GDD Services
With some 40 years’ experience, GDD offers the highest standard of professional services focused in three areas.
Technical Data Management Services
GDD’s core business focuses on all aspects of master technical data management across the entire mining life-cycle spectrum
From ‘data distillation’ and organisation of existing data collections to the implementation of disciplined database systems, GDD offers both the expertise and the necessary tools to make your data far more accessible, complete and secure.
Understand the real financial value, time saving and project risk reduction that stems from effective technical data management
Geological Consulting Services
Since 1984 GDD have provided consulting services in exploration and mining geology, mineral resource and ore reserve estimation, grade control, production reporting and reconciliation…..
Across a range of commodities including base and precious metals, coal, iron ore and phosphate
These services cover both operational and management aspects, with a heavy focus on technical data management and stewardship, across all facets of the resources industry.
Our experience ranges from the grass-roots exploration projects to the major mining projects, producing in excess of one million ounces of gold per year as an example
Training Services
Extensive experience in the fields of mining, geology and technical services have given us the ability to sufficiently train others in these areas. We believe in passing on knowledge and offer various training services either on or off site.
Our aim is to provide practical, application oriented courses, to assist your operation to gain maximum benefit from the investment you make both in the data you collect, and the computing tools you use.
Preserving Original Data Values
Andy’s ‘Andy Tips – No. 27
One of the primary goals in recording and assembling data is (or should be) to preserve where possible the original observation, log or measurement data, so it can be reconciled back to related original documents, thereby providing a clear audit trail
Two common examples are the recording of drillhole logging depths, and original analysis or assay results.
In coal logging, depth corrections are applied based on the geophysical log; preserving the original ‘as logged’ depth is important for audit reasons
Similarly, recording the original reported values for assays is important for verification and other reasons…