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This is a summary of the opinion pieces and blog posts categorized into different topics.  Each title is linked to the blog post.  Some of these opinion pieces were written going back to 2015.  Some have been updated, however many posts are still in original form to provide context back to the time they were written.

• Mine Financial Modelling – Please Think of Others

• Consider Early Stage Mining Economic Analysis

• Financings – It Helps to Have a Credible Path Forward

• Mine Project Economics – Simple 1D Cashflow Model

• Cashflow Sensitivity Analyses – Be Careful

• Global Tax Regimes – How Do They Compare?

• Flawed Mining Projects – No Such Thing as Perfection

• Simple Mine Financial Models Can Really Help

• Climbing the Hill of Value With 1D Modelling

• Mining Financial Modeling - Make it Better!

• NPV One – Cashflow Modelling Without Excel

• NPV a Disappointment? A Few Ways to Fix It

• Multi-Company Engineering Studies Can Work Well..Or Not

• Large Consulting Firms or Small Firms – Any Difference?

• Google Earth – Make Good Use of It

• Request For Proposal (“RFP”) – Always Prepare One

• Importance of a Study Manager – They’re the Key

• Work Breakdown Structures – Don’t Forget About The WBS

• Independent Consultant Directory

• Resource Estimates – Are Independent Audits A Good Idea?

• Consulting and Stock Compensation

• Benchmarking - Lets See More of It

• Consultants Need to Earn a Living Too

• Pit Wall Angles and Bench Width – how do they relate?

• Oil Sands vs Tar Sands – Something I’ve Been Wondering About

• Using Sand to Build Roads

• Landslide Blog – If You Like Failures

• Hydrogeology At Diavik – Its Complicated

• Directional Drilling Open Pit Dewatering Wells – Great Idea

• Clays in Mining - Friends or Foes

• Steeper Pit Slopes Can Save Money

• Mining Under Lakes – Part 1: Examples

• Mining Under Lakes – Part 2: Design Issues

• 4 Mining Study Types (Concept to Feasibility)

• Mining PEA’s – Not All PEA’s Are Created Equal

• Mining PEA’s – Is it Worth Agonizing Over Details

• Miners - Why Have Your Own Independent Consultant?

• Mine Builders vs Mine Vendors

• What Does Ai Think of Toll Milling

• Mine Site Visit – What Is the Purpose?

• Mining Due Diligence Data Rooms – Help!

• Mining Due Diligence Checklist

• Are Engineers Too Pessimistic

• Polymetallic Drill Results – Interesting or Not?

• Grade-Tonnage Curves – Worthy of a Good Look

• Don’t Cut Corners, Cut Cross-Sections Instead

• New Mining Software and 43-101 Legal Issues

• 43-101 and the Shrinking Feasibility Study

• 43-101 Reports – What Sections Are Missing?

• Resources, Resources, and Mineral Reserves

• The Anatomy of 43-101 Chapter 16 – Mining (Part 1)

• The Anatomy of 43-101 Chapter 16 – Mining (Part 2)

• Junior Mining Shams and Scams – Part 1

• Junior Mining Shams and Scams – Part 2

• The Double Life of Inferred Resources

• Open Pit Optimization – How I View It

• Constraints: Use Them to Your Advantage

• Ore Stockpiling – Why are we doing this again?

• Underground Feasibility Forecasts vs Actuals

• O/P to U/G Cross-Over – Two Projects into One

• Pit Optimization – More Than Just a “NPV vs RF” Graph

• Mining's Obsession with Optimization – Good or Bad

• Mining Takeovers – Should Governments Be Heavily Involved?

• Integra Gold Rush Challenge – Watch for it at PDAC

• Does the Mining Industry Employ Interns?

• A Mining Career or a Travel Club

• A Junior EIT Mining Story

• Games People Play

• Life as an Engineer - Read All About It

• Top Ten Mining Podcasts

• A Rookie in the Oilsands – Part 1

• A Rookie in the Oilsands – Part 2

• Metal Equivalent Grade versus NSR for multi-metals – Preference?

• Ore Value Calculator – What’s My Ore Worth?

• Measured vs. Indicated Resources – Do We Treat Them the Same?

• Higher Metal Prices – Should We Lower the Cut-Off Grade?

• Ore Dilution Prediction – Its Always an Issue

• Ore Dilution – An Underground Perspective

• Gold Exploration Intercepts – Interesting or Not?

• Mine Reconciliation – Standardization Please

• Pre-Concentration – Savior or Not?

• Mineral Processing – Can We Keep It Dry?

• Pre-Concentration – Maybe Good, Maybe Not

• Heap Leach or CIL or Maybe Both

• Potash Ore Grades – Check the Units

• Potash Stories from 3000 Feet Down - Part 1

• Potash Stories from 3000 Feet Down - Part 2

• Fluid Tailings – Time to Kick The Habit?

• Tailings Disposal Method versus Risk

• Filtered Tailings Testing Checklist 

• Using Satellites to Monitor Tailings Dams

• Mine Waste Risk Management – A Step Towards Consistency

• 3D Printing – A Simple Idea

• 3D Model Printing – More Information

• Remote Sensing of Ore Grades

• AI versus the Geologists

• Blockchain vs Robotic Process Automation

• Is Insitu Leaching the “Green Mining” Future

• Cyber Security – Coming to a Mine Near You

• Power Generation & Desalinization – An Idea that Floats

• Green Energy Storage Using Abandoned Mines

• Vertical Conveyors Give Mining a Life

• Two Mining Innovations - Load Scanning & Vehicle Tracking

• Let A.I. Help Target Your Infill Drilling

• Hard Rock Continuous Cutting - Reducing Drill & Blast

• Mine Approvals May Be Hinging on the Corporate Bank Account

• Sustainable Mining – What Is It Really?

• NPV and Sustainable Mining – Friends or Foes

• Mining's Lassonde Curve - A Wild Ride

• Mining Fads and the Herd Mentality

• Claim Fees Paid for a Royalty Interest – Good Deal or Not?

• Mining Takeovers – Should Governments Be Heavily Involved?

• Do Any Junior Producers Model a Gold ETF?

• The Mining Bank or eBay for Mining Properties

• Google Earth – Share Your Project in 3D

• Global Risks – Our Fears Are Evolving

• Connecting With Investors - Any New Ideas?

• Junior Mining – Are People Still Investing?

• Beyond the Headline Grade: For or Against Assay Transparency?

• The Surprising Parallels Between Junior Miners and Tech Startups