Ore Reserve is a critically important term used throughout the minerals industry.
Who reads your Ore Reserve statement and why?
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Technical
Derisk staff have compiled a series of short technical notes covering a diverse range of topics relevant to the mineral industry. Please take a moment to browse through these notes and contact us if you would like more information.
Mining: High risk or high reward?
Mining is often regarded as a “high risk” industry, also capable of delivering “high rewards” when times are good.
Public v private mining companies: Some pro’s and con’s from a technical perspective
Mining is a global business and operated by both publicly-listed and privately-owned companies. From a technical perspective, what are the key advantages and disadvantages of each option?
What is safety and how is it achieved?
Derisk principal mining consultant Mal Dorricott defines safety as an outcome that is achieved when an activity is completed or a process operates without harm to the assets involved in that activity or process.
Will innovation make existing drilling, geological logging and sampling methods redundant?
Derisk Director and Principal Geologist, Mark Berry, recently gave a thought-provoking presentation ‘Will innovation make existing drilling, geological logging and sampling methods redundant?’ to the Australian Drilling Industry Association (ADIA) 2017 annual conference.