Robert Wright, P.Geo.

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Master Mapper | Perceptive Observer | Collaborative Catalyst | Creative Problem Solver @
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Canada
About Robert Wright, P.Geo.

I'm a professional geologist who is a mapping master. I love the challenge of making sense out of chaos and I love mapping because it helps me visualize this. I have a passion for adventure – I had a glider pilots license before I had a drivers’. When I graduated I left for Africa with no specific plan other than adventure and I ended up working in a challenging mine for 4 years. I returned to Canada to work in six other mines.I am invigorated by taking by taking up a personal challenge – I was mentored by a geologist who challenged me to a 90 km mountain ultra marathon so that I would learn something about myself, and this prepared me for the biggest challenge of my career - drilling off, developing, and bringing into successful production, the massive Monarch East orebody in South Africa.I love the challenge of figuring out complex, weirdly shaped orebodies and providing creative options to new mining areas. I bring value to any mining team because I can go into a new mining area and figure outgeology structural controls, orebody shapes and models, and share this knowledge with mining teams.My technical mapping knowledge, creative solution-focused problem solving and team collaborative approach has enabled me to help companies better model, increase ore gains, reduce dilution losses and time delays, and develop working relationships within a team.

Robert Wright, P.Geo.'s Current Company Details
Open to New Opportunities

Open To New Opportunities

Master Mapper | Perceptive Observer | Collaborative Catalyst | Creative Problem Solver
Robert Wright, P.Geo. Work Experience Details
  • Open To New Opportunities
    Geologist
    Open To New Opportunities Jun 2023 - Present
    Open to a new opportunity a in remote, fly in - fly out mine. My interest is in a company that has very challenging orebodies and shares my value of working in a tight-knit community.
  • Minto Metals Corp.
    Production Geologist
    Minto Metals Corp. Oct 2021 - May 2023
    Minto Mine, Yukon
    Remote underground copper mine employing longhole mining methods. Performed and provided effective daily grade and dilution control by sampling and mapping underground development and production headings. Designed and managed delineation drilling programs and interpreted ore bodies based on production diamond drill results and geological mapping. Accurately acquired and interpreted all data for daily, weekly, and monthly reporting. Created wireframes and block models using Leapfrog and Vulcan software for month end reconciliation and short and long-term planning. • Modelled a new vein system that required accelerated development due to tight time constraints from new drill information using Leapfrog software.• Geologic mapping of all ramps and headings to identify important structural controls in new mining areas.
  • Canada Revenue Agency - Taxpayer Services
    Taxpayer Services Agent
    Canada Revenue Agency - Taxpayer Services Jan 2021 - Sep 2021
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Responded to a variety of enquiries or requests for special services related to tax matters, CRA administered programs and related accounts. Processed taxpayer requests for adjustments to tax returns, accounts or program information. Performed various calculations to determine tax or CRA administered program requirements, elections and entitlements.
  • Pretium Exploration Inc.
    Chief Projects Geologist
    Pretium Exploration Inc. Mar 2020 - Nov 2020
    Pretium Mine, Bc
    Remote underground gold mine employing longhole mining methods.•Underground mapping and orebody interpretation project.•Stope review shape and grade evaluation based on mapping and drill interpretation.
  • Tetra Tech
    Senior Mining Geologist
    Tetra Tech Jun 2019 - Sep 2019
    Kelowna, Bc
    Kelowna-based geological consulting company specializing in resource evaluation and geological modelling.•Advised client on preliminary assessment of advanced greenfields diamond exploration project. Led an international team to assess and provide recommendations.•Bedrock Leapfrog project models for heavy industrial infrastructure projects.• Authored technical report and recommendations for international diamond project.
  • Dominion Diamond /  Bhp Billiton
    Resource / Exploration Geologist
    Dominion Diamond / Bhp Billiton Jun 2010 - Dec 2018
    Ekati Diamond Mine Nwt
    Remote diamond mine complex comprised of three underground sub-level longhole sublevel cave and five open pit operations.Developed, updated, and maintained geological wireframes and models to estimate ore reserves in accordance with industry standards and regulations using Vulcan and Leapfrog. Compiled monthly production reconciliations and responsible for all reserve /resource (MRMR) calculations, classifications, and corporate year end resource reports. Liaised with exploration and production teams to ensure smooth transition from exploration to development to production regarding application of geological models and optimization of resources.• Mentored and trained geologists in production geology duties, including grade and dilution control, geologic structural and stratigraphic mapping, computer modelling of orebodies, block model construction, and safety procedures. • Constructed the geologic block model for the newly approved Misery Deep underground mine project from the ground up. • Calculated MRMR tonnages and grades for the corporate 2014 NI 43-101 report. • Championed departmental continuous improvement by designing and managing SOP’s and tutorials to implement and train for new Vulcan and Leapfrog software.• Safety coordinator for summer drill program that included cultivating a safety culture, daily safety inspections of contractors, and ensuring safety procedures and adherence to permits.• Supervised remote, helicopter supported exploration program.• Created base, low, and high case geologic models for new exploration targets and authored technical papers on tonnage estimates.• Drafted new exploration and development programs, geologic model updates and constructed new block models for resources in production.• Generated exploration targets and supervised 2018 exploration program (green and brownfields).
