Nicholas van der Hout
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LinkedIn User
Nick was managing the Que River pillar recovery project when I met him. Nick did well to meet the project requirements, meeting ore grade and tonnage requirements while managing an environmentally sensitive site. He dealt with Sub Contractors and technical design in a professional and timely manner.
Phil Todd
Nicholas was a very capable Project Manager with good people skills and had his finger on the pulse at all times. Highly recommended.
LinkedIn User
Nick was managing the Que River pillar recovery project when I met him. Nick did well to meet the project requirements, meeting ore grade and tonnage requirements while managing an environmentally sensitive site. He dealt with Sub Contractors and technical design in a professional and timely manner.
Phil Todd
Nicholas was a very capable Project Manager with good people skills and had his finger on the pulse at all times. Highly recommended.
LinkedIn User
Nick was managing the Que River pillar recovery project when I met him. Nick did well to meet the project requirements, meeting ore grade and tonnage requirements while managing an environmentally sensitive site. He dealt with Sub Contractors and technical design in a professional and timely manner.
Phil Todd
Nicholas was a very capable Project Manager with good people skills and had his finger on the pulse at all times. Highly recommended.
LinkedIn User
Nick was managing the Que River pillar recovery project when I met him. Nick did well to meet the project requirements, meeting ore grade and tonnage requirements while managing an environmentally sensitive site. He dealt with Sub Contractors and technical design in a professional and timely manner.
Phil Todd
Nicholas was a very capable Project Manager with good people skills and had his finger on the pulse at all times. Highly recommended.
Experience
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Grange Resources
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Australia
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Mining
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100 - 200 Employee
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Technical Services Manager
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Sep 2021 - Present
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Long term Planning Coordinator
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Jul 2018 - Sep 2021
I lead the long term planning team at Grange Resources. Responsibilities include • Completion of Feasibility Studies on new resources• Economic assessment of ore reserves and open pit optimisation• Long term mine designs and annual schedules from mine to port• Determination of activity-based costing and assistance to finance teams on division of mine operating and capital costs in accordance with IFRS • Haul fleet analysis and haulage optimisation• Dump design and management and storage of PAF waste• Member of JORC internal company and review committee Show less
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TTW Engineers (Taylor Thomson Whitting)
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Australia
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Construction
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200 - 300 Employee
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Engineer
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Dec 2017 - Jul 2018
Completed work for clients on a range of civil projects and development applications. Primary Responsibilities include. • Design of stormwater systems that meet local and state council planning requirements, in particular the design of ODS systems • Determination or required finished floor heights and freeboard to manage the risk of flood • Determination of pavement type and base requirements to meet traffic weight and serviceability requirements. • Design of earth retaining systems. • Production of civil design reports and review of drawing for submission to council to support Development applications. • Inspection of as built civil works, production of rectification reports and issuing of compliance certificates. • Member of ISO 9000 quality team. Show less
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Mancala Group
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Australia
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Mining
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Consulting Mining Engineer
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Jan 2013 - Jul 2018
I worked for mining clients requiring assistance with project management, mine optimisation, mine design and mine scheduling. I am focused on open cut projects and work in any commodity. Recent projects include • Feasibility study for the Tujuh Bukit oxide gold heap leach project in Indonesia. Work included all open pit optimisation, mine design, dump design, road access and scheduling work. • Reschedule and early NPV improvements for a PNG gold project • Quarterly mine planning for an Australian extractives business Show less
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AME Research
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Australia
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Industry Manager
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Apr 2016 - Nov 2017
I held 2 roles at AME covering all operating and potential gold and iron ore mines in the world. Analysing the cost of supply and demand for gold across the globe and providing future forecasts to clients. I held 2 roles at AME covering all operating and potential gold and iron ore mines in the world. Analysing the cost of supply and demand for gold across the globe and providing future forecasts to clients.
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Consulting Manager
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Jul 2011 - Dec 2012
Management and delivery of all consultancy projects for the group on time and within budgetManagement of consultancy team including the geology, geotechnical, engineering and business areas. Ensuring projects meet scope and deliver practical, value adding solutions to the clients business. Assistance and technical review in selecting new consulting staff Business development with new and existing clientsSales support in scoping and quoting constancy projectsProjects included: Iron ore optimization in Chile, open cut coal mine design and scheduling in QLD, cement mine planning and scheduling, conceptual gold project development in NSW, Quarry planning in QLD and SA. Show less
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Mine Planning Engineer
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Jul 2010 - Jul 2011
Economic valuation of open pit mining projects.Long term and life of mine designs.Short term/quarterly mining schedules.Software competency in Surpac Vision and Whittle.
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Mancala Group
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Australia
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Mining
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Mine Manager
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Jul 2008 - Jun 2010
Managed an annual budget of $12 Million Managed a staff of 27 on average including sub contractors Monthly Production of 6,000 tonnes high grade zinc and lead of remnant remains of previous underground operationSupervision of Contract overburden removal of 60,000 -90,000 BCM per month Creation and management of budgets and minor accounting.Legal responsibility for OH &S and environmental compliance for site Weekly and Month reporting duties for internal and external reporting Responsible for annual government reporting Design, scheduling and economic assessment of new open pit resources Computer software experience Surpac VisionSurpac MineShedWhittle mine optimisation softwareMYOB accounting package Show less
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Project Mining Engineer
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Nov 2006 - Jul 2008
Block modelling and solids creation of Que River ore body and surrounding geologyDesign of new open cut pits for Que River Mine Schedule and budget creationAssistance in taking the project from conception through to productionAll on site engineering work On site drill and blast design Ore and waste monthly reconciliation Relief project management dutiesRelief pit superintendent duties Computer software experience Surpac VisionWhittle mine optimisation software Show less
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Boral Construction Materials
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United States
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Wholesale Building Materials
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200 - 300 Employee
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Mining Engineer
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Jan 2005 - Nov 2006
Long term quarry planning and design using block modelling and computer aided drafting to achieve economic social and environmental outcomes Reserve and resource estimation for existing and greenfield sites Scheduling and extraction methodology for safe and sustainable, short term and long production requirements Haul road and access road design for quarry vehicles and machinery Design and supervision of percussion and diamond drilling programs followed by geological modelling Computer software experience with Supac Vision mine planning software MapInfo Professional Bentley Microstation Show less
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Bunnings
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Australia
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Sales Assistant
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Nov 2002 - Dec 2004
Management of trade area Assistance in wind down and closure of store Awarded for outstanding customer service Experience in ordering, goods received and invoicing Knowledge of commercial hardware products Management of trade area Assistance in wind down and closure of store Awarded for outstanding customer service Experience in ordering, goods received and invoicing Knowledge of commercial hardware products
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Mancala Group
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Australia
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Mining
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1 - 100 Employee
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Miner Service Crew
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Dec 2003 - Feb 2004
Underground service crew at Endeavor Mine, Cobar, NSW Period: December 2003-Februry 2004 Installation of compressed air, water and power lines Pump maintenance and other water control measures Vent bag installation and repair Operation experience of a CAT Integrated Tools Handler Underground service crew at Endeavor Mine, Cobar, NSW Period: December 2003-Februry 2004 Installation of compressed air, water and power lines Pump maintenance and other water control measures Vent bag installation and repair Operation experience of a CAT Integrated Tools Handler
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Education
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RMIT University
Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) with Distinction, Business Administration and Management, General -
UNSW
Bachelor of Engineering Honours, Mining -
Normanhurst Boys High School
HSC, Science and Mathematics