (Australasia) is pleased to announce the appointment of Gary Ballantine as a principal consultant.

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Groundwater Insight - A Critical Resource
Brian Luinstra

At least one-quarter of mining projects in Australia encounter some type of groundwater challenge.

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Peer Review And Technical Audit: Improved Assurance For Mineral Resource And Ore Reserve Estimates And Reporting
Mark Noppe

Risk is an inherent component of the mining industry and risk governance is an integral part of corporate assurance and business decision making.

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Pit Lake Water Quality Modelling at Century Mine
C Linklater, A Watson, A Hendry, J Chapman, J Crosbie, P Defferrard

The Century open cut zinc mine at Lawn Hill recently changed ownership from MMG Limited (MMG) to New Century Resources (NCR).

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The Influence of Sample Numbers and Distribution on the Assessment of AMD Potential
Andrew Garvie, Danny Kentwell

The number and distribution of waste rock samples geochemically characterised before and during mine operation impacts the ability to accurately represent the waste characteristics and to predict the potential for acid and metalliferous drainage (AMD).

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The Pilbara's Conglomerate Gold
Stuart Munroe, Michael Cunningham

Conglomerate-hosted gold has recently been discovered in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. These conglomerate-hosted discoveries represent a different style of gold mineralisation to deposits in other parts of the country and have been found over an extensive area, opening up an expanse of potentially prospective ground.

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Understanding Geology And Structure: An Essential Part Of Mineral Resource Estimation
Bert De Waele, Mathieu Lacorde, Mike Cunningham and Ben Jupp

The assumption of continuity of mineralisation between sampling points, as stated in the JORC Code, requires a “confident interpretation of the geological framework”.

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Weathered Sulfidic Waste – Laboratory-Scale Tests for Assessing Water Quality in Backfilled Pits
A Watson, C Linklater, J Chapman and R Marton

Closure options under consideration at some iron ore mine sites in Western Australia include backfilling with mineralised and/or non-mineralised waste rock.

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Winning The Safety Battle
Simon Hanrahan and Stephen McLaughlin

This case study relates to an existing large-scale open pit operation in North America.

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