Matt Jones
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Credentials
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Remote Pilot Licence (RePL) - Sub 25 Kg
Civil Aviation Safety AuthorityDec, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
Grade 1 Authorised Mine Surveyor
Department of Mines and Petroleum, Western AustraliaJul, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Licence to Perform High Risk Work
WorksafeAug, 2015- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Mine Survey Plus - People | Solutions | Hardware
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Australia
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Mining
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Project Surveyor - Kalgoorlie
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Jan 2021 - Present
Based in Kalgoorlie as the Senior Project Surveyor. Responsible with managing the Kalgoorlie office servicing the Goldfields and surrounding regions with specialist and production Mine Surveying Services, as well as acting as the Chief Pilot for UAV operations. -GNSS Network Surveys and Grid Establishment -Underground resurveys and Gyroscopic Checks -UAV Surveys for Exploration and Mining Operations -C-ALS Borehole LIDAR scanning. -Consulting services -EOM Surveys and Audits
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Evolution Mining
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Australia
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Mining
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Surveyor
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Sep 2018 - Jan 2021
Managed a team of mine surveyors across a site encompassing underground and multiple open pit operations.Responsible for ensuring statutory compliance as well as effective survey support for the operation.Successfully integrated new technologies to improve deliverables to stakeholders including the adoption of surface and underground UAVs. Implemented new software systems and hardware systems. Introduced wireless monitoring and automated prism monitoring systems for pit walls.
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Mine Surveyor - Open Pit and Underground
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Dec 2016 - Sep 2018
Employed as a Mine Surveyor at Evolution Mining's Mungari Operations, located in the Kalgoorlie region. Held authorised surveyor position for both the open pit and underground operations. Responsible for providing mine surveying services for the Frogs Legs underground mine as well as the White Foil open pit.Key completed projects include the introduction and transition from contractor to self-sufficient UAV operations and the implementation of automated prism monitoring. Equipment: Leica Viva,Captivate and Nova Total stations. Leica Viva and Captivate GNSS, Optech and Geosight CMS Units, DJI drones, Hovermap, Senceive monitoring.Software : Deswik,Surpac QGIS,Pix4D,Globalmapper,GeoMos,Quickslope,Cloudcompare
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Newcrest Mining
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Australia
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Mining
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700 & Above Employee
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Mine Surveyor (Underground)
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Dec 2012 - Dec 2016
As a member of the underground survey department at Telfer Underground I was responsible for providing survey input for all underground mining operations, consisting of a Sub Level Cave and various narrow vein reefs. The Telfer survey department uses the latest industry equipment, with Leica TS16 total stations and Optech V500 CMS Units. Major responsibilities included: -Control of Horizontal and Vertical Development -Setout of production rises and rings -As Built surveys of development headings -Stope volume reporting -Exploration drill rig allignments -EOM advance and overbreak Reporting -Extension and maintenance of primary and secondary control networks -Underground Check Traversing -Geotechnical monitoring -Surface construction surveying -Ore Pass scanning Using C-ALS scanner -Management of spatial data -Management of Emergency plans
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Alacer Gold Corp.
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Mining
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1 - 100 Employee
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Open Pit Mine Surveyor
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Mar 2012 - Nov 2012
Casual surveyor, mainly covering weekends. -Drill and blast setouts -Post blast setouts, including ore delineation and blast vector identification -Installation of temporary benchmarks for digging operations -Pit wall monitoring -Static GPS surveys -In pit grade control surveys -Greenfields exploration setouts -As built surveys Casual surveyor, mainly covering weekends. -Drill and blast setouts -Post blast setouts, including ore delineation and blast vector identification -Installation of temporary benchmarks for digging operations -Pit wall monitoring -Static GPS surveys -In pit grade control surveys -Greenfields exploration setouts -As built surveys
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Fortescue
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Australia
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Mining
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700 & Above Employee
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Student Surveyor
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Nov 2011 - Feb 2012
Student surveyor over vacation period. Assisted surveyors with setting out drill patterns, exploration collars and pit limits. Expsosure to laser scanning activites (Maptek isite) and maintenance of machine control. (APS and minestar). Student surveyor over vacation period. Assisted surveyors with setting out drill patterns, exploration collars and pit limits. Expsosure to laser scanning activites (Maptek isite) and maintenance of machine control. (APS and minestar).
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Tronox
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United States
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Student Surveyor
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Nov 2010 - Feb 2011
Student surveyor at Cooljarloo mineral sands. Assisted surveyors with pit surveys, hydrographic surveys, stockpile surveys and exploration pegging. Student surveyor at Cooljarloo mineral sands. Assisted surveyors with pit surveys, hydrographic surveys, stockpile surveys and exploration pegging.
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Education
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Curtin University
Postgraduate Certificate, Geographic Information Science -
Curtin University
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mine and Engineering Surveying