by dcameron | Aug 15, 2025 | All, Bulk Density, Exploration, Geo Logic, Measurement Systems, Mine Geology, Mineral Resources, QA/QC, Resource Classification, Sampling, Significant Figures
This is going to be a really boring read for any but the most habitual miners in the miniscule audience. Even if most of us economic geologist types will agree that rock bulk density is a neglected subject in all facets of exploration, mineral resource estimation and...
by dcameron | Apr 7, 2025 | Bulk Density, Measurement Systems, Mineral Resources, Significant Figures
It may seem like a mundane question, but do we report tonnage, grade and metal correctly and consistently in our public disclosures of mineral resources and reserves? I’ll venture that our public disclosures of mineral resources and reserves don’t always measure up....
by dcameron | Mar 12, 2025 | Bulk Density, Climate Change, Critical Minerals, Drill Hole Spacing, Geo Logic, Geostatistics, Grade Control, Mine Geology, Mineral Resources, QA/QC, Resource Classification, Significant Figures
Like it or not, we got a taste of the power wielded by overuse of the word “science” in this decade. Heretofore, some of us innocently thought that science was an abstraction, but we subsequently found out that it can be used as a club. While we can...
