Your company's success lies in the hands of the mineral potential of your properties.

For over 47 years, exploration and mining companies alike have trusted WGM with their Mineral Resource and Reserve audits and estimates. Our resource experts have amassed decades ef experience in virtually all known deposit types, and include two of Gemcom's former most Senior Business Analysts, and several other experts in geostatistics, geologcal modelling, strategic mine planning (Whittle) and more.

Many clients request technical audits to ensure that Mineral Resources and Reserves have been estimated according to standard mining industry practice (NI 43-101, JORC) or to obtain an independent assessment of their estimates for either internal purposes or for third parties, such as financial institutions or other interested mining companies.

Our geological consultants can work with the client from the initial stages of an exploration program and will tailor the database and future program to meet their requirements. We also have the ability to import pre-existing databases and models in order to complete the task at hand and can return the finished product in a suitable format to the client.

WGM uses state of art software including Gemcom Software's GEMS geology and mine planning software, as well as Whittle open pit optimization software.

 

 

WGM has been a leading advocate of National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101"), and has helped shaped it into what it is today. Our geological consultants are qualified to make disclosure for our clients which comply with the strict guidelines of NI 43-101.

NI 43-101 is administered by the provincial securities commissions, and covers verbal and written communications (including documents and websites). In general it requires that any disclosure be based on advice from a "qualified person" (QP) who must, in some cases, be independent of the issuer and the property.

Under NI 43-101, a QP is defined as an individual who:

• Is a geoscientist or engineer with minimum five years experience in mineral exploration, mine development or operation, or mineral project assessment (or some combination of these);
• Has experience that is relevant to the subject matter of the mineral project and technical report; and
• Is a member in good standing of a professional association.

Given the depth of experience WGM's geological consultants have in Canadian-funded projects, we are highly versed in the NI 43-101 disclosure standards. WGM also fully complies with standards required by other nationalities and regulators.

 

 

Companies who have diversified their business portfolios to include mineral properties, often don't have the technical expertise to properly assess their full value. Our geological consultants will work within the framework of your organization's business strategy (i.e. risk aversion vs. tolerance) to realize the greatest potential and value for your properties.

WGM has helped countless organizations mitigate the inherent risks in developing their mineral assets through a step-by-step, systematic approach to evaluating their mineral potential, and by laying out the framework for exploration.

Our geological consultants have designed and implemented grassroots exploration programs including ground geophysics, geochemical soil sampling, field mapping, diamond drilling, analytical testwork, mineralogical studies, and preliminary metalurigcal testing.

 

 

With today's looming skills shortages and economic uncertainties, many exploration companies are looking to offset their costs by outsourcing their exploration programs to professional geological consultants. Over the past 47 years, WGM has been retained by many such companies to design and implement exploration projects.

Our project management experience includes staffing, camp logistics and setup, data compilation, target selection, surface and underground exploration, geological, geophysical and geochemical survey, drilling, preliminary feasibility studies and, of course, project monitoring.

Most recently, WGM has managed exporation programs for Houston Lake Mining and Ascension Resources.

 

 

Remote sensing offers an economical way to identify mineral exploration targets. Structures, lithologies and alteration can be interpreted, depending on terrain and vegetation cover. Satellite imagery can also provide base maps for exploration programs where accurate topographic maps are not available. SAR (radar) sensors penetrate cloud, dry snow and provide a shaded relief effect which enhances subtle geological features. WGM provides image processing, enhancement and interpretation.

Our geoligcal consultants have worked extensively with RadarSAT data world-wide since the satellite became operational. At WGM, we work with your geologists to interpret satellite imagery and integrate the images and interpretations into exploration databases on GIS. Your geologists can then work with the data on laptop computers in the field.

Image Processing, Enhancement & Interpretation:

• RadarSat: 8-100m resolution, penetrates cloud cover; used for geographic base maps, structural and geological interpretation, integration with TM, aeromagnetics, geochem, etc.
• Landsat TM: 30m resolution, 7 bands; used for geologic and structural interpretation, vegetation mapping (for stressed areas).
• MK-4: 7m resolution, 3 banks + panchromatic; used for geographic base maps, structural and geological interpretation.
• Digital Elevation Models: Used for structural, geological and geochemical interpretation, integration with geology or other datasets.

Compilation & Integration of Exploration Data:

• Compilation, Integration & Visualization of Datasets: Drillholes, assays, geochemical analyses, geology, geophysical maps, imagery, properties, etc.
• GIS Map Coverages: Rectified to map projection; linked to database attributes.
• Imagery: Converted to desktop GIS; used as base for GIS overlays.
• Digital Map Atlases: Full detail viewing with free software; maps can be printed at high resolution.
• Easy to Use Desktop GIS: MapInfo or ArcView.

Data Management:

• Land/Mineral Titles: Management of properties, projects and agreements; map and text data.
• Exploration Data: Management of drillholes, analyses, samples, surveys, images; map and text data.
• Mineral Occurrences: Mineralization, geology, resources, past work, location and access.
• Excel, Access, MapInfo, ArcView

 

 

WGM has extensive experience setting up, validating and maintaining databases. Effective database design organizes information so that it may be analyzed as a whole, or divided into discrete layers or parts at will - in order to assess a larger picture or target specific items of interest. We build databases specialized to the particular needs of project or operations in the mineral resources fields. Our geological consultants verify, compile and manage large quantities of existing data into a highly useful database format. Our database management experience covers assessment records, filing records for government, regulatory filings, and validation of data as a form of due diligence.