Jose Gregorio Freites Email & Phone Number

Ciudad Piar

CVG Ferrominera Orinoco (www.ferrominera.com) is a state-owned company dedicated to the exploration, extraction, processing, marketing and sale of iron ore. Ferrominera operates several open pit mines in Bolivar State-Venezuela.Duties & Responsibilities:- Ensure that all Mine Engineering personnel comply with site and regulatory safety practices and procedures.- To analyze geological and engineering information and provide direction in the development of mine plans.- Ensure the development of mine plans and projects as well as the execution of exploration and geological evaluation activities.- Ensure the fulfilment of the calculation activities of geological resources and reserves.

C.V.G. Ferrominera Orinoco (www.ferrominera.com) is a government-owned company dedicated to the exploration, extraction, processing, marketing and sales of iron ore. Ferrominera operates five open pit mines in Bolivar state-Venezuela.Duties & Responsibilities:- Planning and execution of the drilling and blasting programs in a safe and optimum way according to the short term mine plan.- Assure enough blasted rock for the mine production.- Management of the contract between Ferrominera and the explosive supplier.

Duties & Responsibilities:• Involved in the development of short and long term mine plans.• Open Cut mine designs and schedules.• Mine surveys, map preparation, mine design, report preparation.• Mine scheduling through linear programming.

Bolívar Area, Venezuela

Cursos GeoMin is focused on helping mining and geological industry professional enhance their technical and operational knowledge on RecMin’s software for geological modelling and mine planning and design; we also include SimSched as well in the list of online training courses available. We offer video-tutorials, in Spanish, available 24 hours per day delivered through an online platform that provides the flexibility to the participants to take the course based on its own pace during the training; courses can be taken from office or home that fits the learning needs of participants. Users are connected to each other with social functionality built into the forum’s platform; users can interact with the instructor via email, forum or ticket system as well.

Orica Venezuela is a Joint Venture between Orica and The Merand Group (a private Venezuelan company). Orica Venezuela is responsible for the production of bulk emulsion and bulk ANFO for two coal mines operating in north-west of Venezuela. Orica Venezuela also produces packaged emulsion for quarry and construction market in Venezuela.Duties & Responsibilities (June 2001 to May 2003): Position - Technical Manager • Responsible for the analysis and assessment of theb commercial potential of plans and strategies for the expansion of the business.• Responsible for “Product Stewardship” in the company.• Responsible for vibration monitoring (using Miniseis-II from White Industrial Seismology)• Responsible for VOD measurement (using Minitrap from MREL).• Responsible for technical training to customers (blast design, timing analysis…)• Responsible for the technical assistance to the bulk plant (emulsion and ANFO) and cartridge emulsion plant.Duties & Responsibilities (December 1999 to June 2001): Position – Plant Manager (Bulk emulsion plant)• Responsible for the production of bulk emulsion (Apex Gold).• Responsible for the emulsion plant and MMU trucks.• Responsible for the “down the hole” blasting service in two open cut coal mines.• Implementation of SH&E (Safety Health and Environment) Program.