310044 (v.1) WASM Resource Estimation 311

Area:	Western Australian School of Mines
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	3.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	11310 (v.4) WASM Geology 111 or any previous version AND 305710 (v.1) WASM Statistics 231 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Principles and techniques for estimating the resources and for converting them to reserves, including sampling methods, fundamental sampling error and other sampling errors. Geological data modelling (block models, wireframes). Spatial variability of volume/tonnage and grade. Mining losses, dilution, bulk density, cut-off grades and head grades. Estimation and resource model simulation. Reporting of resources and reserves, using the JORC code (Australasian Joint Ore Reserves Committee). Grade control from mine to mill.
To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement.
Field of Education:	010703 Geology
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Supplemental *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2008	Kalgoorlie Campus	Semester 1	Y

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External