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JOHN VANN

Boardman, R. C., and Vann, J., 2011. A review of the application of copulas to improve modelling of non-bigaussian bivariate relationships (with an example using geological data). Proceedings of 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Perth, Australia, 12-16 December 2011, pp. 627-633.

Coward, S., Vann, J., Dunham, S., and Stewart, M., 2009. The Primary-Response framework for geometallurgical variables In: 7th International Mining Geology Conference, Perth, Western Australia, 17-19 August, 2009: pp. 109-113. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne

De-Vitry, C., Vann, J., and Arvidson, H., 2007. A Guide to Selecting the Optimal Method of Resource Estimation for Multivariate Iron Ore Deposits, In: Iron Ore Conference, Perth, Western Australia, 20-22 August, 2007: pp. 67-77. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne.

De-Vitry, C., Vann, J., and Arvidson, H., 2010. Multivariate iron ore deposit resource estimation - a practitioner’s guide to selecting methods. Applied Earth Science (Trans. Inst. Min. Metall. B) 2010 Vol. 119 No. 3: pp. 154-165.

Dunham, S., and Vann, J., 2007. Geometallurgy, Geostatistics and Project value – Does Your Block Model Tell You What You Need to Know?, In: Project Evaluation Conference, Melbourne, Victoria, 19-20 June, 2007: pp. 189-196. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne.

Dunham, S., Vann, J., and Coward, S., 2011. Beyond geometallurgy - gaining competitive advantage by exploiting the broad view of geometallurgy.In: The First AusIMM International Geometallurgy Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, 5-7 June, 2011: pp. 115-123. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne.

Jackson, S., Fredericksen, D., Stewart, M., Vann, J., Burke, A., Dugdale, J., and Bertoli, O., 2003. Geological and grade risk at the Golden Gift and Magdala gold deposits, Stawell, Victoria, Australia. In: 5th International Mining Geology Conference, Bendigo, Victoria, 17-19 November, 2003: pp. 207-214. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne.

McCuaig, T.C., Vann, J., and Seymour, C., 2000. Dynamic links between geology and the mining process. 4th International Mining Geology Conference, Coolum, Queensland, 14-17 May, 2000: pp. 187-194. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne.

Stephenson, P.R., and Vann, J., 1999. Commonsense and good communication in Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimation. In: Proceedings of Pacrim 99 Conference, Bali, Indonesia, October, 1999: pp. 435-441. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne.

Stephenson, P.R., and Vann, J., 2000. Commonsense and good communication in Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimation. In: Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Estimation : The AusIMM guide to good practice (Monograph 23): pp. 13-20. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne.

Vann, J., 2005. Turning geological data into reliable mineral resource estimates. In: Davies, T., and Vann, J., The Estimation and Reporting of Resources and JORC: The Role of Structural Geology. AIG Bulletin 42m The Australian Institute of Geoscientists (Perth): 9-16.

Vann, J., Bertoli, O., and Jackson, S., 2002. An overview of geostatistical simulation for quantifying risk. Proceedings of the Geostatistical Association of Australasia Symposium “Quantifying Risk and Error” March 2002

Vann, J., and Guibal, D., 1998. Beyond ordinary kriging : An overview of non-linear estimation. In: Vann, J., (Ed.), Beyond Ordinary Kriging Seminar, October 30th, 1998, Perth, Western Australia. Geostatistical Association of Australasia Monograph 1.

Vann, J., and Guibal, D., 2000. Beyond ordinary kriging : An overview of non-linear estimation. In: Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Estimation : The AusIMM guide to good practice (Monograph 23): pp. 249-256. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne.

Vann, J., Guibal, D., and Harley, M., 2000. Multiple Indicator Kriging : is it suited to my deposit? In: 4th International Mining Geology Conference, Coolum, Queensland, 14-17 May, 2000: pp. 9-17. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne.

Vann, J., and Humphreys, M., 1994. Variography and determination of grade modelling parameters. In: Proceedings of Understanding Resources, Short Course on Resource Estimation Practices. ECS Mining Consultants: Bowral.

Vann, J., Jackson, J., Coward, S., and Dunham, S., 2011. The Geomet Curve - A Model for Implementation of Geometallurgy. In: The First AusIMM International Geometallurgy Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, 5-7 June, 2011: pp. 115-123. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne.

