Geologist with West African experience, looking to assist others with practical mine support requirements. Exposure to both grade control in challenging environments, and Resource Estimation in both Micromine and Datamine software packages. Skills include training and mentoring of junior production staff, management of both diamond and RC drilling campaigns, implementation of mine production management and reconciliation systems, resource estimation, in pit mapping, and drone photogrammetry. Looking to build relationships with clients that require support in optimising grade recovery, and other mine site related issues, through practical and innovative approaches. Part of a team at CSA Global with a wealth of experience and technical knowledge to meet these challenges.

Resource estimation and mine site support role, including data review and statistical analysis, variography, wireframing, MRE, block model validation and technical report review work. Involved in projects over diverse locations including, but are not limited to: Resource Estimation Training Course for Tungsten Gold project Conceptual grade tonnage evaluation for Lithium-Tin prospect in Europe Wireframing and MRE work for Lead-Zinc and Gold projects in Africa

Senior Geologist (Mining): Involved in ongoing design and implementation of infill RC drilling programmes for development of grade control models, and reconciliations to the reserve model.Input into optimisation of mine plan whilst transitioning from construction phase into production, as well as developing the onsite grade control procedures and systems from scratch on Liberia’s first commercial gold mine.Assisting the geology manager in the creation of short term planning block models (Conditional simulated models in a shear hosted highly variable gold deposit). Generation of dig strings using macrotised scripts to standardise design process, and develop monthly ore feed plans in accordance with budget targets. Reconciliations of block models to mill, and classification of various sources of dilution and ore loss. Proposals for improvement, including blast monitoring studies, and validation of optimal drill hole spacing for the various ore domains.Face mapping of a “lithologically” blind ore body, with a focus on structural controls in further refining block models where possible, rather than using conditionally simulated grade cut-off boundaries alone.Management of 34 direct reports in the daily pit operations. Continuous training of the local workforce into the various roles and responsibilities of the department, as well as junior geologists in the use of grade control and mining software. Liaising with drill contractors, and managing Diamond, RC infill grade control and SPT campaigns with various rig types.

Geologist (Mine Development): Involved in campaigns for groundwater and pit optimisation studies. Sterilisation and SPT campaigns under proposed mine infrastructure, as well as various other core re-logging exercises. Development of near mine and in pit targets (soil and trench sampling, and regolith mapping, in combination with geophysical survey datasets to rank prospective drilling priorities).Project manager (Sept 2013-June2014) for the RAP town construction project which involved the relocation of over 3,000 people on the mining tenement using Hydraform construction methods. Prior to this headed up the initial site investigations and sterilisation drilling on the proposed locations.

Negotiated contracts with window suppliers in Poland and Germany. Management of company accounts and active client portfolio. Undertook cost estimation, and tenders, on multiple bespoke projects throughout Ireland, as well as management of the installation crews on site.

Assisted geophysicist consultant in undertaking resistivity ground surveys. Participated in core logging exercise of the exploration holes on the peripheral of the current reserve mining area. Geo-referenced own hand-drawn interpretations of numerous underground faces, and digitised strings in Vulcan software for use in updating lithological model.