Listen to our final Podcast in this series where we talk to our Winner Gary Ralph about his paper, "Unlocking more value from your project front & end loading".

Challenging the status quo - team Australia talks about a game changing approach to resource modelling. By removing the reliance on Block Models by rather using the original Wireframe when estimating is more accurate, faster, inclusive and less complex. Want to challenge their views? Leave your feedback in the comments below.

isten to the introduction podcast here:

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Series Episode 1 with Gary Ralph (What mining clients really want):

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Series Episode 2: Donald Lekgenge (Data unlocks Value)

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Value paper competition series - podcast 2

Meet "Digital Geologist" Donald Lekgenge as he discusses the time value of data, why more data isn't always a good thing or even necessary. He explains what data failure points are, and how to best avoid them.

Listen to the introduction podcast here:

https://soundcloud.com/user-218574647/value-paper-competition-introduction

Series Episode 1 with Gary Ralph (What mining clients really want):

https://soundcloud.com/user-218574647/030-value-paper-competition-what-mining-clients-really-want

Series Episode 3: Team Australia (Why use Block Models)

https://soundcloud.com/user-218574647/031-value-paper-competition-why-use-block-models

Value paper competition series - podcast 2

Our hosts, talk to Mining Executive Gary Ralph on his paper "What mining clients really want". He gives great insight into what service providers and consultants think their clients want or need, and what they in fact, actually want or need! Let us know if you think he is right in the comments below!

Read Gary's paper here: https://rb.gy/mvdvus

Listen to our introduction podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/user-218574647/value-paper-competition-introduction

Series Episode 2: Donald Lekgenge (Data unlocks Value)

https://soundcloud.com/user-218574647/031-value-paper-competition-data-unlocks-value

Series Episode 3: Team Australia (Why use Block Models)

https://soundcloud.com/user-218574647/031-value-paper-competition-why-use-block-models

MineRP hosted a "Value paper competition" recently. Employees were encouraged to enter a whitepaper or thought piece on how clients can unlock additional value from the MineRP platform. Topics ranged from block models to COVID-19 solutions - there was no lack of creativity! During the next few weeks, our hosts Jean and Empie will discuss each paper with its authors. This week we introduce them and their topics to you.

First paper: What mining clients really want - Gary Ralph

https://soundcloud.com/user-218574647/030-value-paper-competition-what-mining-clients-really-want

Our guests Max Smeiman and Garth Strachan discuss how the mining technical value chain should be adjusted and what we can learn from the automotive industry.

Read their article: https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/digitalisation-of-the-technical-value-chain-will-help-unlock-performance-based-industrialisation-2020-06-26/

Follow our guests:

Max Smeiman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-smeiman-297a131/

Garth Strachan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garth-strachan-593aa134/

The Elytica team doesn't just get excited about algorithms and supercomputers - they also find satisfaction in solving relevant business problems. Join show hosts Empie and Jean as they talk to Fanie Terblanche from Elytica to find out how advance mathematical models can help you meet your business KPI's! Andries Laubser from MineRP joins in to discuss the different ways they are leveraging Elytica's technologies in different industries.

In today’s episode, we are joined by Christian Larsen as we discuss the real reasons behind digital failures and successes, the link between mining and food security, and other interesting, mind-warping topics!

Visit Christian's Vlog, Zero Entry, here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClW1a5zuu9bVZvutZiIo3Fw

In today’s episode Joseph Starwood, Co-Leader for Microsoft’s Worldwide Mining Community, Sean Bredin from BDO and John Megannon from MineRP join show host Empie Strydom to discuss how mining clients can develop a broader strategy around cloud, collaboration, ERP, EAM, mobility, and data integration. Learn what Microsoft’s vision for the future of mining entails, and how MineRP, Microsoft and BDO can help your mine succeed.

In today's episode we are joined by IBM’s Dirk Claessens (Managing Director Global Royal Dutch Shell at IBM) and Vish Narayan (CTO Industrial Sector Analytics/Optimization at IBM) as well as MineRP’s John Megannon (Executive Vice President, Strategy). They talk about how the mining industry can gear itself up for the future, including topics like Watson, artificial intelligence and machine learning in mining, the digital twin, big data issues, IIoT and Short Interval Control - to name a few. Buckle up – it’s going to be an exciting episode!

Want to get in touch?

John Megannon (MineRP) - [email protected]

Dirk Claessens (IBM) - [email protected]

Vish Narayan (IBM) - [email protected]