Gavin Cooper Email & Phone Number

As an experienced Geology Manager with diverse experience and exposure in Africa, I am available to offer insights and skills to companies to improve delivery and execution of geological and operational controls from conceptual stage through to production. I have acquired project and mining management experience where leadership, innovation, strategic and strong teamwork skills are required to achieve business objectives in challenging environments. As a Technical Advisor/Consultant I can bring value to operations through acquired skills including:• 35 years of work experience in both Exploration and Production environments.• Design, development and delivery of large exploration campaigns in line with corporate strategy and resource replacement strategies.• Familiarity with JORC, SAMREC and NI-43101 operational requirements and reporting standards, and Member of Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.• Exploration and mine based experience in Diamonds, Gold, Copper, Tin and Tantalum.• Technical Management of diverse teams including geologists, geophysicists, evaluation geologists, geo-tech engineers, hydrogeologists, biologists.• Provision of geological services including geotech, hydrology, grade control, mapping, geological and resource modelling.• Management of geological and operation services including health and safety, training and development, financial, data management, logistical and commercial with diverse and multi-cultural teams.• Management Development Diploma – University of Stellenbosch 1996.• Country Manager roles in Mali, Rwanda, Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia and Liberia where Government liaison, legal compliance, business administration and mineral licensing were key outputs.• Project Management roles including involvement in two Heap Leach construction programmes.• Contract and Commercial management of large drilling contracts, geotechnical contracts, earth moving contracts and laboratory service contracts.

Listed skills include Management, Sampling, Gold, Mineral Exploration, and 10 others.

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  University Of Natal

  Geology/Earth Science, General