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Mineral Resource Estimation

This is a course endorsed by EFG
Mineral Resource Estimation
To register for this course, please get in contact with MJD here iletişim@mjd.org.tr or here ozgur.sapanci@yildirimgroup.com
Content of the course:
- Mineral Resource and Reserve concepts
- Importance for the industry
- The necessity and importance of a geological model for a reliable mineral resource estimation
- Preparing a report under the umbrella of CRIRSCO
- Fundamentals of Geometallurgy
- Detailed methodology of various resource estimation methods commonly used in the mining industry.
- Fundamentals of mineral resources
- Exploratory Data Analysis
- Fundamentals of domaining for mineralised zones
- Spatial analyses and the Variography
- Local Estimation Methods (Nearest Neighbour, Inverse Distance and Ordinary Kriging)
- Choosing proper estimation parameters; block sizes and search parameters
- Estimation
- Model validation
- Concepts of Database
- where the Data Used and Description of Database Systems
- Effects of Using a Geological Database System
- Importance of Data for a Better Resource Estimation
- Case Study: Mx Deposit Demonstration
- 3D Visualization and Interpretation:
- Why do we need to visualize in 3D? and developing a 3D understanding
- Implicit Modelling Techniques
- Explicit Modelling Techniques
- Case Study-1: Leapfrog Demonstration “Implicit Modelling”
- Case Study-2: Micromine Demonstration “Explicit Modelling”
- A mineral Resource Estimation Practice
- Case Study: Skarn Iron Mine Project
Participants will be introduced to the use of practical mineral resource estimation concepts.
- Pre-request of Mineral Resource Estimation: The reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction
- Definition of cut-off grade
- Pit Optimization technique for resource estimation
- How to calculate an equivalent grade
- Basics of NSR (Net Smelter Return)
- The metallurgical and economical constrains
Venue:
Online and offsite (It’s planned to 25 people in offsite and 15 people online, recordings will be shared later with participants). Course will be held in Turkish.
Adress: Turkish Association of Economic Geologists
Çankaya Mah. Kilis Sok. 7/A 06690, Çankaya / Ankara / Türkiye
Tel : +90 (312) 428 76 54
Faks : +90 (312) 428 76 55
iletisim@mjd.org.tr | www.mjd.org.tr
Dates: 4-5.06.2022, 11-12.06.2022, 18-19.06.2022, 25-26.06.2022 (training will be held for 7 hours for 8 days for all weekends of June, 2022)
Cost of the course:
250 USD \ person- General
175 USD \ person – MJD\EFG members