Welcome to Paramina’s training section. Find your training and improve your skills.
PARAMINA Solutions offers a wide variety of mining software training courses for beginner, intermediate and advanced users of GEOVIA software. Courses are available on both a scheduled and request basis and can be tailored to suit your needs. We can also train you at your site using your data.
Why take training from us?
As the technical consultant of the software, we can recommend time-saving workflows, and provide latest innovations that will enable you to unleash its full potential. We offer a training path that allows you to add new software skills as your operational requirements grow and to help you advance your career.
Globally, we have mining professionals with local language and cultural understanding, and expertise encompassing modelling, design, scheduling, data management, automated workflows, system configuration, and points in between.
New users from any exploration or mining discipline.
COURSE OVERVIEW
Whether you are just starting out with Surpac, or have not used it in a while and want to refresh your knowledge, this introductory training course will give you the skills you need to perform common functions in the software and use it productively. It covers concepts and procedures that will allow the user to perform basic function in the software, and will serve as a basis for more advanced training.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the completion of the course, you will have been exposed to the following topics and concepts: Install and license Surpac Understand Surpac data types, concepts, and file structure Utilize the software interface for setting up and managing data Display data and inquire data properties Modify or create new data for points, lines and surfaces Understand the concepts of surfaces and generate them Generate simple volume calculations between surfaces Display, create and calculate the volume of basic solids Repair errors on solids Conduct measurements between points or triangulated data Create simple plots
PREREQUISITES
Knowledge of: Microsoft® Windows® file management, ASCII files and Microsoft Excel®. The Surpac menu structure and graphical user interface (GUI) are similar to most Windows-based packages and therefore a basic knowledge of the Windows operating system and environment is necessary.
Geologists who are either new to Surpac’s geological tools or would like to refresh their skills.
COURSE OVERVIEW
The Surpac Basic Geology four-day course will allow the user to perform basic geological functions in Surpac and will serve as a basis for more advanced training. It covers introductory software skills necessary for basic resource estimation.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the completion of the course, you will have been exposed to the following topics and concepts: Understand geology data types and conceptsLearn how to create and display geological databasesExtract data from the databaseHandle declusteringCreate different types of drillhole and bench compositesDomaining and drillhole flaggingConduct basic statisticsGeological map displayBlock model creation and manipulationBasic resource estimationBasic block model reporting
PREREQUISITES
Knowledge of: Microsoft® Windows® file management, ASCII files and Microsoft Excel®. Completion of Surpac Foundation or an introductory Surpac course or basic experience and competency in the use of Surpac is also required. The Surpac menu structure and graphical user interface (GUI) are similar to most Windows-based packages and therefore a basic knowledge of the Windows operating system and environment is necessary.
Geologists who have conceptual knowledge of geostatistics, is involved in resource estimation, and has a background on the basics of Surpac. This is focused on advanced geological analysis and geostatistics as conducted via Surpac.
COURSE OVERVIEW
The Surpac Advanced Geology course will provide participants with software skills for advanced topics concerning resource estimation.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the completion of the course, you will have been exposed to the following topics and concepts: Geological data analysis using SurpacSpatial Statistics and VariographySpatial Statistics and VariographyConducting Ordinary KrigingRunning the Surpac InterpolatorBlock Size AnalysisModel ValidationClassification via Kriging Efficiency
PREREQUISITES
This course assumes that attendees have knowledge on the concepts of geostatistical analysis for resource estimation, especially variography. Knowledge of: Microsoft® Windows® file management, ASCII files and Microsoft Excel®. Completion of Surpac Foundation or an introductory Surpac course or basic experience and competency in the use of Surpac is also required. Completion of Surpac Basic Geology Course or basic competency in the geology modules of Surpac such as the geological database, statistics, and block modelling. The Surpac menu structure and graphical user interface (GUI) are similar to most Windows-based packages and therefore a basic knowledge of the Windows operating system and environment is necessary.
Mining and planning engineers who have successfully completed a Surpac Foundation training course.
COURSE OVERVIEW
The Surpac Surface Engineering two day course covers software concepts and topics that will allow the user to conduct a pit design and serve as the basis for good engineering processes in Surpac.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the completion of the course, you will have been exposed to the following topics and concepts: Pit design fundamentalsVolume calculation of the designed pitDump designRoad designAdditional topic if required:Block Modeling basics for surface engineering
PREREQUISITES
Knowledge of: Microsoft® Windows® file management, ASCII files, and Microsoft Excel®. Completion of Surpac Foundation or an introductory Surpac course or basic experience and competency in the use of Surpac is also required. The Surpac menu structure and graphical user interface (GUI) are similar to most Windows-based packages and therefore a basic knowledge of the Windows operating system and environment is necessary.
