80 - What Mining Engineers Need to Know About Resource Estimation

In this episode of Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro, join our General Manager Tarrant Elkington and Senior Geology Consultant Dr. Gregory Zhang as they discuss how resource estimation methods impact mine planning and what mining engineers should know about understanding estimation models and their limitations.

This podcast episode at a glance: 

00:05 Introduction  00:45 Motivation for discussing resource geology and mine planning  03:00 Common issues with resource models for mine planners  03:45 Limitations of resource models 06:45 Overview of resource estimation methods 07:30 The rule for waste inclusion in resource model  10:00 The use of recoverable resource models in resource geology and mine planning 11:20 Common issues in model preparation 14:50 Change of Support concept. 17:50 Localisation process and best practices for handovers between geologists and mine planners

Join our experts as they explore the topic of 'What Mining Engineers Need to Know About Resource Estimation' in the episode 80 of the Fresh Thinking podcast. 

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