George mc isaac, p.eng, phd

40 years experience in Mining Engineering with specialization in Underground Mining and Mineral Economics. Focused on orebody assessment from exploration to operations.

Located in Viña del Mar, Chile

Helping clients in French, English, and Spanish-speaking nations

Mining Engineering Services

• Design and planning of operations:  focus on the cut-off grades, production rates, mining methods, planning, and infrastructures.

• Scoping and strategy:  Assessment of the economic potential of a deposit, of the risks and of the work required to minimize them

• Valuation:  Estimation of the value of a deposit according to international valuation standards

• Audit & Due diligence:  review of the technical aspects of an operation to help investors decide to finance it.  Identification of risks, their impact, and work to mitigate them

• DRX, infill drilling campaign optimization. Expert service to reduce the amount of drilling to meet your objectives.  Service provided in collaboration with Objectivity.ca

Professional Formation & Training

• Continuing education courses

• Introductory courses to government officials, financial analysts, lawyers, accountants, human resources

• Advanced courses for engineers and geologists

• Mining 101, an introduction to mining and mineral processing.  Basics concepts will be presented along with many pictures, videos, and anecdotes so that the participants will have a better understanding of public information provided by exploration and mining companies.

• The Basics of Geology, Mining, and Mineral Processing, 

• Introduction to Economic Studies, 

• Field classes, mine site visits, geological traverses, complemented by classroom instructions