Ep 152: If You Sign It, You Own It: The Reality of Reserve Sign-Off
What does it really mean to sign off on a mineral reserve? In this episode of Fresh Thinking, Tarrant Elkington (General Manager, Snowden Optiro) is joined by Allan Earl (Executive Consultant Mining) ...
18 Mar 17min
Ep 151: When Bigger Isn't Better: Rethinking Resource Model Size
In this episode of Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro, Jamie Oppelaar (Senior Consultant) and Tarrant Elkington (General Manager) discuss a growing challenge in mining: resource models are getting bigge...
10 Mar 26min
Ep150: Mineral Resource Estimation: What Really Is "Industry Standard"?
In this episode of Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro, our General Manager Dr Tarrant Elkington speaks with Senior Consultant Dr Gregory (Greg) Zhang about a common question in the mining industry: what...
4 Mar 28min
Ep 149: Building Resource Estimation Logic in Excel
In this episode of Fresh Thinking, Susan Havlin (Managing Consultant APAC) speaks with Dr Gregory Zhang (Senior Consultant APAC) about using Excel as a transparent learning environment for geostatisti...
25 Feb 15min
EP 148: Simulation Is Not Estimation - rethinking uncertainty in mining
In this episode of Fresh Thinking, Ian Glacken (Executive Consultant) and Dr Gregory Zhang (Senior Consultant) discuss one of the most important topics in modern resource modelling: uncertainty. From ...
18 Feb 15min
Ep 138: From Scoping to Feasibility: How to nail cost estimation at every stage
In this episode of Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro, Hamish Guthrie (Managing Consultant – Mining) joins Dr Gregory Zhang (Senior Consultant – Geology) to explore the fundamentals of cost estimation a...
11 Feb 8min
Ep 134: The Interface Challenge - bridging the gap between geologists and mining engineers
In this episode of Fresh Thinking, Tarrant Elkington (Snowden Optiro General Manager) joins Susan Havlin (Managing Consultant APAC) to explore the all-too-common disconnect between geologists and mini...
11 Feb 20min
EP 136: Why Smart Geologists Script Their Way to Better Estimates
In this episode of Fresh Thinking, Dr Gregory (Greg) Zhang and Jenny Dalrymple, both Senior Consultants at Snowden Optiro, share how automation and scripting can transform the mineral resource estimat...
11 Feb 10min
