Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro

• 102: Cleaner - Quieter - Safer

  Discover how battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are transforming underground mining operations. In this episode of Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro, Managing Consultant Hamish Guthrie chats with Principal Consultant Sarah de Vries about the significant safety and health benefits of battery-operated vehicles (BEVs)—improved air quality, lower heat, reduced noise, and less vibration. They also discuss the challenges of transitioning to electric fleets and the future of mine electrification.   This podcast at a glance: 0:00 – Introduction 1:00 – Why are mining companies moving towards BEVs? 1:40 – How BEVs improve underground air quality and OHS 2:45 – Heat reduction: BEVs vs Diesel engines 3:45 – Noise & vibration reductions with BEVs 5:00 – Applications that benefit most from BEVs 5:50 – Challenges of adopting BEVs underground 7:00 – Future of mine electrification   If you'd like to connect with Hamish Guthrie and Sarah de Vries, please email them: [email protected]   This video podcast is also available as a free video podcast on our Snowden Optiro YouTube channel.   Snowden Optiro is a resources consulting and advisory group that provides independent advice, consulting and training to mining and exploration companies, their advisors and investors.   We help mine developers to advance their projects, mining companies to improve their operations and their professionals, and investors to de-risk their investments by the provision of quality advice, training and software in the field of Mineral Resources and Mineral/Ore Reserves.   https://snowdenoptiro.com https://snowdenoptiro.com/professiona...   [email protected]    

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• 101: Machine Learning - Case Study

  101: Machine Learning – Case Study   In this podcast, Susan Havlin, Managing Consultant APAC and Dr Gregory Zhang, Senior Geology Consultant discuss the application of machine learning for geological domaining in Resource Estimation, with specific reference to a project that Dr Gregory Zhang worked on.   This podcast at a glance: 1.21 A case study using the k-means algorithm 0.55 Why was an alternative approach needed? 2:10 What is the k-means algorithm and why is it suitable? 3:10 What steps were used to apply k-means to the data set? 4:20 What were the key outcomes? 5:20 Any limitations? 7:40 Speed of getting results 8:12 Who can use this method?   If you'd like to connect with Susan Havlin and Dr Gregory Zhang, please email them: [email protected]   This audio podcast is also available as a free video podcast on Snowden Optiro’s YouTube channel.   Snowden Optiro is a resources consulting and advisory group that provides independent advice, consulting and training to mining and exploration companies, their advisors and investors. We help mine developers to advance their projects, mining companies to improve their operations and their professionals, and investors to de-risk their investments by the provision of quality advice, training and software in the field of Mineral Resources and Mineral/Ore Reserves. https://snowdenoptiro.com https://snowdenoptiro.com/professiona... [email protected]

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• 100: A thorny and divisive topic!

  In this episode, Ian Glacken our Executive Consultant in Perth, Australia discusses the thorny and divisive topic about whether we should be trying to minimise conditional bias in an estimate or should we be striving for a better idea of grade/tonnage relationship at the time of mining? Ian is joined in this discussion by Graeme Lyall our Executive Consultant who is based in Santiago, and Dr Oscar Rondon, Principal Geostatistician Datamine.   1:26 This podcast video at a glance   3:03 What is conditional bias   4:19 Schools of thought about conditional bias   6:19 The kriging oxymoron   7:00 The least of 2 evils   7:47 Important difference between the 2 schools of thought   8:40 Conditional bias and smoothing   11:42 What is KNA?   15:00 Discrete Gaussian method   Suggested papers to read. D.G Krige - A practical Analysis of the effects of spatial structure and of data available and accessed, on conditional biases in ordinary kriging. Quantitative kriging neighbourhood analysis for the mining geologist - A description of the method with worked case examples by J.Vann, S. Jackson and Olivier Bertoli.   If you'd like to connect with Ian, Graeme or Oscar please email them: [email protected]   This podcast is also available as a free video podcast on Snowden Optiro’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZm0zjSNmpo27fX_tfI79Yzhxy3VXjvMt   Snowden Optiro is a resources consulting and advisory group that provides independent advice, consulting and training to mining and exploration companies, their advisors and investors. We help mine developers to advance their projects, mining companies to improve their operations and their professionals, and investors to derisk their investments by the provision of quality advice, training and software in the field of Mineral Resources and Mineral/Ore Reserves. https://snowdenoptiro.com https://snowdenoptiro.com/professiona... Email: [email protected]

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• 99: Modelling & Managing Resource Depletion

  In this episode, Susan Havlin, our Managing Consultant – Geology, and Gregory Zhang, our Senior Geology Consultant, discuss the advantages of developing customised internal tools to tackle technical challenges. They illustrate this with a case study on accurately modeling and managing resource depletion. This podcast video at a glance: 00:10 Introduction 01:06 Why is it so difficult? 02:18 Errors involved in using the traditional approach 02:45 Applying these methods 03:53 The solution 09:33 Lessons learned If you'd like to connect with Susan and Gregory, please email them: [email protected] This Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro audio podcast is also available as a video podcast on Snowden Optiro's YouTube channel. These podcasts are for those working in the mining industry. Snowden Optiro - Mining Advisory, Consulting and Professional Development. Snowden Optiro is a resources consulting and advisory group that provides independent advice, consulting and training to mining and exploration companies, their advisors and investors. We help mine developers to advance their projects, mining companies to improve their operations and their professionals, and investors to derisk their investments by the provision of quality advice, training and software in the field of Mineral Resources and Mineral/Ore Reserves.  https://snowdenoptiro.com https://snowdenoptiro.com/professional-development/ [email protected]

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• 98 - Pre-Feasibility Studies

  In this episode of Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro, Senior Consultant Laurie Hassall and our EMEAA Regional Manager Julian Aldridge discuss the critical steps in moving from a Pre-Feasibility Study to a Feasibility Study, focusing on refining project concepts and ensuring economic viability.   This podcast at a glance: 00:15 Introduction 00:38 Difference between PFS and FS 02:20 Various steps for a Pre-Feasibility Study 05:51 The changes when progressing to a Feasibility Study 09:23 Costs and time allocation for Pre-Feasibility and Feasibility Studies 10:00 Permits 11:45 Risks of not doing a Pre-Feasibility Study   Join our experts as they explores the topic of 'Pre-Feasibility Studies' in the episode 98 of the Fresh Thinking podcast.  If you'd like to connect with Laurie, please reach out to them at [email protected].  This podcast is also available as an audio podcast on @Libsyn, @Spotify, and @Apple Podcasts. Snowden Optiro is a resources consulting and advisory group that provides independent advice, consulting and training to mining and exploration companies, their advisors and investors. We help mine developers to advance their projects, mining companies to improve their operations and their professionals, and investors to derisk their investments by the provision of quality advice, training and software in the field of Mineral Resources and Mineral/Ore Reserves. https://snowdenoptiro.com/ [email protected] https://snowdenoptiro.com/professionaldevelopment/

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