Mining & Mineral Exploration
The JORC Code for Reporting Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves
A programme in the requirements of the JORC Code (2012 Edition) for public reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves: its principles, the classification of resources and reserves, the modifying factors, Table 1, the role and responsibilities of the Competent Person, and the Code’s place among international reporting codes.
Overview
About the programme
Duration
2 days
Delivery
Training venue · At the organisation's premises
Language
Arabic or English
Objectives
Training outcomes
- Understand the Code’s principles of transparency, materiality and competence, and its scope.
- Distinguish Exploration Results, Mineral Resources in their categories (Inferred, Indicated and Measured) and Ore Reserves in their categories (Probable and Proved).
- Understand the modifying factors and how resources are converted to reserves.
- Use Table 1 as a checklist for the sections of a report.
- Review a public announcement or technical report and identify where it does not comply with the Code.
- Understand the Code’s definition of the Competent Person, and the responsibilities and limits of the role.
Content
What the programme covers
Day 1: the Code, its principles and classifications
- Origins of the Code, and reporting codes aligned with the CRIRSCO template such as NI 43-101, SAMREC and PERC.
- Principles, definitions and the scope of public reporting.
- Exploration Results and Exploration Targets, and the rules for reporting each.
- Mineral Resources: the requirement of reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction, and the three confidence categories.
Day 2: reserves, Table 1 and application
- Ore Reserves and the modifying factors: mining, processing, economic, marketing, legal, environmental, social and governmental.
- Table 1: sampling techniques and data, reporting of Exploration Results, estimation and reporting of Mineral Resources, and estimation and reporting of Ore Reserves.
- The Competent Person: definition, professional membership, relevant experience and written consent to the report.
- The Saudi context: how international reporting codes relate to technical reports submitted under the Mining Investment Law and its Implementing Regulations, according to the texts in force at the time of delivery.
- Workshop: reviewing and critiquing a public announcement against the Code, followed by the assessment.
Who it is for
Target audience
Geologists and mining engineers who prepare or contribute to resource and reserve reports, exploration managers, financial analysts and investors in mining, and staff of bodies that review technical reports.
Method
Delivery method
Short lectures and exercises on published announcements and technical reports, with a group review workshop. The organisation may bring its own reports for review in the workshop. Delivered in Arabic or English.
Questions
FAQ
Does the programme qualify a participant as a Competent Person under the Code?
No. Competent Person status under the Code rests on membership of a recognised professional organisation and experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and the activity; it is not conferred by attending a training programme. The programme helps participants understand the requirements for which the Competent Person is responsible, and prepare the reports that person reviews and signs.
Does the programme cover other reporting codes?
It compares the JORC Code with the codes aligned with the CRIRSCO template in their principles, classification and Competent Person requirements, while keeping the focus on the JORC Code.
A programme tailored to your organisation
The duration and topics of the programme are adjusted to the organisation's needs, and it is delivered at its site, in a training hall arranged by the Center, or virtually.