Vann, J., Jackson, S., and Bertoli, O., 2003. Quantitative Kriging Neighbourhood Analysis for the Mining Geologist - a description of the method with worked examples In: 5th International Mining Geology Conference, Bendigo, Victoria, 17-19 November, 2003: pp. 215-223. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne.

Vann, J., Jackson, J., Coward, S., and Dunham, S., 2011. The Geomet Curve – A Model for Implementation of Geometallurgy. In: The First AusIMM International Geometallurgy Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, 5-7 June, 2011: pp. 35-43. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne.

Vann, J., and Sans, H., 1995. Global resource estimation and change of support at the Enterprise gold mine, Pine Creek, Northern Territory : Application of the geostatistical Discrete Gaussian model. In: Proceedings of APCOM XXV Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, 9-14 July, 1995, pp. 171- 180. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne.

Vann, J., and Stewart, M., 2011. I think, therefore I add value: Philosophy of science as a practical tool for the mine geologist. In: 8th International Mining Geology Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand, 22-24 August, 2011: pp. 49-56. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Melbourne.

SCOTT JACKSON

Vann, J., Bertoli, O., and Jackson, S., 2002. An overview of geostatistical simulation for quantifying risk. Proceedings of the Geostatistical Association of Australasia Symposium “Quantifying Risk and Error” March 2002.

Vann, J., Jackson, S., and Bertoli, O., 2003. Quantitative Kriging Neighbourhood Analysis for the Mining Geologist - a description of the method with worked examples In: 5th International Mining Geology Conference, Bendigo, Victoria, 17-19 November, 2003: pp. 215-223. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne.

SCOTT DUNHAM

Bertoli, O., Job, M., Vann, J., and Dunham, S., 2003. Two-dimensional geostatistical methods - theory, practice and a case study from the 1A Shoot Nickel Deposit, Leinster, Western Australia. In: 5th International Mining Geology Conference, Bendigo, Victoria, 17-19 November, 2003: pp. 189-195. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne.

Dunham, S., and Vann, J., 2007. Geometallurgy, Geostatistics and Project value – Does Your Block Model Tell You What You Need to Know?, In: Project Evaluation Conference, Melbourne, Victoria, 19-20 June, 2007: pp. 189-196. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne.

Callaghan, T., Dunham, S., and Edgar, W., 1998. Henty Gold Deposit. In: Geology of Australian and Papua New Guinea Mineral Deposits (Eds: D A Berkman and D H Mackenzie), pp473-480 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).

CHRIS DE-VITRY

Broome, J., Journeaux, T., Simpson, C., Dodunski, N., Hosken, J., De-Vitry, C., 1998. Agnew Gold Deposits, in Geology of Australian and Papua New Guinean Mineral Deposits, (Eds: D A Berkman and D H Mackenzie), pp 161-172 (The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).

De-Vitry, C., 2005. Utilising Statistics and Geostatistics to Validate, Characterise and Improve Geological Domaining: A Case study from BHP Billiton’s Yandi Channel Iron Deposit, in Iron Ore 2005, 19-21 September 2005, Perth, Australia, (The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).

De-Vitry, C., 2005. Alternatives to Conditional Simulation for the Estimation of Iron Grade Distributions: A Case Study From BHP Billiton’s Mt Whaleback Operations, in Iron Ore 2005, 19-21 September 2005, Perth, Australia, (The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).

De-Vitry, C., 2002. Resource Classification: A Case Study From the Joffre Hosted Iron Ore of BHP Billiton’s Mt Whaleback Operations, in Iron Ore 2002, 9-11 September 2002, Perth, Australia, pp 127-136, (The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).

De-Vitry, C., 2002. A Geologists Guide to Destroying Shareholder Value and a Business Improvement Model to Insure Against it, in AUSIMM Value Tracking Symposium, Brisbane Qld, 7-8 October 2002, pp 109-113, (The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).

De-Vitry, C., Libby, J. W., and Langworthy, P. J., 1998. Rocky’s Reward Nickel Deposit, in Geology of Australian and Papua New Guinean Mineral Deposits (Eds: D A Berkman and D H Mackenzie), The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne.

