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Exploration Geology

SRK News #47

Exploration for Mineral Deposits – Global Trends

Peter Williams

Measuring the effectiveness of geological exploration and looking for trends that will lead to improved exploration success are key drivers for continued investment in the exploration industry.

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Indonesia – Exploration on the Cusp of Development

Peter Williams

Mining and exploration in Indonesia present challenges that are technical, legal and social in nature.

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Structural Geology Collaboration Results In New Find For Sumitomo

James Siddorn

In March 2010, Sumitomo Metal Mining Pogo LLC (Sumitomo) commissioned SRK Consulting Canada to undertake a structural geology interpretation of the Pogo district in central Alaska, to assist ongoing exploration targeting.

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Providing Expert Advice To The Canahuire Project In Southern Peru

James Siddorn

In August 2010, Canteras Del Hallazgo S.A.C., (CDH) a joint venture between Gold Fields Ltd. and Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A., commissioned SRK Consulting Canada to provide expert structural geology advice into the exploration and resource delineation programs.

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Ground Based Geophysics

Daniel Marsh

More and more, geophysics is becoming an important exploration tool as companies turn their efforts towards hidden and buried deposits.

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Rapid Assessment Of Structural Geometries For Brownfield Targeting, Burkina Faso

Wayne Barnett

An understanding of the structural controls on zones of mineralisation is of fundamental importance for brownfield exploration efforts.

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Target Generation And Grassroots Exploration In Mauritania

Niall Tomlinson, Gareth O’Donovan

In 2010/11 SRK Exploration Services was commissioned by Alecto Energy plc to conduct its grassroots copper/gold exploration program in Southern Mauritania.

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Evolution Of SRK ES

Gareth O’Donovan

SRK Exploration Services Ltd (SRK ES) was established in Cardiff in 2003 as a small group of like-minded exploration geologists with a view to filling a perceived gap in the consultancy market.

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Applying Conceptual Geometrical Models In Evaluating Mineral Prospects

Chris Bonson

Continuity of geology and grade are key traits that must be demonstrable during the process of estimating a reportable Mineral Resource.

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Excalibur 3D Targeting

Fabio Vergara

Brownfield exploration poses many challenges to the geologist: large amounts of data are usually available but often difficult to integrate and use effectively; at the same time old ideas and exploration models often hamper new interpretations.

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Maximising Drilling To Define The Mineral Resource At The Nkout Iron Ore Project

Colin Rawbone, Howard Baker

In September 2010, Afferro Mining Inc. commissioned SRK to conduct the maiden Mineral Resource Estimation (MRE) on their 100% owned greenfield Nkout Iron Ore project in Cameroon.

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Deciphering Structural Controls In A Greenstone Belt In Ghana

Ivo Vos

In March 2010, Xtra-Gold Resources Corp. commissioned SRK to conduct a structural geology analysis of their Kibi Project that aimed to provide insights to the geological and structural controls on the distribution of gold mineralisation and guide further exploration.

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Project Diversity and Foreign Interest Spur SRK India’s Growth and Success

Souvik Banerjee, Shameek Chattopadhyay

SRK established its Kolkata, India, presence in 2006. Since then, the office has expanded in response to client needs and an ever-growing client base.

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Integrating Structural Geology For Improved Resource Modelling

Blair Hrabi

SRK structural and resource geologists work closely with clients to deliver resource estimates that incorporate sophisticated geological and structural models.

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Effective Geological Training and Data Management

James Gilbertson, Bill Kellaway

Expenditure on exploration in Australia, for example, reached a peak in 2008, which reflects a massive increase in exploration for iron ore resources and, to a lesser extent, coal resources.

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Exploring for Specialty Metals in Greenland

Jon Russill

In 2010, Ram Resources Ltd. commissioned SRK Exploration Services to assist with the review and acquisition of the Motzfeldt tantalum-niobium (Ta-Nb) project in South Greenland.

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Advanced Exploration Targeting: SRK’s Approach

Matt Greentree

SRK has a great deal of experience in assisting companies to implement minerals exploration programs from greenfields to advanced projects.

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Cheap and Dirty, but Essential: Geological/Structural Mapping

Bert De Waele

In this article SRK's Bert De Waele explores the reasons why geological and structural mapping continues to be a largely undervalued exploration tool in the industry.

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Overview of Uranium Exploration and the Nuclear Industry in Argentina

Pablo Navarra

Argentina’s long experience in the nuclear industry is evident , as generating electricity and the companies associated with the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA) that supply nuclear reactors for research and radioisotope manufacture for the international market.

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New Life for an Old Mine – Carmen, Chile

George Even, Ernesto Jaramillo

The Carmen iron mine is located in the northern Chilean Province of Chañaral and lies approximately 50km east of the coastal port city of Chañaral.

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Applying The Box Plot Method

Hennie Theart

Since footwall alteration zones are related to volcanic-hosted massive sulfide (VMS) deposits, their unique features provide likely targets for exploration.

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The Future Of 3D Modelling In Consulting

Peter Williams, Peter Gleeson

Historically, SRK has been at the forefront of developing advanced geological and mine modelling methods from the early Gemcom days until the development of Leapfrog Mining with ARANZ.

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