Mineral resource and ore reserve estimation : the AusIMM guide to good practice / edited by A.C. Edwards.

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Book
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English
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Carlton, Vic. : Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, ©2014.
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xxiv, 928 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 31 cm.

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    Series
    • Monograph series (Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy) ; no. 30. [More in this series]
    • Monograph ; 30
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
    Contents
    • Chapter 1 - An overview and outline
    • Overview / J T Baldwin, J H Lew and M F Whitham
    • Managing risk in feasibility studies / P L McCarthy
    • Common sense and good communication - effective team-based estimation and classification of mineral resources and ore reserves / J Vann, P R Stephenson, S Jackson and G Pilger
    • JORC and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Definition Standards - major changes and developments for competent persons / J Coombes
    • Chapter 2 - The resource database
    • Overview - the resource database / H Hanson
    • Design principles of relational databases and management of data flow for resource estimation / M Z Abzalov
    • Sampling and analysis protocols and their role in mineral exploration and new resource development / S Roden and T Smith
    • Geological data collection for reliable coal resource estimation / D R Green
    • A review of the reliability and validity of portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometry (pXRF) data / M F Gazley and L A Fisher
    • How sampling biases can induce decision-makers to make wrong decisions - an introduction to qualitative sampling theory / P M Gy and D M François-Bongarçon
    • Practical consideration and shortcuts in sampling / D M François-Bongarçon
    • Geostatistical criteria for choosing an optimal ratio between quality and quantity of samples - method and case studies / M Z Abzalov
    • Measurement of bulk density for resource estimation - methods, guidelines and quality control / I T Lipton and J A Horton
    • Collection of geotechnical data from drill holes / A van As
    • Use and abuse of oriented drill core / B K Davis
    • Chapter 3 - Geological interpretation and geological modelling
    • Overview - geological interpretation and geological modelling / E J Cowan
    • Geological interpretation for resource modelling and estimation / J H Duke and P J Hanna
    • Best practice in coal exploration and resource evaluation / A Waltho, S Kristensen and C Harman
    • The do's and don'ts of geological and grade boundary models and what you can do about it / J F H Barnes and B L Gossage
    • A checklist for grade control / H Hoogvliet, A Grieve and D Sims
    • Calculated mineralogy and its applications / S Halley
    • 'X-Ray Plunge Projection' - understanding structural geology from grade data / E J Cowan
    • Practical implicit dyke modelling for resource estimation - Newmont Boddington Gold, Western Australia / D J Haddow and E J Cowan
    • The pursuit of best practice and use of innovative techniques - case studies in geological interpretation and modelling, gold fields - growth and international projects / R Grandim, J Donaldson, J Levett, M Briggs, M Crawford, M Dusci and A Trueman
    • Wireframe-free geological modelling - an oxymoron or a value proposition? / E J Cowan, K J Spragg and M R Everitt
    • Chapter 4 - Mineral resource estimation
    • Overview - mineral resource estimation / I Glacken and A Trueman
    • Mineral resource estimation of the Brockman 4 Iron Ore Deposit i the Pilbara region by Rio Tinto Iron Ore / B Sommerville, C Boyle, N Brajkovich, J Phillips and A-A Latscha
    • Multivariate iron ore deposit resource estimation - a practitioner's guide to selecting methods / C De-Vitry, J Vann and H Arvidson
    • Tropicana Gold Mine, Western Australia - a case study of non-linear mineral resource estimation / M Kent, B Catto, M Doyle, D Gibbs, M Matheson, R Singer, B Kendall and J Vann
    • Estimation of underground mineral resources at the Sunrise Dam Gold Mine - a case study in risk management / F Clark, J T Carswell, N A Schofield and M Erickson
    • Mineral sands - some aspects of evaluation, resource estimation and reporting / G Jones, B Gibson and V O'Brien
    • A practitioner's guide to the identification, classification and estimation of inventory coal and coal resources / K B Preston
    • A practitioner's guide to recoverable resource estimation using localised uniform conditioning / O Rondon and A Trueman
    • Resource estimation in folded deposits - a review of practice and case studies / I Glacken, P Blackney, D Gray and N Fogden
    • Drilling of mineral resources - towards better investment decisions / N A Schofield
    • Chapter 5 - Non-resource inputs to estimation of ore reserves - the modifying factors
    • Overview - non-resource inputs to estimation of ore reserves - the modifying factors / M F Whitham