De-Vitry, C., Vann, J., and Arvidson, H., 2007. A Guide to Selecting the Optimal Method of Resource Estimation for Multivariate Iron Ore Deposits, In: Iron Ore Conference, Perth, Western Australia, 20-22 August, 2007: pp. 67-77. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne.

MIKE STEWART

1:10,000 Scale Geological Standards, British Geological Survey
SE41NW, Ackworth, 1993
SE31NE, Crofton, 1993
SE41SW, Hemsworth, 1994
SE02NE, Ovendon, 1994
SE12NW, Shelf, 1994
SE14NW (part), Ilkely, 1994
SE14NE (part), Burley in Wharfedale, 1994

Cotton, R. J., Stewart, M., 1989. Alluvial gold resource evaluation, Hou Hou Creek, Hokitika, New Zealand. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Conference Bulletin and Proceedings, 1989.

Coward, S., Vann, J., Dunham, S., and Stewart, M., 2009. The Primary-Response framework for geometallurgical variables. In 7^th International Mining Geology Conference, Perth, Western Australia 17-19^th August 2009: pp109-113. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Doyle, S., Stewart, M., 1997. Resource Estimation Practice at Macraes Minesite, Otago NZ. NZMIA Conference Proceedings, Auckland, 1997.

Forster, A., and others., 1995. A geological background for planning and development in Wigan, Volume 1: A geological foundation for planning and Volume 2: A user’s guide to Wigan’s ground conditions. British Geological Survey Technical Report No. WN/95/3.

Jackson, S., Frederickson, D., Stewart, M., Vann, J., Burke, A., Dugdale, J., and Bertoli, O., 2003. Geological and geostatistical risk at the Golden Gift and Magdala Gold Deposits, Stawell, Victoria. In: 5th International Mining Geology Conference, Bendigo, Victoria, 17-19
November, 2003.

Nathan, S., Stewart, M., Kawachi, Y., 1987. Regional Metamorphism of basement rocks west of the Alpine Fault in South Westland. Abstract in Programme and Abstracts Geological Society of New Zealand Miscellaneous Publication No. 37a, 1987.

Rattenbury, M., Stewart, M., 1996. Structure of the Greenland Group, Reefton Goldfield. Proceedings of XXth Anunual AusIMM Conference, Greymouth, New Zealand.

Rattenbury, M.S., Stewart, M., 2000. The structural setting of the Globe-Progress and Blackwater gold mines, Reefton goldfield, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics Vol 43.

Stewart, M., 1994. Geology of Hemsworth district, British Geological Survey Open File Report No. WA/93/57.

Stewart, M., 1994. Geology of Crofton district, British Geological Survey Open File Report No. WA/93/56.

Stewart, M., 1994. Geology of Ackworth district, British Geological Survey Open File Report No. WA/92/90.

Stewart, M., 1995. Structural Mapping Waiuta surrounds, MMCL Internal Report MLS R010/005

Stewart, M., 1995. PL 31-2173, Final report on prospecting, 1989-1995, MMCL Technical Report for Ministry of Commerce.

STEPHEN COWARD

Nicholas, G., S. Coward, et al., 2007. Decision making using an integrated evaluation model versus sensitivity analysis and monte carlo simulation. CIM Conference, Montreal, Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy and Petroleum.

Nicholas, G. D., S. Coward, et al., 2006. Integrated mine evaluation- implications for mine management. Mine Managers Conference, Melbourne, AUSIMM.

Coward, S. and J. Ferreira., 2005. Development and conceptual evaluation of a methodology for sampling for diamonds in broken ore. EMMES Conference, Johannesburg, South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

BOSTA PRAMATA

Pratama, B., 2003. Blasting Optimization Crushing Conveying Optimising SAG Throughput data for Mine Throughput Modeling. acQuire 7th Annual Conference.

Pratama, B., Setyandhaka, D., Maryono, A., Hermawan, W., Clode, C., 2002. Application of PIMA Technology in Defining Gold and Copper Exploration Targets In Island Arc Settings: A Case Study from Sumbawa and Lombok, Indonesia. IAGI 31st Annual Proceeding.