Before you start one of the largest bored excavation projects in the world, you need to be very sure of the ground beneath your feet. In preparation for the massive West Gate Tunnel project in Melbourne, Australia, it fell to… Read More
Part 1: Where have the macros gone? An immersive approach to estimation
Iain Levy, Senior Technical Lead, Seequent. When discussing Leapfrog EDGE with clients I’m often asked, “what about macros?” or, “will Leapfrog EDGE be getting macros in the future?” Along this vein, a common request is for a swish multidomain tool… Read More
Take control of your geological modelling in 2018
Are you energised and excited about the projects underway in 2018? Are the tools you use for modelling helping you to achieve your goals? Are you happy to recommend them? Recommending a solution to others is the number one proof… Read More
Our impact on the Geothermal industry
We offer a product suite with modelling capabilities for many industries, including Leapfrog Geothermal for the geothermal energy sector. Geothermal energy is heat from the earth Geothermal energy is now being harnessed by regions world-wide as an affordable, clean, and… Read More
A Three Letter Word that Sank a Thousand Mineral Projects
This post was written by Mike O’Brien, Geostatistician Seequent Expert Services (previously ARANZ Geo), based on his experiences working as a consultant on mineral projects ‘AND’ is a logic gate that sneaks up on mineral projects and destroys their value. ‘AND’ is… Read More
3D geological mapping: From 2D GIS maps to 3D modelling
By Antonio Celis Traditionally, geoscientists have translated their field data collection efforts into a digital version of a geological map, which is typically built using GIS software (e.g. ArcGIS). Consequently most companies will have large archives loaded with GIS information from… Read More
Leapfrog 4.0 – Unlocking the value of Structural Data
We’d like to share some of the feedback we’ve received so far from users who are benefiting from Leapfrog 4.0’s new structural modelling tools and workflows. We hope this blog gives you the opportunity to compare your experience with others,… Read More
Sula Iron & Gold Case Study – use of Leapfrog Geo’s movie function as a key marketing tool
Multi-commodity exploration company Sula Iron and Gold plc have used Leapfrog Geo’s movie function as a key marketing tool in the Ferensola Gold Project, Sierra Leone. Using the movie function, Sula’s Non-Executive Technical Director, Howard Baker, has produced an impressive… Read More
Client Paper: Rockmass classification – different ways of interpreting a 3D Leapfrog Geo model
We are grateful to Davi Newton Pinheiro da Costa Gomes, Geologist Engineer – Rock Mechanic at AngloGold Ashanti, for producing this paper. The paper is provided in the original Portuguese as well as English , and aims to show how the… Read More
Leapfrog and the Integra Gold Rush Challenge
The 2015 Integra Gold Rush Challenge was a crowd-sourcing competition inviting participants to help uncover the next big gold discovery in Canada’s Val-d’Ors, Quebec. Crowdsourcing offers mining an alternative to traditional approaches as it harnesses the accumulated wisdom of a… Read More