    • The influence of geotechnical and groundwater factors on ore reserve estimation / T D Sullivan
    • Selecting a mining method for metalliferous orebodies / F Kaesehagen
    • Transition from open pit to underground mining / I T Ross
    • Mining dilution and losses in underground mining / P L McCarthy
    • The assessment and management of coal recovery in open pit mines / A Scott
    • Metallurgical input to the determination of ore reserves / P J Lewis
    • Geometallurgical guidelines for miners, geologists and process engineers - discovery to design / D David
    • Assessment of iron ore reserves - Rio Tinto's Pilbara experience / G Danckert and L Fouché
    • Case study - marketing of industrial minerals - Iluka resources / V E Hugo
    • Mineral resources and ore reserves of industrial minerals - markets and other modifying factors / S Border and B Butt
    • Infracstructure for mining developments / F Blatt
    • The influence of revenue and cost factors on ore reserve estimation / R P Watkins
    • Environmental constraints on resource-to-reserve conversion / M Ridd, P Eaglen and C Unger
    • Community Consulatation - The Ok Tedi Experience / M Werror
    • Chapter 6 - Ore Reserve Estimation
    • Overview - ore reserve estimation / G Dunstan
    • Feasibility studies - scope and accuracy / M E White and I Harrington
    • Reflections on front-end loading in mine project development / J H Shillabeer
    • Whittle optimisation - the money mining methodology and its impact on ore reserves / G Whittle
    • Maximising the value of open pit gold reserves - Where are we getting it right? / S Butel and A Ferrier
    • Block caving software - practical applications / J-A Dudley
    • Reserve estimation for block cave mines using PCBC / T Diering
    • Geotechnical modifying factors to be considered when determining the status of longwall reserves / R W Seedsman
    • Chapter 7 - Risk in resource and reserve estimation
    • Overview - risk in resource and reserve estimation / C De-Vitry
    • Evaluating resource risk - the due diligence process / S Dunham
    • The importance of understanding uncertainty and risk associated with all geological inputs to ore reserves / M Berry
    • Scenario thinking - a powerful tool for strategic planning and evaluation of mining projects and operations / J Vann, S Jackson, A Bye, S Coward, S Moayer, G Nicholas and R Wolff --
    • Non-technical risks and their impact on the mining industry / A Trench, D Packey and J P Sykes
    • Exposing uncertainty in schedules for proactive stockpile planning / J Coombes, C Standing, R Lacourt Rodrigues and C Queiroz
    • Reserves, reserves and not a tonne to mine - a study of reserves reported prior to mine closure / M Creech
    • Back to basics - geological and mining risks and financial issues on resource and reserve evaluation in coal projects / H Arden and W Lewis
    • Chapter 8 - Monitoring and exploiting the reserve
    • Overview - monitoring and exploiting the reserve / C Morely
    • Predicting the unpredictable - evaluating high-nugget effect gold deposits / S C Dominy
    • Effective grade control systems / S Rose and G Fahey
    • Grade control based on economic ore/waste classification functions and stochastic simulations - examples, comparisons and applications / D Dimitrakopoulos and M Godoy
    • Planning strategies to increase project value / T Elkington
    • Interpreting long-term mine to mill trends at St Ives Gold Mine / J Donaldson, C Ferguson and E Murray-Hayden
    • Reconciliation principles for the mining industry / H M Parker
    • Mining reconciliation - an overview of data collection points and data analysis / R Hargreaves and C Morley
    • A strategy to minimise ore grade reconciliation problems between the mine and the mill / F F Pitard
    • Guide to creating a mine site reconciliation code of practice / C Morley
    • Chapter 9 - Classification and reporting
    • Overview - classification and reporting / J Coombes, C Fahey and P T Stoker
    • Issues in capital raisings and disclosure / B Dodd
    • Review of 2012 JORC code and comparison with National Instrument 43-101 / P R Stephenson and P T Stoker
    • Estimating and reporting potential mineralisation at BHP Billiton - the unconstrained view / M Mullins, P Hodkiewicz, J McCluskey, C Carey and J Terry
    • Mineral resource classification - it's time to shoot the 'spotted dog'! / P R Stephenson, A Allman, D P Carville, P T Stoker, P Mokos, J Tyrrell and T Burrows
    • Reporting and converting resources to reserves - how confident are we? / M A Noppé
    • Mine design stages in Russia / A Tverdov and S Nikishichev
    • Resource and reserve valuation practices in countries forming the Russian Commonwealth of Independent States / H Arden and A Tverdov
    • Rio Tinto mineral resource and ore reserve governance / S J Hunt and C S Eldridge
    • Liability issues arising in relation to exploration, mineral resource and ore reserve reports included in takeover documents / F Gardiner-Hill
    • Liability of competent person for JORC reports / K Livesley
    • Competent persons - beyond JORC code requirements / J Coombes.
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