Skip to content
7 - QAQC - quality is everything! (part 1) episode artwork

Mar 19, 2019 15 min

7 - QAQC - quality is everything! (part 1)

from Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro Hosted by Optiro

Quality Assurance and Quality Control, or QAQC, encompasses a range of controls that ensure accurate results in sampling. In this part 1 of the two-part series on QAQC, Optiro's Director of Geology Ian Glacken and Principal Paul Blackney discuss the difference between QA and QC and how accuracy is determined. In this episode: 0:56 What is QAQC? 2:10 What are the limits of QAQC in the mining cycle? 2:45 What are the key aspects of what QAQC is trying to achieve? 4:09 How do we measure accuracy given we don't know the true grade of anything? 5:18 What are the characteristics of a Certified Reference Material? 12:17 How do we portray accuracy? For more information: Contact Ian Glacken - Optiro Director of Geology: [email protected] Contact Paul Blackney - Principal Consultant: [email protected] Optiro website

Episode details come from the podcast's RSS feed.

Embed this episode

Ready to play

7 - QAQC - quality is everything! (part 1)

0:00 15:00

No transcript yet.

Requests help us decide what to transcribe next.

Frequently asked questions

How long is this episode of Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro?

This episode is 15 minutes long.

When was this Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro episode published?

This episode was published on March 19, 2019.

Can I download this Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.