Jordan Collins
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Credentials
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MSHA Part 48 Surface (B) & Underground (A)
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationJun, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
MSHA Part 46 New Miner Training
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US Dept. of Labor Mine Safety Certification
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Undergraduate Certification in Explosives Engineering
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Experience
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Eagle Mine
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United States
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Mining
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mine Engineer
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Jul 2023 - Present
• Responsible for providing engineering support for mine design, planning, and special mine projects in underground, high grade nickel and copper mining operation. • Support operations using Deswik. OPS short interval planning tools. Create baselines, track actuals, build reports. • Develop infrastructure designs and plans to support mining; to include ventilation, water management, and LTE network. • Develop practical, accurate, and effective mine designs consistent with industry standards, comply with recommended design guidelines. • Support technical reviews, cost forecasting, resource allocation, life of mine, monthly, and weekly progress tracking, and reporting. • Review current mining operations and investigate other methods to improve efficiency in mine operations • Conduct various exploration methods, mineral inventory estimates and resource estimations. • Support mine projects to include AFE, pre-feasibility studies, and project reporting and tracking • Assist Senior Mine Engineer with Resource and Reserve reporting Skills: Underground Mining Engineering Ventilation 3D Modeling Surveying Safety Compliance DESWIK SURPAC DATAMINE VENTSIM MATLAB VULCAN XRF AutoCAD NX MS Office Show less
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Tintic Consolidated Metals LLC
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United States
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Mining
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mine Engineer I
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Jun 2021 - Jun 2023
• Responsible for ensuring the efficient and safe extractions of gold and silver from the ore rich underground narrow vein mining complex. • Assist and direct the activities for long and short-term projects (i.e. reclamation, hydrology, pad design, pit layout, ramp design, drainage design, dump design, access planning, metal delivery, stockpile strategy, leach pad design and sequencing, third party engineering studies, blasting techniques, pit dewatering). • Create mining instructions for the direction and operational activities including development instructions, drilling design, blast plans, etc. • Assist with exploration and plan production activities to optimize mining efforts and consistency. • Conduct mine inspections/surveys to record mine operating environmental conditions and report finding to senior operational personnel (e.g. ventilation surveys, ventilation mapping, dust control, air quality, monthly area inspections, etc.). Skills: Underground Mining Engineering Ventilation 3D Modeling Surveying Safety Compliance DESWIK SURPAC DATAMINE VENTSIM MATLAB VULCAN XRF AutoCAD NX MS Office Show less
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Nevada Gold Mines
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United States
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Mining
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700 & Above Employee
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Mining Engineer Intern (Open Pit)
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Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
• Assisted in designing haul roads as well as running comparisons between previous designs to determine savings or additional costs associated with the new designing. • Worked on Deswik software doing redesigns of sections of the open pit to accommodate new geotechnical data and requirements. • Make design recommendations to Operations and Geological Services staff • Prepared technical reports, maps, and presentations • Developed, enforced, and promoted the use of safe and efficient work practices at all times • Monitored production performance and ensuring overall alignment with mine plans and schedules • Assisted with maintaining ground control and survey data • Updated survey data collected in the field • Assisted operations personnel to assure compliance with permit conditions, laws, regulations, guidelines • Assisted with site assessments geared toward lowering operating costs and improving efficiency • Contributed to the development of Nevada Gold Mines knowledge and skills in mining engineering including planning, design, and construction • Assisting other mining teams within Nevada Gold mines as required • Assisted in the promotion of Nevada Gold Mines’s strategy and business ethics • Preparation of mine modelling, both open cut and underground and presenting mine models • Technical report writing following both client and/or Nevada Gold Mines guidelines • Assisted with designing drilling patterns for blast holes and its layout in the mine. Show less
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Barrick Gold Corporation
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Canada
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Mining
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700 & Above Employee
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Mining Engineer Intern (Underground)
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May 2019 - Aug 2019
Underground Operations (Cortez Goldrush Mine) • Work on crew with the underground teams • Operate machinery as required once trained and competent to do so • Comply with safety standards Ventilation/Services • Facilitate / present to the workforce and management the ventilation guidelines and plans • Train / coach employees in specific areas of ventilation • Develop presentations • Set schedules and deadlines • Follow up on outstanding issues • Work cooperatively and share best practices with the underground environment at Williams Mine Drill and Blast • Generate Drilling and charging plans in line with design standards • Review hole survey information and modify plans as required to fit • Communicate with operations on daily progress of stopes and provide any troubleshooting assistance required. Short Term Scheduling • Complete weekly schedules in line with medium term plans. • Liaise with operations and design teams to ensure that schedules are effective in meeting medium term targets are achievable and can be supported with designs. Show less
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Education
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Missouri University of Science and Technology
Bachelors of Science in Mining Engineering, Minor in Explosives Engineering and Geology
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