Mineral Resource Estimation and Applied Geostatistics
(India/Asia Version)
DATES: May /June 2022
Tentative schedule:
Total 5 sessions
Each session meets daily virtually for 3 hours with a 15 minutes break
Online (Live) on CISCO WebEx platform
TENTATIVE PROGRAM
Day 1: Fundamental concepts
- Geological controls and styles of mineralization
- Project development and studies in mining project development
- Quiz - 1
Day 2: Exploratory data analyses (EDA)
- Data types and data quality
- Introduction to Exploratory Data Analyses (EDA)
- Statistical analysis of drill-hole data
- Introduction to Geostatistics and variogram analyses
- Quiz - 2
Day 3: Introduction to geostatistics
- Variogram Analysis
- Omnidirectional variogram
- Interpolation and grade estimation
- Introduction to Kriging
- Quiz - 3
Day 4: Geostatistical Grade estimation and
- Kriging: Technique and parameters
- Grade estimation using Kriging: Discussion and homework
- Density data analyses and model
Day 5: Resource Classification and Reporting
- Resource Classification fundamentals
- Role of a CP / QP
- Final question and answer session
Certificates of completion and Professional Development Hours (PDH) will be electronically awarded to the participants.
Please contact Dr. Abani Samal (arsamal@geoglobal.co) for any further clarification.
Faculty Profile
Dr. Abani R. Samal (Lead Faculty)
Dr. Abani Samal (Lead Faculty): Dr Abani R Samal holds M. Tech degree from IIT(ISM), Dhanbad, MS and DIC from Imperial College, London and PhD from SIU-C, USA. He joined mining industry in January 1996 as a geologist in a surface and underground chromite mining operation in the eastern India. He has nearly 22 years of experience in the mining industry. Dr Samal is an expert in mineral deposit studies and evaluation.
He is well recognized as an economic geologist, a geostatistician and a leader in the mining industry. Currently he is the owner and Principal of GeoGlobal, LLC in USA. Prior to this role, he worked as a Principal with RioTinto at their Salt Lake City regional headquarters. He also was the lead resource geologist and geostatistician at the Pincock, Allen and Holt (now RPM Global). Dr Samal has experience in gold-silver, copper, lead-zinc, iron ore, diamond and rare-earth element deposits.
He is a Registered Membership of SME and a Certified Professional Geologist (CPG) with AIPG. He also maintains as a fellow of GSI (India), a Fellow of SEG, life member of member of IAMG and a member of GSA. Dr Samal is practices as a qualified person (QP) globally. He is an honorary representative of the CRIRSCO in India.
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