Program Details
Approved by the National Committee for Reporting Mineral Resources and Reserves in India (NACRI) for 20 professional development hours (PDH).
Explanation of Professional Development Hours:
16 contact hours (4 live sessions of 4 hours each) + 4 hours of reading assignments
Expected Outcome
The participants of this program are expected to gain knowledge and some experience on several critical aspects of resource estimation which may be useful for improving the reliability of resource/reserve estimation at the workplace.
Each session will end with a Q&A session.
Course Materials
Digital course materials will be provided which contain a subset of PowerPoint slides and other materials (book chapters and published papers)
Questions?
Contact
Dr. Suman Mandal at suman@cgcl.in regarding registration and payments
and Dr. Abani Samal at arsamal@geoglobal.co regarding course contents lectures etc.
Program Outline
This is a refresher course where participants are expected to actively contribute to the discussions and enrich the learning experience.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Each participant is required to have their individual computer with an uninterrupted high-speed internet connection
- Participants are expected to have the video on during class sessions.
- Group participation with one computer system is not allowed.
Day 1: Fundamental concepts
- Introduction
- Geological controls and styles of mineralization
- Project development and studies in mining project development
- Data types and data quality
- Quiz - 1
Day 2: Exploratory data analyses (EDA)
- Introduction to Exploratory Data Analyses (EDA)
- Statistical analysis of drill-hole data
- Introduction to Geostatistics and variogram analyses
- Introduction to Variogram Analysis
- Quiz - 2
Day 3: Introduction to geostatistics & Interpolation
- Omnidirectional and directional variograms
- Interpolation and grade estimation
- Kriging Technique
- Kriging parameters and Error Estimation
- Quiz - 3 & 4
Day 4: Resource classification and reporting
- Grade estimation using Kriging: Discussion and homework
- Density data analyses and model
- 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.
Details of the interpolation, kriging, and computer-based exercises will be available later part of 2023 in an in-person, intense program in India.
Faculty Profile
Dr. Abani R. Samal
Dr. Abani R Samal holds an M. Tech degree from IIT(ISM), Dhanbad, MS and DIC from Imperial College, London, and Ph.D. from SIU-C, USA.
He joined the mining industry in January 1996 as a geologist in a surface and underground chromite mining operation in eastern India. He has nearly 25 years of industry 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 the USA. Prior to this role, he worked as a Principal with Rio Tinto at their Salt Lake City, Utah (USA) regional headquarters. He was also the lead resource geologist and geostatistician at 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 and Fellow of the Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) and a Certified Professional Geologist (CPG) with the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG). He also maintains as a fellow of the Mining Engineers’ Association of India, fellow of the Geological Society of India, a Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists, life member of IAMG, and a member of GSA, and SAIMM.
He served as an honorary representative of the CRIRSCO in India from 2015 to 2019. He serves as a member of the NACRI management committee.
Dr Samal practices as a qualified person (QP) globally.
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