Considerable thought and effort has been directed towards developing robust...
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Micon Welcomes the Launch of Online Claim Staking in Ontario
Nearly every mine started with an explorer who walked through the bush,...
The ‘Spotted Dog’ – Still an Issue in Mineral Resource Classification
Despite progress being made by professional organisations towards the...
CIM Magazine article: Don’t get bogged down in the details – Proper reporting standards for an NI 43-101 Technical Report
On May 8, 2017, CIM Magazine published an adaptation of Bill Lewis' article...
The Importance of Mineralogy, Metallurgy and Product Quality to Specialty Materials Project Development
Aron Cleugh, MBA, P.Eng., is the Managing Director of M.Plan International, a...
Geostatistics: Black Box Magic or Skilled Procedure?
Geostatistics had its origins in the 1950s with the initial works of Herbert...
Can I Use Historic Assay Data in My Resource Estimate?
From time to time, over the years, Micon has been asked by clients whether...
Due Diligence Reports – an IE’s Perspective
All Investors - private or institutional - need to balance their exposure to...
When is a Reserve a Reserve?
National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (NI...
NI 43-101 Technical Reports: What They Are, and What They’re Not
The purpose of an NI 43-101 Technical Report, as stated in the Form 43-101F1...
Mineral Resource Reporting – Differences between CIM, JORC, and Others
The modern mining history of every country is different but, as a result of...
Specialty Commodity Sector
Most of us are aware of the ubiquity of lithium batteries and rare earth...
Cut-off Grades for Mineral Resource Reporting
The CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves - Definitions and...
The Role of Environmental Baseline Studies in Mining Projects
Developing a mineral deposit into a producing operation tends to be a long and...
Quality Control and Quality Assurance Programmes: A Priority, Not an Afterthought
The integrity of a resource database is fundamental to a company’s success in...
Continuity in Mineral Resource Estimation
In the second of a series of articles discussing best practice, we focus on...
Classification of Mineral Resource Estimates
In the first of a series of articles on best practice DOs and DON'Ts, Bill...
M.Plan International Limited
DORFNER ANZAPLAN GmbH and MICON International Limited are pleased to announce...
Why Mines Fail
Following his presentation to the MINEX 2015 Conference in Moscow, we asked...
Dalradian Resources Inc.
Micon began working with Dalradian Resources Inc. (Dalradian) on its...
Alrosa Case Study
In 2013 Micon completed an independent review and valuation of the ALROSA...
Discoveries in Ontario’s Ring of Fire
The economic geology of the so called Ring of Fire area in the James Bay...
Tin Mining at Pravourmiyskoe
Micon was retained by LLC Pravourmiyskoe to conduct...
Tungsten Mining at Hemerdon
Micon is Independent Engineer on behalf of the senior lenders to the Hemerdon...