Aug 16, 2018 | Mining Blog
Reserve Estimates for Dredge Pits We recently completed a mine plan for a sand deposit intended for mining by suction-cutter dredge. Laying out a mine plan for a dredge operation is a straight forward task, but estimating reserves is a bit more complex. In fact,...
Jul 27, 2018 | Mining Blog
I recently spoke at the 2018 Solution Mining Research Institute (SMRI) Spring Conference, held in Salt Lake City, UT. The purpose was to present a paper that Dr. Joel Warneke, of Cavern Solutions, and I have been working together on for some time. The paper discussed...
Jul 27, 2018 | Mining Blog
I was recently honored to speak at the 6th Annual Current Trends in Mining Finance (CTMF) Conference, hosted by the New York Section of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. (SME). As a panel speaker with three peers I greatly respect, it was a...
Jun 26, 2018 | Mining Blog
Underground mining is a distinct segment of the mining sector. Underground mining is generally used to extract minerals that are too far underground for surface mining to be economical. There are many different underground mining methods that can be implemented,...
Feb 2, 2018 | Mining Blog
Over a year ago, I purchased a drone and added stereo photogrammetric surveys to the services my company can provide. Drones and photogrammetric surveys have earned favor and respect in the mining and quarry industries, and just as engineering surveys are a standard...
Jun 23, 2017 | Mining Blog
In Part I of my series, I discussed the proposed SEC rule that was released for public comment last year around this time. The rule was widely regarded as onerous, and significant personal liability was placed upon those responsible for reporting mineral Resources and...
