Posts by LKI Consulting
Hyperspectral, Geochemistry & Gangue Mineralogy
In comparison to their more shiny (and valuable) mineral counterparts, gangue mineralogy tends to be unloved by geologists. In our rush to define grade for market releases, we lose sight of the fact that gangue mineralogy impacts our final product (i.e., mines) dramatically. What is gangue in CAPEX and OPEX terms? Gangue minerals are the…
Read MoreHonoring Historic Data
“Patience is the art of concealing your impatience.†Guy Kawasaki It would be the dream if every dataset that you come across was ready to go: with (1) no QA/QC required, (2) could be used for an alteration study, lithogeochemistry study, and/or to vector towards mineralization, and (3) could be put into a model. As…
Read MoreWhere’s Your Champion At?
Geologists are busy – at site the number one priority is ensuring cohesion and completing the daily / weekly / monthly(?) task list. The introduction of new technologies and even the interpretation of relatively standard programs, such as 48-element geochemistry data can be incredibly difficult to implement. This is the role of the project champion.…
Read MoreThe Importance of Using Data to Log Core
Although the enargite is obvious, the white rock… less so. Using tools, such as hyperspectral can help resolve this for fundamentally better models. Over the course of a project hundreds of thousands to millions of meters are collected, representing a significant financial investment. Core is the exploration industry’s greatest asset and core logging fundamentally underpins…
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