Quality Control of Assays.

Doctor Alastair J. Sinclair

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C

Alastair J. Sinclair obtained his B.A.Sc. and M.A.Sc. degrees in geological engineering from the University of Toronto (1957 and 1958) and a Ph.D. in Economic Geology from the University of British Columbia (1964). From 1962-1964 he taught in the Dept. of Geology, University of Washington, Seattle; and from 1964 to 1998 taught at the University of British Columbia.

In addition to teaching at UBC he was Head, Department of Geological Sciences (1985-1990) and Director of Geological Engineering (1991-98). He is presently Professor Emeritus in geological engineering at the University of British Columbia where he taught for 35 years. For many years he taught courses in Economic Geology, Mineral Inventory Estimation and Mineralography and Ore Microscopy. His research activities have focussed on Mineral Exploration Data Analysis, Resource Estimation of Mineral Deposits and Quality Control Aspects of Resource Evaluation.

He is currently active in applied research relating to mineral deposit evaluation. He has presented a wide range of short courses for mining companies and professional organizations and has consulted widely for the international mining industry; he continues to be active in these fields.