Paul Irah Abella Email & Phone Number

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Roaming Geotechnical Engineer at PKM and BHX sites of Phu Bia Mining

Kasibu, Cagayan Valley, Philippines

> Conducted routine underground and surface monitoring to determine water inflow and piezometric elevation> Performed high-pressure grouting and presents solutions to uncontrolled water management underground> Provided recommendations and designs to improve surface water management> Spearheaded the recent underground dewatering upgrade and the characterization of the Panel 2 aquifers from structural logging, hydrogeological testing, and modelling

Kasibu, Cagayan Valley, Philippines

Nueva Vizcaya, Cagayan Valley, Philippines

> Conducted routine surface monitoring and recommended cost-effective water management solutions> Performed occasional installation of piezometers and aquifer testing and assisted in geotechnical mapping and logging> Headed the design of the 2021 pit dewatering system and established the mine’s initial groundwater map and water balance

Quezon City, National Capital Region, Philippines

> Performed structural mapping of the head race, intake, and reservoir site of the Palsiguan Dam> Investigated the extension of the Abra River Fault and the rock mass quality of outcrops in the area

Timamana, Tubod, Sdn

> Supervised hydro-geotechnical drilling activities for the underground early works (EW) program> Log porphyry Cu-Au cores (and defects) and took samples suitable for hydro-geotechnical testing (UCS, TXL, DS, etc.)> Facilitated the installation of Vibrating Wire Piezometers (VWPs): from the initialization of VWP sensors to the preparation of grout mixtures for each borehole> Conducted fault mapping of the Guinob-an Fault and determined other active faults near MPSA 149

Diliman, Quezon City

> Headed the simulation of climate-change-projected storm surges by developing Python based programs: automation and optimization of various coastal and hydrological computations> Prepared EGGA reports using LaTeX

Timamana, Tubod, Sdn

> Supervised hydro-geotechnical drilling activities for the underground pre-feasibility study (PFS) and definitive feasibility study (DFS)> Log porphyry Cu-Au cores (and defects) and took samples suitable for hydro-geotechnical testing (UCS, TXL, DS, etc.)> Monitored Packer tests of each borehole and determined crucial stages in the preparation of Packer seals which affected the quality of the test results> Facilitated the installation of Vibrating Wire Piezometers (VWPs): from the initialization of VWP sensors to the preparation of grout mixtures for each borehole> Performed pre-DFS hydro-geological assessments such as transducer calibrations and water physical quality tests in preparation for the hydro-geological drilling of the DFS program> RESEARCHES DONE:- “Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis: Modeling the Probability of Ground Motion in the TSF Area of SMMCI” - presented in the first Silangan Geological Conference held on Apr 11, 2019- Re-inventory of water springs in the municipality of Tagana-an, Surigao Del Norte

Diliman, Quezon City

> Manipulated data using Python and ArcGIS: from restructuring and batch processing of data sets to modeling Monte Carlo simulations> Simulated climate change-projected storm surge and severe wind hazard sceanrios using DELFT3D and TCRM (Tropical Cyclone Risk Model), respectively> Identified volcanic features, geological structures, and building imprints from digital elevation model such as IfSAR and LiDAR using ArcGIS and QGIS> Conducted geological mapping in Mt. Makiling and prepared EGGA reports using LaTeX

Ayala Technopark, Diliman, Quezon City

> Produced technical reports, cross sections, and maps on the geology of the 200-hectare property of Hardrock Aggregates Inc. and Lafarge-Holcim in Cupang, Antipolo based from field observations

Diliman, Quezon City

> Analyzed the mineralogy and geochemistry of laterite samples from Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation and CitiNickel Mining Corporation using X-ray Diffraction and X-ray Fluorescence> Presented a poster entitled “Evaluating the Scandium Concentrations of Palawan Nickeliferous Laterites using X-ray Diffraction and X-ray Fluorescence” at the 14th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society held at Singapore on 6-11 of Aug 2017