Technical Session 6: Geological modelling, geometallurgical modelling and resource estimation – sound practice to leading edge 3

Tuesday, November 26, 2019
10:45 AM - 12:05 PM
Crown Ballroom 3b & c

Speaker

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Mr Ronald Reid
Group Resource Geologist
Harmony Gold (PG Services) Pty Ltd

Keynote Presentation 9: Toward robust and reliable implicit geological models

10:45 AM - 11:05 AM

Abstract

Biography

Ron Reid has 20+ years experience in greenfields and brownfileds exploration, resource development, resource estimation, geological modelling, open cut and underground mining in Australia, Nicaragua, Namibia and Papua New Guinea. After completing a BSc(Hons) in geology at JCU he completed the RGC Graduate Trainee program working in various exploration and mining sites around Australia. After a period working in Nicaragua for a Perth based junior he undertook a number of contract positions in mining, exploration and petroleum within Australia and Papua New Guinea. Ron then worked as a GIS / Database geologist for a copper-gold junior and as a Senior Geologist working with uranium in Namibia before commencing with Harmony as a Resource Geologist in 2009. Ron has worked predominantly in copper and gold but has also worked in uranium, base metals, iron ore, and nickel. He was instrumental in the development of the current Wafi-Golpu structural geology model by recognising the thrust development and the tilted and folded stratigraphy. This has a direct impact on the structural geometry of the Golpu and Wafi deposits and important implications from a resource modelling and mining perspective. Ron is a high end user of Leapfrog Mining and Geo software and competent with Micromine, Surpac and Vulcan. He has considerable experience tying implicit 3D geological model output to both linear and non-linear resource estimation methods.
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Mr Mohamed Bedair
Senior Geologist
Sukari Gold Mine-centamin Plc

Automating estimation parameters: a case study evaluating preferred paths for optimisation

11:05 AM - 11:20 AM

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Biography

Mohamed Bedair is a Senior Geologist at Sukari Gold Mine owned by Centamin plc. Where Mohamed leads geological mining production activities including ore production planning, ensuring Data quality through overseeing Database management and reconciliations reports with continuous contribution on modeling practices optimization. Mohamed has over 10 years of mining hands on experience in the largest gold operations in Egypt and is now finalizing his master degree in resource estimation using geostatistical methods.
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Francisco Maturana
Resource Geology Superintendent
St Barbara Limited

Gold grade estimation using alteration based indicator kriging at the Gwalia Mine, Western Australia

11:20 AM - 11:35 AM

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Biography

Francisco is a Geology professional with 14 years of experience in the mining industry, which include time spent in technical roles and in consulting (in open pit and underground operations of various scales), covering a wide range of commodities and mining methods. This is complemented by qualifications in Geostatistics, Mining, Business Administration and Mineral Economics. He is a Chartered Professional (Geology) with the AusIMM and a Registered Professional Geoscientist with the AIG.
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Frank Browning
Project Geologist
AngloGold Ashanti

Developing the geological model for Sunrise Dam Gold Mine – insights from exploration to mining

11:35 AM - 11:50 PM

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Biography

Frank is a project geologist in the Resource Development team at AngloGold Ashanti's Sunrise Dam Gold Mine. Frank has 7 years experience in exploration, resource development and production, complemented by a Masters degree in Mining Geology and Graduate Certificate in Geostatistics.
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David Clarke
Senior Resource Geologist
BHP

A Practical assessment of drill hole spacing at Olympic Dam – Juggling cost vs. revenue

11:50 AM - 12:05 PM

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Biography

Two years as resource geologist at Olympic Dam. 14 years industry experience predominantly spent in resource estimation at a well known mining consultancy.

Session Chair

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Dale Sims
Director
Dale Sims Consulting

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