The versatile application of well-built, validated 3D models is one of the most important tools for achieving this and forms the basis for all downstream processes. From the point of view of drillhole targeting,resource extension, geotechnical design, infrastructure and cost simulation, pre- and post-blast surveying, geohydrological simulations, truck and bucket volume calculations and many other routine mine tasks, 3D models are a common and necessary denominator.The past decade has seen a tremendous growth in the capabilities of almost all commercial 3D geomodelling packages, to the point where they run on high-end PCs. This growth has changed the complexion of mineral exploration and mining; there is now a huge overlap in terms of basic volume modelling and manipulation between commercially-available, general modelling packages and those specifically tailored for use in geology and mining. Recent trends are away from software packages that have unforgiving data import routines, use explicit, section-based modelling and which incorporate limited data sets or types. The trend is towards software packages that have flexible import routines;rapid, dynamic, implicit modelling of surfaces and shells, integration of large numbers of disparate data sets and 3D querying of spatial data to determine trends and patterns. These typically incorporate an easy, workflow-driven approach.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Geologists (mainly Junior, Mining, Exploration, Hydraulic,Engineering, Resource)
• Exploration Managers
• Geotechnical Engineers (Engineering Geologists)
• Surveyors
• Mine Planners
• Academics (Professors, Lecturers in Geoscience and Geology Departments)
• Consulting Companies
• Mineral Resource Managers
• Mining Engineers
• CEOs

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