This is an extract from Alkane Lessons, published by Mining Monthly on 2 August 2022.
Alkane Resources’ 10.1 million-ounce-gold-equivalent discovery at Boda in NSW shows the crucial factors behind great discoveries never change. It is also no coincidence the discovery was led by a veteran exploration geologist who understands these factors better than younger generations of his peers.
The man at the centre of the Boda discovery story is Alkane technical director Ian Chalmers, who joined the company in 1986 and was managing director from 2006 to 2017.
He is the first one to point out Boda was a team effort and to praise the skills of the exploration team he has built over many years.
Chalmers also somewhat deflects attention from himself by saying it is all about following the science…