Mo Srivastava has written many technical articles and book chapters on the theory and practice of geostatistics, including “An Introduction to Applied Geostatistics”, a widely used textbook. His mining industry work runs from exploration through to operations and production planning. He has advised companies on public disclosure, worked on due diligence review teams for mergers and acquisitions, and served as an expert witness in litigation and arbitration. Mo’s resource and reserve estimation experience includes precious and base metals, industrial minerals and energy fuels. He has worked on mineral projects on every continent … except Antarctica; but he has lent his talents to counting penguins.

Dale is a mining geologist with over 40 years experience in the industry and currently works as an independent consultant based in rural NSW. He assists with resource projects, supporting client teams on aspects of interpretation, estimation and operations, and delivers training and development with a focus on tertiary student and early career geoscientists. A past two-term AusIMM Board member, he is the current AIG President and Chair of the Board assisting to shape the future of that significant professional organisation.

Jesse is the Chief Geologist for Nevada Gold Mines overseeing all Technical Functions and Resource & Reserve disclosure. He received a Bachelor of Science with first-class Honors from the University of Adelaide, and a Masters of Economic Geology at the University of Tasmania CODES. Jesse began his career with BHP at Olympic Dam as a mine geologist, followed by various roles in resource and exploration, including Principal Geoscientist for BHP. He helped develop a novel geochemical indicator and revised structural architecture that led to the discovery of the Oak Dam West IOCG deposit and define the near-mine OD Deeps target. In his existing role, Jesse is focused on driving the construction of high-quality resource models underscored by realistic geologic interpretations with full consideration of growth upside.