Biography:
M.Sc. in Mathematical Statistics from Monash University Ph.D. from University College London (1975)
Know-how and experience:
Interested in the blending, targeting and buffering functions of stockpiles.
Active on Standards committees for sampling standards.
Has provided advice about stockpiling options for several mining operations.
Believes that planning of mines and metallurgical plants should include prediction of grade variability.
Publications:
Robinson, G.K. and van der Touw, J.W.: CHASM - A model for blending stockpiles. CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics. Report No. DMS-D9371.