Best Practice

Present at IMGC 2022

Just over one month remains to submit your abstract for the International Mining Geology Conference 2022. Showcasing industry best practice, the conference will focus on maximising orebody value and driving productivity in mining geology. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore new techniques and emerging technologies providing new solutions to operations. The conference is calling

JORC Committee Vacancy: Expressions of Interest Sought

Do you have a passion for best practice in public reporting of exploration results, mineral resources and ore reserves?  Expressions of interest are sought from Fellows and Members for a vacancy on the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC). AIG has four representatives on the JORC Committee, responsible for representing the interests of AIG’s membership and,

Edumine Changes

AIG members have benefited from access to a dedicated Edumine campus for the past ten years. This will change in December when Edumine rolls out a new website and service delivery model. At the moment, access to the Edumine campus requires payment of a subscription fee that offers full access to Edumine’s catalogue of self-paced,

Burnout at work

A short overtime sprint won’t kill you but, as data from World War One shows, consistently putting in too many hours at work hurts employees and employers. A recent BBC report described esearch on working hours that suggests overwork leads to being less productive, not more. It is also associated with increases in cardiovascular disease, diabetes and

Voodoo Geophysics

SEG webinar presented by Greg Hodges, Sander Geophysics SEG’s European Region Advisory Committee (ERAC) presented a webinar on “Voodoo Geophysics” examining questionable practices instrumentation systems promoted by individuals and companies in January 2019. The exploration industry has been plagued since the dawn of technology with near?magical oil, gold and waterfinders. They do untold damage to

Inclusion and diversity central to AIG’s strategy

The AIG Council meets once a year, face to face, to consider issues that are central to AIG’s strategy. The 2019 meeting was held in late June in Adelaide. It was great to meet members of the revitalised South Australia Branch committee. AIG has had an active branch in South Australia for some years, but

AIG Executive, Permanent and Working Committee Chairs for 2019-2020

AIG Executive, Permanent and Working Committee Chairs for 2019-2020

JORC Training

AIG is working with a leading Australian geological and mining consulting practice to develop an affordable, comprehensive, five module training course for resource and reserves professionals and those who make use of resource and reserve statements.

Queensland’s new Draft Minerals and Coal Reporting Guideline

Queensland’s new Draft Minerals and Coal Reporting Guideline is now available for consultation and feedback by industry. The new Draft Guideline has been developed in consultation with industry.  It simplifies and streamlines industry reporting requirements, reduces reporting duplication and red-tape, and improves data quality through the use of standardised, reporting templates and units of measure.

SEC Acts to Modernize Resource Disclosure Standards for Mining

The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME) and the National Mining Association (NMA) today issued a joint statement on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) announcement that it has voted to adopt amendments to modernize the property disclosure requirements for mining registrants, and related guidance, under the Securities Act of 1933 and the