Continue your RecMin training with Prof. Isidro Diego Álvarez in this advanced 4-h online course, building directly on the 2025 introductory RecMin course. Working with real datasets, you’ll move from sample curation and composites into 3D geostatistics, interpolation of a fine block model (nearest neighbour, IDW and kriging), resource classification and reblocking. The course then covers surface triangulation, projection tools and Google Earth visualisation, before closing with mine design.

You’ll work with real datasets to move from sample curation and composites into 3D geostatistics, interpolation of a fine block model (nearest neighbour, IDW and kriging), resource classification and reblocking — then on to surface triangulation, Google Earth visualisation, and full mine design including open pits, dump sites and underground workings.

New to RecMin? This course continues directly from the first RecMin course (2025) — sign up for the self-paced version if you missed it, and get 20% off both when you purchase them together.

When: 8 & 9 July 2026, 18:00–20:00 CEST

Where: Online (live sessions)

Presenter: Prof. Isidro Diego Álvarez (University of Oviedo)

Fees (incl. Belgian VAT):

• EurGeol members: €120 — or €192 for both courses when purchased together

• Regular participants: €130 — or €208 for both courses when purchased together

Meet the Presenter

Prof. Isidro Diego Álvarez is Professor of Mining Engineering at the University of Oviedo with over 25 years of academic and industry experience. He has collaborated with companies such as Arcelor, Kobe Steel, US Steel, Riotinto, and Pasek, and has published extensively on mineral deposit modelling and geostatistics.

Course Outline

• Samples curation, treatment of outliers

• Composites. Creation and visualization 3D geostatistics

• Interpolation of a fine block model (nearest neighbour, IDW, kriging)

• Resources classification

• Reblocking

• Surface Triangulation 

• Image projection (plant drawings/sections)

• Projection tools (rotation, translation, scale) 

• Google Earth visualization

• Open pit design with roads

• Dump sites design with roads Underground design

What You’ll Gain

• A certificate of completion (with 6 CPD points for EurGeols)

• Experience using RecMin Free — a widely available professional software

• Skills in geostatistics, interpolation and resource classification

• Confidence designing open-pit, dump-site and underground layouts in RecMin

• Hands-on experience with real datasets, building on the fundamentals from the first course

Learn more about the course here: 

https://tinyurl.com/EFGA-RecMin-Advanced

About EFG:
 
The European Federation of Geologists (EFG) is a non-profit organisation that represents the professional interests of the geological community in Europe. EFG actively promotes the importance of geoscience for society and advocates for sustainable practices to address global challenges, particularly in the field of climate change. EFG confers the internationally-recognised European Geologist (“EurGeol”) professional title to suitably qualified candidates.