Lara Bowlt
Senior Exploration Geologist at St Barbara Limited- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Four Wheel Drive Training
Eureka 4WD TrainingMar, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
Olympus XRF Radiation Safety and Instrument User Training
OLYMPUS AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALANDJul, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
HLTAID001, HLTAID002, HLTAID003, HLTAID005 - Provide first aid in remote situations
St John WAFeb, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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St Barbara Limited
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Australia
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Mining
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400 - 500 Employee
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Senior Exploration Geologist
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Aug 2021 - Present
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Project Exploration Geologist
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Aug 2019 - Sep 2021
Aim to discover shallow mineable ounces within trucking distance of the Gwalia Mill. Working on an 8:6 roster (Perth - Leonora).Greenfields project management:• Permitting, planning, logging, interpreting and reporting on drill programs (mostly RC/DD) to advance targets through the exploration pipeline.• Contractor management of drill and geophysical (SAM/IP) crews• Target generation, ranking and work up• Geophysical (magnetics/gravity) interpretation• Geological mapping• Geological modelling of multiple deposits• Building the new exploration team after a 6 year hiatus in exploration. Involving writing procedures/workflows, implementing business improvement ideas and training team members.Brownfields project management:Gwalia Shallows - resource drilling around remnant areas mined in the 1990s.• Managing the surface navi drill program• Managing the underground resource definition drill programSoftware used: ArcGIS Pro, Micromine 2020, Vulcan, Datashed, SQL studio manager, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel
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Prodigy Gold NL
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Australia
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Mining
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1 - 100 Employee
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Exploration Geologist
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May 2018 - Aug 2019
Remote greenfields exploration with the aim to discover the next “Callie Deposit” ( +14Moz Newmont deposit). Working on a "campaign style" roster involving 2-3 weeks out in the NT, and 1-2 weeks in the office in Perth. Worked on the Capstan & Suplejack Projects from 2017-2018. In 2019, I was involved with project and drill rig support at the Euro Project (Newcrest - Prodigy JV). • Project work including: - Target generation - Planning of drill RAB/AC/RC & DDH programs - Write-up of project funding requests - Daily management of drill programs including logging - Monitoring QAQC results - Interpretation of results - Planning infill programs - Creating ASX announcements images • Write-up of procedures & workflows • Database exposure through Microsoft Access • Training geologists & field technicians • Remote logistics, travel plans & sample drops. • Involved with trial of TruScan Software used: QGIS, Micromine, Leapfrog, IoGAS, LeapFrog, MXDeposits
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ABM Resources
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Australia
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Mining & Metals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Exploration Geologist
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Mar 2017 - May 2018
Project work on the Capstan Project (see more detail above)
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Graduate Geologist
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Apr 2015 - Mar 2017
Mostly near mine exploration within a 10km of the Old Pirate Mine (Tanami Desert, NT). At the time, ABM Resources had one of the largest land holdings of any exploration company in Australia.Involved with:• AC/RC drill rig management• Surface mapping & rock chip sampling• Historic drill spoil sampling & logging• Handheld XRF campaign• Soil sampling campaign• Geological basement interpretation (geophysical interp) to assist with target generation• Target review write upsSoftware used: MapInfo, QGIS, LogChief, Micromine
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Education
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Monash University
Bachelor of Science Advanced with Honours, Geology