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- We construct drill platforms & helipads on steep terrain, permafrost, swamplands, glaciers, intertidal,- Grassroots Exploration Program management from conception through report- Source, construct and operate remote exploration camps- Claim Staking (NWT, Yukon, Nunavut and Alaska)- Geochemical sampling programs, Regional & Property scale - stream & soil geochemical surveys, prospecting, geological mapping, KIM till sampling

- 16 years of hands on experience constructing drill pads to various drill contractors specifications. Extreme steep ground, swamp lands, glaciers, heavily timbered sites, high arctic locations, glaciers, frozen lakes, intertidal zones, sheer rock faces and in foul smelling mudflats...- Exploration project design, execution and remediation- 2014-2018 Project lead of multiple build crews for site evaluations of various proposed LNG plants in the Prince Rupert area. Coordinated the… Show more - 16 years of hands on experience constructing drill pads to various drill contractors specifications. Extreme steep ground, swamp lands, glaciers, heavily timbered sites, high arctic locations, glaciers, frozen lakes, intertidal zones, sheer rock faces and in foul smelling mudflats...- Exploration project design, execution and remediation- 2014-2018 Project lead of multiple build crews for site evaluations of various proposed LNG plants in the Prince Rupert area. Coordinated the activities of helicopters and marine vessels, drill crews, geologists and technicians, site clearing and pad building crews and various environmental and archeological contractors at busy multi-employer sites. Improved company safety management program to meet Oil & Gas company standards.- Project manager for 10 years of Mexican exploration programs, Project planning, stakeholder engagement, hiring of local geologists, technical support, ground crews, accounting firms, lawyers, drilling contractors, etc. Supervised the building of roads, sourced, transported and built storage facilities for water use during multi-drill desert drill programs, remediated sites- Staked hundreds of thousands of acres of claims in BC, Yukon, NT,NU- Built remote exploration camps for 6-40 personnel in the North American Cordillera, Canadian and Alaskan tundra, Sonoran desert, etc- Supervised geochemical sampling (Stream sed, soil, till, KIM), prospecting & geological mapping programs above the treeline, in the mountains, Canadian shield, desert- Safely conducted many geophysical surveys (MAX-MIN, walk mag, dogsled mag) in extreme winter conditions in Yukon, NT & NU Show less

- Residential Renovation contractor - bathrooms, kitchens, painting, total property maintenance, landscaping- Commercial Property Renovations - Building envelope restorations, re-roofs, interior space- Took the odd exploration contract to keep sane, incuding; Soil survey & regional prospecting/mapping in Alaska, Claim staking in BC. Yukon, NWT, GEM Systems GSM-19 Magnetometer surveys in BC, Yukon, NWT

- Licensed property manager- Developed a residential property management portfolio from a single property up to 83 buildings with 158 units.- Hired and managed on-site building managers for up to 50 unit apartment buidings- Chaired strata council meetings, vetted tenants, evicted tenants (not my placements), hired property maintenance contractors, prepared accounting statements for property owners

- Building envelope remediation on many projects in the lower mainland

Donegal Developments was a Mining Exploration Contracting firm owned by the legendary Seamus Young- I learnt how to stake claims, build exploration camps, collect quality geochemical samples, cut lines (to IP standard...with axe, machete and chainsaw) honed my prospecting skills, spent thousands of hours following doctorate geologists around, (carrying their rock samples and making sure they didn't get lost or fall off any cliffs...), hiked enough ground geophysics kms to pay for a few… Show more Donegal Developments was a Mining Exploration Contracting firm owned by the legendary Seamus Young- I learnt how to stake claims, build exploration camps, collect quality geochemical samples, cut lines (to IP standard...with axe, machete and chainsaw) honed my prospecting skills, spent thousands of hours following doctorate geologists around, (carrying their rock samples and making sure they didn't get lost or fall off any cliffs...), hiked enough ground geophysics kms to pay for a few trucks. (I don't know if it's tinnitus or a recurring nightmare of Geonics frequencies in my ears these days) Thanks to all the good men and amazing mentors I had, who helped me learn my bushcraft and exploration skills while working for Seamus. especially the skilled crews from La Ronge, led by Ernest Keighley, Roland Bell and others. Thanks for putting up with me!- Staked thousands of claims, ground and air, in BC, Sask, Manitoba, Yukon, NT, NU- Designed and conducted numerous geochemical sampling programs, stream sediment, soil- Prospecting and geological sampling programs for various junior and senior mining companies in BC , Yukon, NT, NU, Labrador- Remote Camp Construction & operation- Drill pad construction- Geophysical surveys using Geonics EM-16, Scintrex MF2, ENVI Magnetometr VLF instruments Show less

- Small business set up to allow me to persue small exploration contracts for myself and 3-4 others- Mainly a claim staking contractor in British Columbia- Remote camp construction, camp management- Logistics coodinator- Geochemical sampling. grid establishment, geophysical survey support

- Property scale prospecting and geochemical sampling on numerous mineral concessions throughout southern Argentina- Drafted maps for project reports

- Various Programs at the Fierro Urco Property, Loja Province, Ecuador- Geochemical sampling, soils, rock chip, prospecting- IP survey, magnetometer survey- Road construction

- Conducted tailings evaluation programs at various present and past producing mines using a 4" sonic drill and a mobile gravity concentrating test plant (Campbell Red Lake, Whitehorse Copper, Equity Silver, others)- Placer testing at various projects including Quesnel Canyon Placer

Processed material from the overflow pond next to the old Madsen-Red Lake mill and processed through gravity concentrating system to recover gold .Ran a five-ton test sample from the main tailings ponds.

Assisted botanist/ecologist Ph.D candidate with field sudies in NT, NU Canada. Traveled by canoe down various rivers (Dubawnt, Coppermine, Kendall, Horton) during 2 - 90 day canoe trips gathering ground truth data for doctorate thesis on artic treeline