Category Archives: Resource Geology
What Geologists can Learn from Michael Bloomberg
By: Erik Ronald, PG Mining Geology HQ 15 May 2016 Michael Bloomberg, the American businessman, former mayor of New York City, and eighth wealthiest person in the world recently gave a commencement speech for the graduating class at the University of Michigan. In that speech, he stated the following: Let’s start with the global economy, […]
Continue readingA Letter to Myself as an Undergraduate Geologist
By: Erik Ronald, PG Mining Geology HQ 30 April 2016 It’s a common exercise that career councilors provide to those looking for answers to the age old question “what do you want to be when you grow up” to write a letter to your future self, write your obituary (i.e. life highlights) or a summary […]
Continue readingThe Importance of Domaining and Stationarity to Geologists
By: Erik Ronald, PG Mining Geology HQ 9 March 2016 A Mineral Resource or Reservoir model is a compilation of geologic data, interpretation, and numeric modeling. Data is collected, typically through drilling, at various spacings and used to infer characteristics across a large volume, zone, or deposit. The first key component to modelling, which I’ll […]
Continue readingGeologists in the Age of Commodity Turmoil
(As published in Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) News, No. 123, February 2016) By: Erik Ronald Mining Geology HQ 6 February 2016 Being a mining geologist, whether with a junior explorer, major producer, mid-tier company or a private consultant, tends to be a challenge even when the global economy is firing on all cylinders. Unfortunately, […]
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