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1. INTRODUCTION
5. CONCLUSIONS
6. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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1. INTRODUCTION
Two terms that have many interpretations because of the multiple definitions for the
words assurance and control…. One definition of quality assurance is: all the planned and
systematic activities implemented within the quality system that can be demonstrated to
provide confidence that a product or service will fulfill requirements for quality. One
definition for quality control is: the operational techniques and activities used to fulfill
requirements for quality. Often, however, “quality assurance” and “quality control” are
used interchangeably, referring to the actions performed to ensure the quality of a product,
service or process.
Quality has been defined as fitness for use, conformance to requirements, and the pursuit of
excellence. Even though the concept of quality has existed from early times, the study and
definition of quality have been given prominence only in the last century.
1920s: quality control. Following the Industrial Revolution and the rise of mass
production, it became important to better define and control the quality of products.
Originally, the goal of quality was to ensure that engineering requirements were met in
final products. Later, as manufacturing processes became more complex, quality developed
into a discipline for controlling process variation as a means of producing quality products.
1950s: quality assurance and auditing. The quality profession expanded to include the
quality assurance and quality audit functions. The drivers of independent verification of
quality were primarily industries in which public health and safety were paramount.
1980s: total quality management (TQM). Businesses realized that quality wasn’t just the
domain of products and manufacturing processes, and total quality management (TQM)
principles were developed to include all processes in a company, including management
functions and service sectors.
Quality management today. There have been many interpretations of what quality is,
beyond the dictionary definition of “general goodness.” Other terms describing quality
include reduction of variation, value-added, and conformance to specifications.
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A system of quality management includes all activities of the overall management function
that determine the quality policy, objectives, and responsibilities and their implementation.
As ISO 9000 explains, a management system provides the means of establishing a policy
and objectives and the means to achieve those objectives.
Quality assurance and quality control are two aspects of quality management. While some
quality assurance and quality control activities are interrelated, the two are defined
differently.
While quality assurance relates to how a process is performed or how a product is made,
quality control is more the inspection aspect of quality management.
Inspection is the process of measuring, examining, and testing to gauge one or more
characteristics of a product or service and the comparison of these with specified
requirements to determine conformity. Products, processes, and various other results can be
inspected to make sure that the object coming off a production line, or the service being
provided, is correct and meets specifications.
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QAQC Modeling
QAQC Database
QAQC Grades
QAQC Geology
QAQC Sampling
QAQC Drilling
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QUALITY
STAGE ACTIVITY (checking of….)
CONTROL
Drillings Original data vs database. Change of database
recommendations. according to
original signed
record
Survey topographic Original data (2-3 contractors) vs Change of database
coordinate database. according to
certificate original signed
record
Regularization Original data (Recovery, FF, angles) Change of database
report vs database. according to
original signed
record
Contractor report Original data vs database. Change of database
according to
original signed
record
Drill report Original data vs database. Change of database
according to
original signed
record
Certificate of Original data (Dip> 0 and azimuth Change of database
deviations between 0 - 360 °, check which according to
catheters with survey have collar) vs original signed
database (at least 10% duplicates) record
Certificate of Original data (Limits of detection that Change of database
geochemical the FROM is not equal to the TO, according to
analysis check reported minimum values is original signed
adjusted to LD) vs database. record
Geological and Original worksheets delivered by the Change of database
geotechnical geologist (drilling funds, FROM-TO, according to
logging geoscodes, RQD recoveries) vs original signed
database record
Density certificates Original data vs database. Change of database
according to
original signed
record
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5. CONCLUSIONS
The Quality Control program consists in the systematic insertion of control samples
in the batches sent to the laboratory.
It is important to insist that the various elements evaluated during Quality Control
are independent of each other. Each type of control sample has a special purpose,
and the exclusion of a particular type of control sample cannot be supplemented by
the inclusion of another type of sample.
Every company, production unit, project or prospect of exploration must have a
Sampling Protocol (SP) duly approved and disseminated.
The sampling teams are adjusted to the best and most qualified human resources
and implement training programs.
6. BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://asq.org/learn-about-quality/quality-assurance-quality-
control/overview/overview.html
https://www.diffen.com/difference/Quality_Assurance_vs_Quality_Control
http://www.novanotio.es/diferencias-entre-garantia-de-calidad-qa-y-control-de-
calidad-qc/
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