The Z* technical team provides specialist services to the mining and investment communities. Z* prides itself in having excellent technical knowledge and in maintaining high standards and integrity in all our projects. In the first five years of operating from our Cape Town office Z* has developed a reputation in the industry for completing projects on time and within budget. We have successfully developed robust, long term partnerships with a number of large mining houses as well as smaller companies. Our policy of frequent and open dialogue during all projects has strengthened our working relationships and enabled clients to develop their own levels of skills and knowledge. Z* present a one week course on mineral resource management at Stellenbosch University and the University of Cape Town. The course is intended as an introduction to the geostatistical estimation and aims to give students a fundamental understanding of the principles of estimation.