Should geochemistry be used more than structure? How can you get a 3D picture of a resource? And what are "coloured shapes around coloured numbers"? Optiro's Principal Consultant Mark Drabble joins Fresh Thinking to give an overview of geological interpretation and modelling.

In this episode:

0:57 What is geological interpretation?
2:31 Why is it so important?
3:28 How do geologists interpret the information they see?
4:29 What are "coloured shapes around coloured numbers?"
7:22 What is the best way to take all the data into account?
9:09 You say it's hard to understand the house if you're looking through the letterbox down the hallway - what do you mean by this?
10:49 So you take a step back and look at the asset as a whole?
11:40 Do you think geochemistry is used more than structure?
13:05 How do you find the balance in your approach?
14:19 How can companies get better value from the information they collect?
15:56 When have you used these approaches in the field?
18:22 What links could you share with listeners?

Like to learn more?
Deposit-scale structural controls on orogenic gold deposits: an integrated, physical process–based hypothesis and practical targeting implications.
 Leapfrog 3D Geological Modelling course