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BEST PRACTICE PROTOCOLS AND STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES

Life in mineral exploration can be tough at times, so why not to make it a bit easier for those who are just starting ? Time permitting, we will be posting here for free download some simple notes and best practice protocols, covering the basics in mineral exploration. We hope that these will prove useful and will contribute to the dissemination of knowledge and quality know-how. The list of the first topics to be covered follows, and the file notes already appended are highlighted in bold.

• Note 01: HOW TO READ A SCIENTIFIC PAPER - A ONE-PAGE GUIDE
• Note 02: SOME EXCELLENT GEOLOGY REFERENCE BOOKS – A MUST HAVE FOR YOUR BOOKSHELF
• Note 03: ROCK-FORMING MINERALS IN THE FIELD - A BASIC INTRODUCTION
• Note 04: IDENTIFYING IGNEOUS ROCKS IN THE FIELD - A BASIC INTRODUCTION
• Note 05: IDENTIFYING ALTERATION STYLES IN THE FIELD
• Note 06: A BRIEF GUIDE TO PROPERTY EVALUATION
• Note 07: BASIC HEALTH & SAFETY PROTOCOL FOR FIELDWORK
• Note 08: SAFETY ADVICE REGARDING WORK IN CHALLENGING COUNTRIES
• Note 09: GEOPHYSICS-101
• Note 10: A THOROUGH DRILL-CORE LOGGING PROTOCOL

(more file notes will follow)

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Good observations should always be recorded separately from their interpretation, as this way they can always be reinterpreted in the future