Chris Lyche Email & Phone Number

Perth, Wa, Au

Morenci, Arizona, United States

Resource Management: Ore Control (Aug 2021 - October 2023)Supervised the Morenci Ore Control Geologists while also being product owner of lithologic, mineralogical, alteration and acid consumption models the geologists generated daily. A comprehensive geological competencies checklist was created to streamline development and training for the pit geologists, Each checklist item was supported with video documentation and linked site resources for each item. The more experienced geologists on each crew would train the new geologists and be accountable for the success and development of each competency. The result would be reviewed by me, inducing a routine of refreshers and feedback for new and experienced geologists alike. This checklist was also paired with a 38-week quiz program that would a wide variety of site geology and material processing concepts with increasing level of difficulty for each week a new geologist was in ore control. Resource Management: Interpretive Geology (October 2023 - August 2024)Product Owner of Morenci’s Lithologic, Mineralogical & Structural interpretations. The initiative was to convert models from use in Hexagon’s MinePlan 3D’s software package (using mid bench & sectional polygons) to the Leapfrog Geo software package as 3D wireframes. Highlights included the approval of Morenci’s Lithology model for use in the 2024 Reserve Model, the procedures for which migrated the data into a Leapfrog Models are being used as a template for Freeport’s other North American sites to replicate.

Morenci, Arizona, United States

Resource Management: Drill Coordinator (Aug 2020 - Aug 2021)Responsibilities included detailed logging (lithology, alteration, mineralogy, structure & RQD) of both core & RC chips while supervising core shed operations. This is work was frequently in conjunction with oversight of road construction, drill coordination for condemnation, in-fill and brownfield exploration drilling campaigns.

Morenci

Resource Management: Ore Control (June 2018 - May 2019)Responsibilities included collection and rock identification of blastholes samples at the Morenci Deposit. This was paired with updating daily rock, alteration, mineralisation & acid consumption models to assist in material routing, in turn optimisng copper recovery.Resource Management: Slope Stability / Monitoring (May 2019 - Dec 2019)Responsibilities included daily inspections of pits, stockpiles as well as interpretation of Radar, GPS, Prism , InSAR & Drone flight data to ensure stable and safe working conditions within the mine.Resource Management: Slope Stability / Hydrogeology (Jan 2020 - Aug 2020)Responsibilities included oversight of production wells, piezometers as well as coordinating well repair and active drilling campaigns to achieve Morenci pit slope depressurization targets.Resource Management: Geology Drill Coordinator (Aug 2020 - Aug 2021)Responsibilities include detailed logging of core and RC chips while also coordinating road construction through American Mountain for the BLM condemnation drilling campaign.

Greater Philadelphia Area

As a Teaching Assistant, responsibilities ranged from teaching weekly recitation sessions, attending office hours (where students may address questions from the coursework) to grading student examinations.This class (Introduction to Geology) provided an introduction to processes and forces that form the surface and interior of the Earth. Topics with the course includeMineralogyTectonicsStructural GeologyVolcanologySedimentologyGroundwaterAstronomyIsotopic Dating

Springfield, Virginia

Internship emphasized Remedial Investigation of superfund site (East Station), Groundwater Analysis (Ravensworth storage facility), Stormwater Auditing (WGL facilities)Construction Auditing (roadways & residential areas) as well as Erosion & Sediment Control

Greater Philadelphia Area

As a Teaching Assistant, responsibilities ranged from teaching weekly recitation sessions, attending office hours (where students may address questions from the coursework) to grading student examinations.The class (Earth Through Time) in an introductory class into the development and evolution of life on Earth. Topics within the course include:Introduction to GeologyEvolutionary TheoryPlate TectonicsRadiometric datingTaphonomyPhylogenetic AnalysisClimate Change

Western Sahara

Mineral exploration within the Liberated Territories of Western Sahara using both geological and geophysical methods including industry funded university research.Projects involved the lithology, mineralisation, geochemical alteration and economic potential of mineral deposits in Western Sahara while also leading the geophysics acquisition program.Methods of Analysis include Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Isotope Analysis (C, O & S), Electron Microprobe and Raman Microscopy Spectroscopy.

West Perth, Australia

Mining Deposits WorldWide connected buyers and sellers of mining tenements, claims and property through a digital interface.Roles included customer relations, exploration & mine tenement research and website management.

West Perth

Geophysical processing, modelling and inversion of Lead/Zinc economic targets in Northern Territory, Queensland and South Australia. Creation of Safety Assessments which were implemented for field work.

Taught mineral exploration techniques to current Applied Geology students at the University

Western Sahara

One month of lithologic/alteration/mineralization mapping and field ASTER target validation of Agarasras Labiad Intrusion, Western Sahara. The fieldwork was conducted and sponsored by Hanno Resources in conjunction with research thesis during my time at Curtin University.

Applecross

Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRA)Incident Safety report writingDangerous Goods assesments and field visits

Master’S Degree, Applied Geoscience, 3.92

Activities and Societies: Penn Geology Society (Master's Representative) The Master of Science in Applied Geoscience degree connects.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Applied Geology (Honours)

Activities and Societies: The Curtin Exploration Geophysics Society (KEGS) Geological Student Society (GEOS) Effectiveness of ASTER.

Bachelor’S Degree, Applied Geology

Activities and Societies: The Curtin Exploration Geophysics Society (KEGS) Geological Student Society (GEOS) The bachelors degree combines.

Bachelor’S Degree, Geophysics

Activities and Societies: The Curtin Exploration Geophysics Society (KEGS) Geological Student Society (GEOS) The focus of the bachelors.

High School, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geography