Risk

Kriging is cheating, the best estimate is a myth, and it's time resource modellers embraced uncertainty to do it right—and ethically

In a rousing keynote at AusIMM’s 2025 Mineral Resource Estimation Conference, Dr Clayton Deutsch—director and professor at the School of Mining Engineering, University of Alberta—challenged the audience to confront a fundamental flaw in how mineral resource estimators approach their craft.

Less clicking, more thinking: Why the future of resource estimation is probabilistic, Pythonic—and still needs a geologist’s gut

At the 2025 AusIMM Mineral Resource Estimation Conference in Perth, a standout panel of industry leaders took the stage to discuss a question at the core of the discipline: where is resource modelling heading, and how should practitioners prepare? The answers revealed a field in transition—balancing powerful new tools with enduring geological fundamentals.

New safety guide addresses deadly fluid power risks in NSW mining operations

A new technical reference guide released by the NSW Resources Regulator is aiming to reduce serious injuries and fatalities linked to fluid power systems used in mining plant across the state.

Safety by design: Why the smartest mines start with risk at the centre

At the 2025 AusIMM Underground Operators Conference in Adelaide, one of the most compelling conversations wasn’t about new technologies or production targets—it was about rethinking how safety is integrated into mine design from the ground up.

From rocks to risks: How underground planners can master ESG (without the drama)

“Manage your own destiny” - That was the central message Bruce Harvey delivered to a packed audience at the AusIMM Underground Operators Conference 2025.