Experience

Bellevue Gold Limited

• Australia
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Geology Manager

  • Mar 2021 - Present



Newcrest Mining

• Australia
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Geology Superintendent - Production & Reconciliation

  • Nov 2018 - Mar 2021

  - Safety leadership - Enhancing production systems for UG and OP operations- Lead and mentor Geology Production team- Budget generation and tracking- Production compliance tracking- Risk mitigation- Site reconciliation

• Geology Superintendent - Open Pit

  • Aug 2017 - Oct 2018

• Senior Mine Geologist

  • Nov 2015 - Aug 2017

  - Delivery of Cadia East Resource Model- Reconciliation- Training and coaching junior geologists- Implement geomet program for panel cave 3- People management

• Geology Superintendent (Acting)

  • Apr 2015 - Oct 2015

• Senior Mine Geologist

  • Sep 2012 - Mar 2015

  - Mentoring and training of junior geologists- Monthly reconciliation- Drill program generation- 5 year drill planning and budgets- Production Oz risk evaluation- Mine production- Geological modelling- Weekly mine to mill performance- Mine Design sign-offs- Performance reviews

• Project Geologist

  • Jan 2011 - Aug 2012

  - Develop/mentor junior geologists- Structural modeling in Vulcan- Monthly production reporting- Develop ore-waste mining strategy for development establishing the block cave- Generation of drill programs into satellite deposits (Gibb Fault Zone)- Management of drill contractor, including:- Safety management - Invoicing- Drill hole designs- Managing of drill site preparation with mining and drill contractor - Development and construction sign-off- Geological and geotechnical logging of hydrofracture drill core- Knowledge of hydrofracturing process for pre-conditioning of block caves- Underground mapping



Newmont Corporation

• United States
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Geologist

  • Jul 2010 - Dec 2010

  - End of month production reconciliation.- Structural modelling of orebodies – wireframing gold corridors.- Sign-off of underground development plans and stopes, checking the economics.- Auron Feasibility Project: In charge of converting an underground exploration target into reserve. Project includes:- Creating geological model of the deposit- Obtaining metallurgical composites based on Au/As/S ratios- Obtaining geotechnical information on rock properties- Develop 5+ year drill program for indicated and inferred resources.- Drill spacing study- Develop resource model with current drilling- Detailed geological report- Develop mining strategy- Liaise with engineers regarding trial stope for bulk sample through mill- Business strategy- Feasibility Report- Geological interpretation and generating geological models as a result of recent drilling – lithology and faults.- Manage schedule for underground diamond drill rig fleet (7 rigs).- Develop future Life of Mine drill program (5+ years worth of drilling) - Develop/Mentor junior geologists into drilling, logging and production roles.- Monthly reporting to management.

• Mine Geologist

  • Oct 2008 - Jun 2010

  • Manage underground drilling contractor (4 drill rigs) including:- Design and monitor underground diamond drill holes.- Supervise multiple drilling programs of different resource categories, to ensure that correct drill spacing is adhered to for each category.- Manage monthly drill invoices.- Run weekly drillers safety toolbox meetings.- Monthly rig inspections.- Future drill site inspection and sign off.- Section sign offs.- Liaise with mining department about drill platform availability/delivery and services issues.• Undertake geochemical projects on newly discovered orebodies.• Logging of diamond drill core and plotting information onto section• Reporting of daily tonnes and grade from production• Daily tracking of mine development and ore changes• QAQC checks



Xstrata Copper

• Graduate Mine Geologist

  • Jan 2007 - Sep 2008

  - Geological and geotechnical logging of diamond drill holes. - Designing and monitoring of deep, directional surface drill program as part of Ernest Henry Deeps. - Managed contract surface drill company (4 surface rigs). - Geothermal gradient project via ranger survey tool. - Water flow rate project via RC drilling and V notch testing. - Designed diamond drill hole program, justification and budget reports for Eastern Lode drilling. - Daily control of ore blending and monitoring throughput. - Ore grade boundary mark-up and monitoring in pit. - Datamine analysis of ore boundaries. - Monitor production and ore destination via Pitram. - Production of night shift plans for production. - Monthly Reconciliation reporting. - Attended production, weekly scheduling and managers/supervisors meetings.