Ingenious and entertaining Christmas Greeting from Dr. Jun Cowan – made with Leapfrog
This is too good not to share: An ingenious, entertaining, and witty creation of a Christmas greeting by Dr. JunContinue Reading
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AME Roundup 2023
Mike O’Brien met up with long-time colleague Alessandro Silva, Head of Advisory, Americas, for Snowdon Optiro, at AME Roundup inContinue Reading
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Getting a Permit to Practice
Effective August 20, 2021, Red Pennant Communications Corp. has a Permit to Practice, and is now a Registrant Firm withContinue Reading
Geological modelling Geology Geology and Geostats Geostatistics Industry applications Red Pennant Geoscience Blog Resource Estimation Uncategorized
Updated mineral resource model of Pering zinc-lead deposit
In Sept. 11, 2020, the Geological Society of South Africa offered a GSSA Lunchtime Talk by Mike O’Brien, P.Geo., andContinue Reading
“Do Ya Feel Lucky?” – The COVID-19 trajectory graphs plotted with R-script
Published on May 4, 2020 on LinkedIn “Do ya feel lucky?” By Mike O’Brien Director at Red Pennant Communications Corp.Continue Reading
Two points of view on using geological cross-sections to understand mineralization
This article by Dr. Jun Cowan, Leapfrog software conceptual founder and structural geology consultant, is relevant and detailed, and interestingContinue Reading
Season’s greetings from Red Pennant
A thought for this year and next year: What if? What if today, just for today, we didn’t settle? WhatContinue Reading
Video: Alessandro Medeiros Silva and Mike O’Brien talking about the relevance of Competent Persons in the Mining Industry
CBRR – Comissão Brasileira de Recursos e Reservas – The relevance of Competent Persons Alessandro Silva & Mike O’Brien (PortugueseContinue Reading
Presentation: Mineral Resource Estimation – A Guide for Junior Geologists
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
Presentation: Comparing channel and drill hole sampling for vein deposits
Author: Mike O’Brien, Principal Consultant & Director Red Pennant Communications Corp., P.Geo., Pr.Sci.Nat. Advanced mineral exploration and related resource estimationContinue Reading
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Observations on AME Roundup 2019 – Overview of a successful BC block cave – New Gold Inc.
AME Roundup 2019 in Vancouver, BC, finished on 31 January 2019, and here are my observations about some of theContinue Reading
AME Roundup 2019 Industry applications Mining methods Red Pennant Geoscience Blog Updates and Points of View
Observations on AME Roundup 2019 – Mining methods and sorting systems
AME Roundup 2019 in Vancouver, BC, finished on 31 January 2019, and here are my observations about some of theContinue Reading
Observations on AME Roundup 2019 – BC Copper Advantage
AME Roundup 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), finished on 31 January 2019, and here are my observations about someContinue Reading
Reconciliation – Harder than it looks!
Published May 8, 2018 Author: Mike O’Brien, Technical Director, Geology & Resources, P.Geo., Pr.Sci.Nat. Reconciliation – Harder than it looks!Continue Reading
I hate Mineral Resource Estimation!
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
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What to look for in mining projects: Location, location, location – and people
At the two-day International Metal Writer’s Conference that ended on 29 May 2017, Paul Harris, Editor Latin America for theContinue Reading
Are Your Mineral Resource Domain Wireframes ‘Fit for Purpose’ or ‘Just too Bad’?
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
Whose Fault is it?
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
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Resource model to accommodate narrow vein mining risks
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
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Beyond the ranges…
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
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A Three Letter Word that Sank a Thousand Mineral Projects
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
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Into space: On the Starship Enterprise or the Millennium Falcon?
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
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Dimensions and Decisions: Mineral Resource Risk
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
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