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1. FINDING TO MINING
Rockwatch – Rockstar Awards 2013

2. CONTENTS
• Why do we find and mine
• Finding to Mining Process
• Finding (Exploration)
• Connecting the dots
• Drilling what’s that?
• Geological model
• Mining (Extraction)

3. WHY DO WE FIND AND MINE?
COPPER (Cu)
Money
THERMAL
COAL
Supplying power to
connect
Electricity for our
homes and hospitals
Electricity for
our homes
Steam powered transport
PLATINUM
Spinal implants
Hard disks memory
Catalytic
converters
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4. WHY DO WE FIND AND MINE?
MET. COAL
IRON (Fe)
NICKEL (Ni)
STAINLESS
STEEL
Transport
Medical
implements
DIAMOND
Drills for
construction
PHOSPHATE
Dentist drills
Surgical
equipment
NIOBIUM
Agricultural fertiliser
to grow crops
Pacemakers as
hypoallergenic
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5. FINDING TO MINING PROCESS
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6. STAGES OF FINDING - EXPLORATION
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7. WHAT ARE WE FINDING?
• Ore:- ‘a mineral or rock which can be worked economically’
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8. WE ARE FINDING MORE THAN ORE
• Orebody:- ‘accumulation of minerals different from the host
rock and rich enough in metal to be worth extracting and
selling’
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9. WHERE WE START – DECIDING A TARGET
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10. HOW MANY TARGETS TESTED TO FIND A DISCOVERY?
1000
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11. FINDING - CONNECTING THE DOTS
Geology
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12. FINDING - CONNECTING THE DOTS
Geology
+ Geophysics
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13. FINDING - CONNECTING THE DOTS
Geology
+ Geophysics
+ Geochem
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14. FINDING - CONNECTING THE DOTS
Geology
+ Geophysics
+ Geochem
= Drill Target
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15. DRILLING – WHAT’S THAT?
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16. DRILLING CONTINUED
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17. GEOLOGICAL MODEL
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18. GEOLOGICAL MODEL
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19. GRADE MODEL - DEPOSIT
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20. BUILDING AN UNDERGROUND MINE
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21. AN OPERATING UNDERGROUND MINE
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22. THANK YOU