- DUBAI: 27/4-1/5/26
- PAPUA NEW GUINEA (PORT MORESBY): 10-12/6/24
Course Brief
This course provides a short introduction to technical reporting in the coal mining industry. It is aimed primarily at junior and graduate professional geoscientists and will provide delegates with a short history of the development of the various internationally recognised Reporting Codes currently in use in the mining industry. It will also provide a general overview of the background governing these regulatory documents for all commodities, but the focus of the course will be on the coal industry, covering; i) Coal exploration reporting, ii) On-mine technical reporting, and iii)Code compliant reporting of coal resources and reserves.
The primary reference materials that will be referred to during the course comprise the latest versions of the most commonly used Reporting Codes, namely the JORC and SAMREC Codes, and the Canadian National Instrument; (the NI 43-101), together with all ancillary supporting documents such as check lists, guidelines, and explanatory notes used in the public reporting of Coal Resources and Coal Reserves. The public reporting of Resources and Reserves is a statutory requirement for Companies wishing to list on any of the recognised stock exchanges, or seeking project funding from stakeholders in the public sector.
The example documents provided will demonstrate the generally accepted reporting formats covering all aspects of the exploration and exploitation of coal deposits, but will also address specific areas of concern where the standard practices employed in the industry are not well understood, or are poorly complied with. The recommended standard formats allow for better comparison amongst companies across the industry and promote transparency of technical information. These standard formats are required by all stock exchanges, regulatory agencies and financial institutions.
Course Content
- History and Principles of Public Reporting of Mineral (including coal) Resources and Reserves.
- Responsible Person’s competency and responsibilities.
- Structure of the most commonly used reporting codes (JORC, NI 43-101, SAMREC, CRIRSCO etc.)
- Structure of technical reports.
- Technical Reports, Press Releases, Websites and other forms of Public Reporting.
- Reporting of Coal Resources, based on appropriate Exploration Results.
- Reporting of Coal Reserves based on appropriate Resource estimates and supporting Exploration Results.
- Updates of technical reports/press releases and follow-up (Additional Studies) reports.
- Overview of the JORC Code
- Supporting documents – The JORC Code Table 1 criteria, and the Australian Guidelines for the Estimation and Classification Of Coal Resources (2014 edition)
- Overview of the SAMREC Code
- Supporting Documents – The SANS 10320 document – South African guide to the systematic evaluation of coal resources and coal reserves, and Section 12 of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements (2024).
- Overview of the Canadian ‘National Instrument’, (the NI 43-101)
- Supporting documents – CIM Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (2014), and Geological Survey of Canada: A Standardized Coal Resource/Reserve Reporting System for Canada, as amended (“Paper 88-21”) (1989).
- The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Component
- Formatting of Figures.
- Writing Styles and Terminology.
- Competent Person’s Statements and Certificates