A vital
ingredient in ensuring that metals exploration companies, working in the
developing countries of thePacific
Rim, support the development of national geologists is making such a
learning program cost-effective. There is a wide spectrum of learning needed in
the development of these explorationists: the technical and conceptual skills to
carry out exploration efficiently, the professional and managerial skills to
apply the exploration in the work situation, the personal attributes required to
manage their exploration effectively, and a company organisation that allows
them to learn and use these skills and attributes.