For the past 14 years, I have been working as a mineral resources geologist, including geological interpretation, 3D modelling, resources estimation, geology-grade simulation and statement, working in several geological environments. Such as: Cu-Au-porphyry deposits Cu-Co sedimentary (Cooperbelt Africa), Nb/Ph Alkaline-carbonatite complex, Ni-Co/Al Ultramafic Complex, Ni-Cu-Co (PGE) – Volcanogenic Massive Sulfides, Zn-Pb-Ag-Cu-Au, Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide/Sedimentary Exhalative Deposit and Limestone deposits. I have built an international career working in Brazil, Canada, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo and recently Australia.

Ilnur is a Principal Global Modelling & Data in Resource Centre of Excellence, BHP. He currently enables, guides and supports in Uncertainty Quantification and Conditional simulations in BHP, provides technical governance to research projects, assists assets with issues in mathematical modelling/numerical calculations, review resource models and assists IPR. He previously worked for COSMO Stochastic Mine Planning Laboratory (McGill University), Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, TimeZYX – National Centre for Development of Innovative Technologies (Petroleum), Yandex (Image search).

Tim Lucks (PhD, MAusIMM(CP)) is the Managing Director of SRK Consulting (UK) Ltd and a Corporate Consultant with twenty years’ experience in exploration and mineral resource geology, the delivery of multidisciplinary studies and audits, and technical advisory services. Tim graduated from Leeds University with a PHD in mineral deposit geology, having studied the Laisvall Pb-Zn deposit in Northern Sweden. Over the years with SRK his experience has expanded into a broad range of commodities (metallic and non metallic), with a focus towards Mineral resource estimation for fertiliser and industrial minerals. This has included an emphasis on sampling for mineral processing testwork, and technical studies for a range of projects in these commodity groups. Tim specialises in the development and management of exploration and resource programmes, due diligence, and technical studies ranging from scoping to feasibility level in line with international best practices and the reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves in accordance with International Reporting Codes. Tim’s background has provided him with a firm understanding of the key criteria required for the successful delivery of projects across a variety of disciplines, where he has developed a passion for understanding multi-disciplinary interdependencies within projects and the development of technical study standards to assist in how these are understood and communicated.

Dhaniel Carvalho is the Principal Resource Geologist for Glencore in Australia, focused on 4 word-class mines: Mount Isa Cu and Pb-Zn mines and McArthur River Mine. With 11 years of experience with mineral resources evaluation, geological modeling and geostatistics he brings comprehensive experience in gold, zinc, lead, copper, and polymetallic deposits. He has advanced knowledge in geological modeling and mineral resources evaluation using classical and advanced geostatistical methods, construction of complex geological, and vast expertise with different commercial software and python scripting. With resource modeling experiences in Brazil, Canada, Peru, Australia, Kazakhstan, and Namibia, Dhaniel was responsible for preparation of mineral resources reports under the JORC and NI 43-101 guidelines, reconciliation of mineral resources and resources sign-off. Dhaniel recently pursued a master’s degree in Mining Engineering and Geostatistics at the University of Alberta, with focus on probabilistic resource estimation (geometry and grade simulation), under supervision of Dr. Clayton Deutsch. This experience developed not only his geostatistical knowledge but also the scripting skills required for building automation tools for a range of interesting resource modeling problems. He is currently based in Brisbane, Australia.

Alexandre Boucher is currently working with his team on developing the next generation of geomodelling algorithms leveraging the latest technologies and computing resources. Dr. Boucher received his PhD in geostatistics from Stanford University, an MPhil from the University of Queensland in mining geostatistics and a degree in geological engineering from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal. He was Acting Assistant Professor at Stanford University from 2007 to 2010 where he taught geostatistics. He co-authored the book Applied Geostatistics with SGeMS and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, proceedings and conferences.

Michelle Carey is an accomplished Technology Executive, Board Member, Geologist, Geochemist, Environmental Hydrologist and is PhD accredited. She started her career in 1995 in the Western Australian Goldfields region as a geologist before taking the plunge and moving to Melbourne to do her PhD. On finishing she applied her skills in the environmental sphere working for a large consultancy group in the early noughties. It’s here that Michelle developed her drive for taking a strategic approach in balancing what’s best for the environment, community and project. Michelle couldn't resist the lure of exploration returning to WMC (BHP post takeover). Michelle built her management expertise in this time which saw her taking on exploration management roles. It was in these management roles that Michelle decided she wanted to take a different direction and move into Technology. She joined ioGlobal as their Geochemistry Manager and it wasn’t long before she was promoted into the Chief Operating Officer role. In 2012 ioGlobal was acquired by Imdex Limited where Michelle has held various Senior Leadership and Executive positions. Her current role is Chief of Product Management & Marketing and she is also a non-executive Board Member at Austmine and Datarock.

Kathleen Hansmann is Datamine’s global resource modelling Product Manager, based in Bristol in the UK. Kathleen plays a pivotal role in guiding the direction of Datamine’s resource modelling software solutions. The most effective product managers not only believe in their products, but are driven by them. As Kathleen declares; “As a resource geologist, you never stop questioning how to better capture your geological understanding into a computer model. As a resource geologist working for a software company, you get to build the tools to do that”. Product management at Datamine is a challenging but hugely rewarding role, and Kathleen’s experience of operational and resource geology spanning over 20 years provides an essential familiarity (and empathy) with the day-to-day usage of mining software in the resource modelling domain. With oversight of the Studio RM Engineering teams and strong connections to Datamine’s consultative and commercial functions, Kathleen has guided several pivotal projects in recent years, including the adoption of implicit modelling functionality and an overhaul of Datamine’s suite of resource estimation solutions. There’s never a dull moment, and she’s currently managing the creation of a new Datamine product for geologists – Studio Geo, coming soon. Kathleen holds an MEng in Geostatistics from the University of Witwaterrand and a BSc (Hons) in Geology and Computer Science from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal in South Africa. 

Sean Horan is the Technical Manager of Geology and Principal Resource Geologist at SLR Consulting Canada Ltd. (SLR).  He draws on his operational experience from diamond mining in Angola and underground gold mining in Ontario, Canada, as well as the multitude of international exploration projects and mining operations he has worked on and visited as a consultant with SLR. Sean manages and provides guidance to one of the largest global groups of resource geologists located in Europe, Africa and North and South America.  He has managed and executed large resource modelling projects, acted as Qualified Person for exploration and mining companies, authored numerous NI 43-101 Technical Reports, performed due diligence reviews related to project funding, mergers and acquisitions, and has been involved in various listings on Canadian and USA stock exchanges. Sean has a strong technical background in Mineral Resource estimation, experienced in applying advanced linear and non-linear modelling techniques to complex deposits and for many different commodity types and mineralization styles.  He is an expert in Datamine and Seequent’s Leapfrog software and has developed an open-source python package which allows for the interfacing between the python programming language and the Datamine Studio products. Sean has provided practical Mineral Resource estimation courses in English and Spanish at the PDAC conference as well as workshops in Toronto and Sudbury for the Professional Geoscientists of Ontario, a short course at the AME Roundup in Vancouver, an advanced Leapfrog Edge course in Spanish on behalf of Seequent Mexico, and a number of customized geostatistics training courses for SLR clients.