News & Events
AIG to launch new JORC Code webinar workshops in May
In May 2020, the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) will launch five new professional development workshops on the JORC Code. Each workshop can be presented as a webinar (two 2 hour sessions) or a face-to-face seminar (half day). They are designed to be...
Derisk and Coronavirus – Business (Almost) As Usual
After a buoyant and busy start to 2020 in the mineral industry, global market conditions have suddenly become extremely tough with the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its global spread. Many countries have effectively closed their borders and financial...
AIG QLD ‘QA/QC for Exploration and Mining’ Seminar
Derisk is pleased to announce it is sponsoring the upcoming QA/QC for Exploration and Mining seminar being organised by the Queensland branch of the AIG. The seminar was scheduled to be held in Brisbane on 27 March, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will...
Derisk Celebrates Three Year Milestone
Derisk celebrated its third anniversary on 1 March 2020. We have secured over 70 engagements during that time in Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Turkey, Armenia, Sweden and Ecuador....
Mining Geology 2019 Debrief
Derisk director Mark Berry was heavily involved in Mining Geology 2019, held in Perth in late November. He was on the organising committee, co-authored a paper with colleagues Perry Collier and Bruce Sommerville from Rio Tinto on the importance of mining...
Derisk to hold workshop at Mining Geology 2019
Derisk will run a full day workshop at the Mining Geology 2019 conference being held in Perth. The conference will run from 25-26 November with the workshop, titled "Geological risk in mining: Why everyone needs to understand and manage it better", being held on 24...
Derisk achieves important milestone of 50 projects
Derisk achieved a proud milestone when it was awarded its 50th project on the 17 July. We have been engaged to undertake diverse scopes of work across a wide commodity spread in Australasia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Europe and the Americas. Our work has included...
Singapore Exchange and Derisk present mining industry overview seminar
A seminar to more than 50 participants featuring presentations from Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Derisk was held in Singapore on Tuesday 9 July. The seminar was aimed at non-technical professionals working in the minerals sector. Foong Chong Lek (SGX) provided an...
Newsletters
Debrief #06 - Mar 2020
Derisk is business (almost) as normal
Debrief #05- Dec 2019
Seasons Greetings from the team at Derisk Geomining Consultants.
Debrief #04- Sep 2019
Derisk has now been operating for two and a half years and continues to grow.
Debrief #02 - May 2018
Debrief #01 - Mar 2018
Upcoming Events
Rescheduled to the second half of 2020. AIG Friday Seminar: QA/QC for Exploration and Mining – Brisbane Qld
This seminar is ideal for geologists wanting a better understanding of the importance of QA/QC procedures. A range of talks covering procedures, systems and best practice, including case studies across exploration and mining will be presented.
8 – 10 September, 2020. 2020 Bowen Basin Symposium – Mackay Qld
The theme of 2020’s event is looking “Beyond 2020: The Future of Coal”. This is the premier event run by geoscientists, for geoscientists and associated personnel, who study, explore, evaluate and mine the occurrence of coal throughout the Bowen and other basins in Queensland.
19 – 23 April, 2021. 3rd Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference (AEGC) – Brisbane Qld
The theme of this 2021 AEGC event is “Geoscience for a Sustainable World”. The AEGC has quickly established itself as the foremost petroleum, mineral and water resource industry conference in the region, incorporating the ASEG-PESA International Geophysical Conference and Exhibition, and jointly hosted by the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG), Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (ASEG), and Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)