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The Micon Hour – Why Mines Fail
The Micon Hour is a podcast series created to discuss relevant topics for the...
Top 10 Tips for Mineral Resource Estimation
Every mineral deposit is unique and requires a large number of items to...
Micon Technical Statements
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The CIM Code and Best Practices – Reasonable Prospects for Eventual Economic Extraction
On 29 November, 2019, the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and...
From Metal to Money: The Importance of Reliable Metallurgical Accounting on the Entire Mining Operation
Synopsis This article condenses an earlier paper coauthored by Derick de Wit...
SEC Adopts Rules to Modernize Property Disclosures Required for Mining Registrants
In 2018, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced...
The Relevance/Non-Relevance of Drill Core Size in Mineral Resource Estimates
In all instances of drilling, maximum recovery of a representative sample is...
The Role of Genetic Models in the Evaluation of Deposits and Estimation of Mineral Resources
Genetic models are rarely mentioned in the estimation of mineral resources and...
The ‘Spotted Dog’ – Still an Issue in Mineral Resource Classification
Despite progress being made by professional organisations towards the...
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...
When is a Reserve a Reserve?
National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (NI...
Cut-off Grades for Mineral Resource Reporting
The CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves - Definitions 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...
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...