  • Bhp Billiton
    Production Geologist
    Bhp Billiton Jan 2005 - Jun 2010
    Ekati Mine Nwt
    Remote diamond mine complex comprised of three underground sub-level longhole sublevel cave and five open pit operations.Responsible for daily stockpile management and process plant blending strategy, month end projections, stope reconciliations and monthly allocation of assigned tonnes and grade. Performed geological stratigraphic and domain mapping to construct wireframes and block models using Vulcan and Leapfrog software that were also used for mine planning, monthly and year end reconciliations, and resource / reserve reporting. Coordinated test hole drilling for ore delineation and geologic mapping purposes. Geologic interpretation of new drill holes, gathering grade data from bulk sample programs, and data collection for developing new underground flow models. Audit QAQC of geological databases including drill holes and samples. Updated and maintained department operating procedures.• Creatively designed daily grade control and material movement tracking, and monthly reconciliation process utilizing several points of view in a collaborative team approach.• Initiated the geological test hole and diamond drill program and geological re-interpretation of Koala North Deep that resulted in successfully mining and providing high grade material for two years.• Champion departmental continuous improvement by designing and supervising SOP’s and tutorials for the implementation and training of new Vulcan and Leapfrog software.• Champion deeper drilling of the high-grade Koala Deep underground resource and development that resulted in four extra mining levels.
  • Barrick Gold Corp
    Production Geologist
    Barrick Gold Corp Mar 1998 - Jan 2005
    Eskay Creek Mine, Bc
    Remote gold / silver mine employing underground drift and fill, narrow vein, modified room and pillar, and longhole mining methods.Provided grade and dilution control, daily face and chip sampling, associated grade control monitoring, inventory reporting. Grade control and section updating, using Vulcan software. Provided daily geological data for ore blend, long term resource management, and to build economic batches for offsite shipment. Provide short range geological and structural information and geological outlines to engineering groups. Logged and sampled diamond drill core for exploration and production ore delineation.• Provided development direction by mapping and identifying geology controls in narrow veins and then re-modelled and evaluated stope shapes and models.• Reviewed stope shapes based on re-interpretation of drill information, and my geologic mapping that maximized grade control• Find new ore implementing geologic mapping, underground observations, and diamond drilling in new areas.• Implement new underground geological and structural digital mapping DiGs software.
  • Homestake Inc
    Production Geologist
    Homestake Inc Oct 1996 - Mar 1998
    Snip Mine, Bc
    Remote gold mine employing underground cut and fill, narrow vein conventional and crown pillar pit extraction mining methods.• Performed and provided daily grade control, mapping and sampling of underground development and production headings.• Responsible for all underground development and production activities.• Responsible for grade control program of seasonal open pit.
  • Royal Oak Mines
    Mine Geologist
    Royal Oak Mines Apr 1994 - Oct 1996
    Giant Mine, Nwt
    Archean greenstone gold mine employing underground cut and fill, narrow vein shrinkage, room and pillar, tertiary pillar recovery, and longhole mining methods.• Performed and provided laying out drill programs, underground mapping, sample collection, grade control and ore reserve calculations.• Responsible for all underground development and production activities.
  • Johannesburg Consolidated Investments Mining
    Senior Geologist
    Johannesburg Consolidated Investments Mining Jan 1990 - Apr 1994
    Consolidated Murchison, Rsa
    Archean greenstone gold and base metal (antimony) mine employing underground sub level longhole mining methods.• Performed and provided underground mapping, development and stope control, grade control, core logging and sampling, ore reserve calculations, monthly reports and monthly planning.• Supervised geology grade sampling, underground grade control and core logging team.• Responsible for all geologic activities in Athens Deep production shaft and all exploration in newly discovered Monarch Deep shaft.

Robert Wright, P.Geo. Education Details

  • University Of Manitoba
    University Of Manitoba
    Geology

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Robert Wright, P.Geo.'s current role is Master Mapper | Perceptive Observer | Collaborative Catalyst | Creative Problem Solver.

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Robert Wright, P.Geo. attended University Of Manitoba.

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