Exploration
- Data capture, validation and management
- Geochemical data modelling
- Drilling programme design, supervision and data management
- Geological/depositional environmental interpretations and evaluations
- Geostatistical evaluations
- Data format transfer and collation
- Establishment of points of observation for coal
- Design and implementation of work procedures for logging and sampling of coal and metals
QA/ QC
- Quality assessment of analytical data
- Analytical bias and assay precision; analysis of blanks and standards
- Core recovery, drilling and sampling methodology
- Sampling preparation methodology; analytical methods
- Specific gravity and moisture determination
Resource Definition Stage & Beyond
- Geological/depositional environmental interpretations and evaluations
- Geostatistical evaluations
Resource Estimation
- Database import and valuation
- Classical statistical analysis
- Interactive geological and depositional environmental interpretation
- Wireframe modelling
- Geostatistical and depositional environmental analysis
- Block modelling
- Grade interpolation (IDW, OK, MIK etc)
- Resource classification and reporting in accordance with the JORC, NI - 43101, SAMREC and other equivalent codes
- Multi-lingual resource and technical reports
Mining
- Ore body interpretation from a mining perspective
- Pit optimisation studies and analysis
- Optimal cut-off grade evaluations
- Pit design
- Underground mine design and layout
- Mine scheduling - setting up of scheduled scenarios & scheduling
- Economic evaluation of resources - cost and margin ranking of reserves and delineation of mining areas
- Selection of mining method, sequencing of mining operations, finalisation of pit limits, estimation of mineable reserves and quality, and waste quantities
Mineral Reserve Calculation and Mining Services
- Converting resources to reserves using JORC, NI - 43101, SAMREC and other international standards of reporting
- Mineral reserve estimates – pre feasibility and feasibility studies in compliance with the JORC, NI - 43101, SAMREC and other international standards of reporting
Other Services
- Due-diligence studies
- Project audits
- Technical reviews and the development of modeling methodologies
- Reconcile reports against previous studies
- Competent persons reports and reports used in Initial Public Offerings (IPO’s)