Taylor Chew
Project Geologist at St Barbara Limited- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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First Aid and CPR
St. John Ambulance Canada | Ambulance Saint-JeanMay, 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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Project Geologist
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Oct 2017 - Present
•Prospect and map various regions around Nova Scotia looking for sulphide mineralization and more specifically, disseminated-style gold in metasediments. •Manage/ supervise diamond and RC drills (track, truck and skid mounted) while maintaining safety, environmental, and provincial standards. •Compile historical and current geological data, interpret results and help identify and define new geological targets throughout Nova Scotia •Help to organize and plan drill programs which include mineralization definition, resource expansion and greenfield exploration with over 100,000 metres to date •Closely follow mineralized zones and geological stratigraphy by logging and teaching core as well as plotting sections and interpreting logged core. •Frequent user of QGis, Leapfrog, Word and Excel
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Archer, Cathro & Associates (1981) Limited
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Canada
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Mining
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1 - 100 Employee
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Geologist / Project Manager
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May 2017 - Oct 2017
- Supervised drills while logging, teching, and sampling over 6000m of diamond drill core. - Managed a small 6-week (1 drill/ 16 person) fly camp drill program while organizing and supervising the logistics of personnel and flights while supervising drill rigs, logging core and performing camp maintenance. - Assisted with a regional 1:5000 scale geologic mapping and sampling program with Barrick Gold geologists throughout the mountains of the Yukon. - Frequently used Leapfrog, MapInfo and Microsoft Access for daily activities to help interpret and advance various projects and their geological deposits. - Helped train and develop new geologists and camp personnel on various tasks around camp. - Worked on various side tasks around camp which included camp maintenance, setting up/closing down camp, operating tractors and an excavator, operating chainsaws and helicopter slinging.
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Acadia University
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Canada
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Higher Education
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500 - 600 Employee
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Teaching Assistant
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Sep 2014 - Apr 2017
- Part-time position that assists students with geology course labs to help them understand course material and grasp/improve upon geological techniques fundamental for higher learning. - Experienced with first to fourth year courses offered at the Acadia University which include: Mineral Deposits, Igneous Petrology, Mineralogy, Introduction to Geology, and Weather and Climate. - Part-time position that assists students with geology course labs to help them understand course material and grasp/improve upon geological techniques fundamental for higher learning. - Experienced with first to fourth year courses offered at the Acadia University which include: Mineral Deposits, Igneous Petrology, Mineralogy, Introduction to Geology, and Weather and Climate.
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Government of Nova Scotia
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Canada
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Geological Field Assistant
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May 2016 - Aug 2016
- Travelled around various parts of Nova Scotia field mapping at a regional 1:10000 scale, prospecting new and historical mineral occurrences and collecting rock and soil samples. - Prepared field samples for analysis (cut slabs, crushed samples to powder, and analyzed samples using portable XRF). - Worked specifically on granite-related deposits associated with the Devonian South Mountain Batholith, various historical gold showings, pegmatites, greisens, Sn-Cu-W-Mo-Pb-Zn-Li polymetallic deposits, as well as the mapping of the Cape Breton Highlands.
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De Beers Canada Inc (DBCI)
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Canada
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Mining
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100 - 200 Employee
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Geological Assistant - Exploration
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May 2015 - Sep 2015
- Co-operated as a team to safely collect representative samples of till and glacio-fluvial deposits in remote areas of Canada with the use of helicopters, ATV’s, and pickup trucks. - Prospected and sampled eskers, drumlins, soils and stream sediments throughout northern Canada. - Quickly adapted to the De Beers safety standards and goals and helped to identify and minimize any potential field risks. - Co-operated as a team to safely collect representative samples of till and glacio-fluvial deposits in remote areas of Canada with the use of helicopters, ATV’s, and pickup trucks. - Prospected and sampled eskers, drumlins, soils and stream sediments throughout northern Canada. - Quickly adapted to the De Beers safety standards and goals and helped to identify and minimize any potential field risks.
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Government of Nova Scotia
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Canada
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Geological Field Assistant
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May 2014 - Aug 2014
- Travelled around various parts of Nova Scotia prospecting new and historical mineral occurrences while collecting rock and soil samples. - Oversaw the operation of a 100m RC drilling program, a 120 m diamond drill program and 3 trenching projects. - Worked specifically on various historical gold showings, a granite cupola, pegmatites, greisens, Sn-Cu-W-Mo-Pb-Zn-Li deposits, as well as the mapping of the Cape Breton Highlands at a regional 1:10000 scale. - Travelled around various parts of Nova Scotia prospecting new and historical mineral occurrences while collecting rock and soil samples. - Oversaw the operation of a 100m RC drilling program, a 120 m diamond drill program and 3 trenching projects. - Worked specifically on various historical gold showings, a granite cupola, pegmatites, greisens, Sn-Cu-W-Mo-Pb-Zn-Li deposits, as well as the mapping of the Cape Breton Highlands at a regional 1:10000 scale.
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Crone Geophysics & Exploration Ltd.
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Canada
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Mining
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1 - 100 Employee
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Geophysical Operator
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Jul 2012 - Dec 2013
- Specialized with operating Crone’s geophysical and geotechnical equipment to define ore bodies and their conductive boundaries. - Worked outdoors in various remote conditions around Canada and the United States on mineral exploration sites collecting data for surface and borehole mapping. - Assisted with cleaning up geophysical data to make it more legible to define anomalies. - Routinely drove pickup trucks with trailers, quads, and snowmobiles, which helped to carry equipment and access remote locations.
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Alamos Gold Inc.
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Canada
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Mining
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400 - 500 Employee
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Assistant Surveyor / Geological Technician - Internship
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Jun 2011 - Jul 2011
- Used Trimble GPS surveying equipment to map out land for a potential gold mine in the remote western regions of Turkey. - Worked and lived in an exploration mining camp which involved working alongside geologists and surveyors. - Specific tasks included measuring and handling core, lining up drills, following exploration safety protocols and operating GPS and other surveying equipment. - Used Trimble GPS surveying equipment to map out land for a potential gold mine in the remote western regions of Turkey. - Worked and lived in an exploration mining camp which involved working alongside geologists and surveyors. - Specific tasks included measuring and handling core, lining up drills, following exploration safety protocols and operating GPS and other surveying equipment.
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Education
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2014 - 2016
Acadia University
Bachelor’s Degree, Geology/Earth Science -
2010 - 2012
Fleming College
Ontario College Diploma, Earth Resources Technician -
2002 - 2007
University of Waterloo
Bachelor’s Degree, Geography
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