Professional services for the Natural Resources Extractive Industries
The client – Minerva Intelligence This project was a six-month contract with Minerva Intelligence Inc. (“Minerva”), of Vancouver, BC, toContinue Reading
The client – Tetra Tech Tetra Tech Inc. is a massive organization, a consulting and engineering services firm with aContinue Reading
It is a specific and challenging undertaking to do business development in a market that is notorious for crashes andContinue Reading
Anglo American Platinum (“Amplats” colloquially) is the world’s largest producer of platinum. At the time of this case study, theyContinue Reading
The client – Tetra Tech, SK, Canada In April 2017, Tetra Tech Canada’s Mining Division in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, competedContinue Reading
Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) are standard documents that companies provide when they respond to Requests for Information (RFIs). These usuallyContinue Reading
The client – Earthgro Fine Fragrances South African company Maxiamo Perfumes® produces in-house perfumes as well as commercial perfumes for largeContinue Reading
The proven way to add value is to do extremely difficult work, the kind of work that no-one else hasContinue Reading
Management consultancies are typically not created out of the blue. Consultants often provide businesses with specialized information and knowledge, moreContinue Reading
The client – City of Burnaby, BC In 2015, the Engineering Department of the City of Burnaby, BC, started aContinue Reading
Mike Wallace was a long-serving, multi-award-winning journalist reporting on the CBS program, 60 Minutes. Recently CBS aired Jeff Fager looks backContinue Reading
Published on May 4, 2020 on LinkedIn “Do ya feel lucky?” By Mike O’Brien Director at Red Pennant Communications Corp.Continue Reading
This article by Dr. Jun Cowan, Leapfrog software conceptual founder and structural geology consultant, is relevant and detailed, and interestingContinue Reading
A thought for this year and next year: What if? What if today, just for today, we didn’t settle? WhatContinue Reading
CBRR – Comissão Brasileira de Recursos e Reservas – The relevance of Competent Persons Alessandro Silva & Mike O’Brien (PortugueseContinue Reading
Author: Mike O’Brien, Principal Consultant & Director Red Pennant Communications Corp., P.Geo., Pr.Sci.Nat. “We will always be wrong. We estimate, weContinue Reading
Author: Mike O’Brien, Principal Consultant & Director Red Pennant Communications Corp., P.Geo., Pr.Sci.Nat. Advanced mineral exploration and related resource estimationContinue Reading
AME Roundup 2019 in Vancouver, BC, finished on 31 January 2019, and here are my observations about some of theContinue Reading
AME Roundup 2019 in Vancouver, BC, finished on 31 January 2019, and here are my observations about some of theContinue Reading
AME Roundup 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), finished on 31 January 2019, and here are my observations about someContinue Reading
Published May 8, 2018 Author: Mike O’Brien, Technical Director, Geology & Resources, P.Geo., Pr.Sci.Nat. Reconciliation – Harder than it looks!Continue Reading
Published October 6, 2017 Author: Mike O’Brien, Senior Principal Consultant, P.Geo., Pr.Sci.Nat. I started a resource update a couple of weeksContinue Reading
At the two-day International Metal Writer’s Conference that ended on 29 May 2017, Paul Harris, Editor Latin America for theContinue Reading
Published July 28, 2016 Author: Mike O’Brien, Senior Principal Consultant, P.Geo., Pr.Sci.Nat. Most technical reports nowadays are filled with supporting evidence to technicalContinue Reading
Published March 2, 2016 Author: Mike O’Brien, Senior Principal Consultant, P.Geo., Pr.Sci.Nat. There are increasing numbers of effective tools in the mineralContinue Reading
Published 22 February, 2016 by AMC Consultants on LinkedIn. Comment by Mike O’Brien, Senior Principal Consultant, P.Geo., Pr.Sci.Nat. This webinar videoContinue Reading
Published February 22, 2016 Author: Mike O’Brien, Senior Principal Consultant, P.Geo., Pr.Sci.Nat. In this extract from Rudyard Kipling’s The Explorer, a voiceContinue Reading
Published February 19, 2016 Author: Mike O’Brien, Senior Principal Consultant, P.Geo., Pr.Sci.Nat. ‘AND’ is a logic gate that sneaks up on mineral projectsContinue Reading
Published February 10, 2016 Author: Mike O’Brien, Senior Principal Consultant, P.Geo., Pr.Sci.Nat. Despite the difficulties besetting the terrestrial mineral industry, thereContinue Reading
Published January 18, 2016 Author: Mike O’Brien, Senior Principal Consultant, P.Geo., Pr.Sci.Nat. Mineral Resources and Reserves are not easy things toContinue Reading
