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A focused second opinion before the next commitment.

Before you commit further funds to a mining or exploration project, review the assumptions, evidence gaps and next checks that could change the decision.

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A focused first assignment

One project decision, clearly bounded.

A focused fatal-flaw assessment brings mineral economics, material risks and evidence gaps into one decision view before further funds are committed or a new project is taken on.

Before work begins, MinEx and the client agree the question, permitted inputs, scope, deliverable, fee and timing.

01From a decision to a useful next check

A focused review connects the decision ahead to the evidence available and the questions that could change it.

  1. 01 / DECISION

    What needs to become clearer?

    Set the project decision, timing and next commitment.

  2. 02 / EVIDENCE AND ASSUMPTIONS

    What supports the current view?

    Review available reports, surveys and assumptions; record material gaps and competing readings.

  3. 03 / NEXT CHECK

    What could change the decision?

    Identify a proportionate evidence check to compare with the next project commitment.

02Project decisions a focused review can clarify

These MinEx method and presentation examples show the kinds of comparisons a focused review can help put in context.

River-profile example

Plan view and profile recorded different features

The brief records no below-bed feature in its plan view and at least three depressions in its profile. Which part of the profile would merit comparison with other evidence before a follow-up survey?

Historical method brief · May 2023 · MinEx SBP brief, printed p. 2 · Plan-view/profile contrast recorded in the brief.

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Landsat 8 example

Patterns compared with mapped features

The presentation compares interpreted Landsat 8 patterns with mapped features in a fluorite setting. Which mapped features are most useful to compare before prioritising closer field checks?

Presentation example · February 2026 · MinEx satellite and UAV presentation, printed slides 10–11 · Field validation or a discovery outcome is not reported.

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Profile interpretation

Profiles compared with geological controls

Historical MinEx technical descriptions show profiles compared with geological or drilling information when developing cross-sections. What additional control data would make that comparison more useful?

Historical method description · MinEx technical material · Profile interpretation compared with geological or drilling controls.

Read the geophysics context

03A practical first step

Bring the decision, the records and the next commitment. These three prompts help establish a useful boundary for a conversation.

  1. What decision needs to be made, and by when?
  2. Which reports, maps, surveys, samples or drilling records may be reviewed?
  3. What commitment is next: more data, fieldwork, a project gate or a decision to stop?

A scoped review may set out the evidence considered, key assumptions and gaps, material risks and a proportionate next-check shortlist.

04Technical detail, one click away

Explore dated method context and how source limits can shape interpretation.

Satellite imagery and GISHistorical examples, proposed sequence and interpretation limits.Geophysics and survey interpretationHistorical RAP and SBP descriptions, with a conceptual workflow.Evidence workflowFrom a decision question to a proportionate next check.

A project question?

Start with the decision ahead.

Share the project stage, decision and information already in view. MinEx can discuss whether a bounded review is appropriate.

Have ready: project stage, decision and timing, and records already available.

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