Title: Resource & Reserve Estimation 
   
Instructor(s):

BRUCE DAVIS, Norwest Corp., bdavis@norwestcorp.com
LARRY ALLEN, Newmont, larry.allen@newmont.com
BILL ROSE, WLR Consulting Inc., wlrconsulting@comcast.net

   
Fees: By March 1, 2006. $295 Member, $395 Nonmember, $150 Student
 
Outline:

This one-day workshop will concentrate on the steps involved in developing a resource estimate and then converting the resource into a reserve, paying particular attention to reporting aspects of the resources and reserves. Principle topics will include:

  1. database compilation and integrity
  2. assay quality control and assurance
  3. exploratory data analysis
  4. estimation plans and development
  5. resource classification
  6. derivation of a reserve from a resource