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Viburnum, Missouri

- 2nd in command when V.P. is out of pocket.- Supervised surface exploration activities in the Viburnum Trend and Old Lead Belt for both the mine group and the exploration group. Generated exploration plans and budgets. Determined private property to option for exploration. Responsible for BLM 5 Year Exploration Plan. Responsible for MSA and SOW's for contractors involved in surface exploration at SEMO. Responsible for advancing exploration projects from exploration thru prefeasibility; conducting geotech/hydro drilling and metallurgical drilling for various projects. Supervised/managed geophysical surveys in the Trend.- Supervised core logging group. Responsible for staffing core logging group to ensure surface and UGDD core is logged/assayed in a timely fashion. Responsible for maintaining quality standards for core logged and assayed.-Supervised block modeling group. Determined block modeling and assignments. Managed block modeling schedule for Trend and outside projects. Made certain group had standardized process for block modeling and a review process to vet block models.

- Supervised exploration programs in the Viburnum Trend consisting of generating exploration targets. Supervised/mentored Junior Exploration Geologists on project areas within the Trend. Worked with mine group to make certain exploration drilling meshed with mine development plans. Developed and managed annual explorations budgets.- Responsible for determining private and federal lands to lease. Assisted in revising private lease agreements. Took lead on updating property lines on resource maps.- Responsible for annual Trend exploration drilling budgets of between $1.5 to 3.8 million consisting of on an annual basis up to 6 diamond drill rigs and 2 rotary rigs drilling between 120,000 and 175,000 feet.- Supervised development of drilling SOP. Took lead on purchasing and commissioning new truck mounted LF-70 drill rig. Implemented program to start double shifting company owned drill rigs. Developed new best practices for drill sites: fencing, signage, improved sumps, and disposal of sump cuttings.- Supervised Old Lead Belt MVT exploration program.- Supervised Precambrian SE Missouri IOCG exploration program.

Viburnum, Missouri, United States

Synthesized historic exploration data and generated regional exploration maps for the Old Lead Belt and the Viburnum Trend. Took mine scale maps and historic drill hole data and developed first comprehensive district and regional scale exploration maps for the Viburnum Trend and Old Lead Belt showing facies patterns, alteration, and structure to aid in developing exploration models and targets around the southern half of the Viburnum Trend. Responsible for exploration of the southern-half of the Viburnum Trend. Evaluated soil gas, soil geochemistry, and geophysical methods as aids in exploring for blind MVT deposits. Supervised in-house line cutting crew and interfaced w/ contract geophysical crews. running MT and DC-IP lines. Assisted mine geologists in underground mapping, pillar extraction planning, commingling reports, and mine design.

Viburnum, Missouri, United States

Generated targets for surface drilling, underground drilling, and jackhammer drilling. Supervised and coordinated UG exploration with operations. Assisted in monthly and yearly mine planning. Assisted in mine design and development. Developed mine plans for stopes. Assisted in developing pillar extraction plans. Updated pillar and block ore reserves.

Viburnum, Missouri, United States

Responsibilities included daily face-grade control and underground mapping. Calculated pillar reserves. Updated year-end ore reserves.

Viburnum, Missouri, United States

Responsibilities included grade control; due diligence ore reserve calculation, target selection for UG diamond drilling, supervision of UG diamond drilling crew. Generated weekly muck plans. Assisted in target selection of surface drill holes.

Responsibilities included field checking of blast-hole cuttings, supervised open-pit geologic mapping, reconciling of drill invoices and water permits. Assisted in UG ore control and face mapping. Assisted in field supervision and coordination of rotary and diamond drill rigs and drill site preparation.

Leadville, Colorado, United States

Supervised UG long holing program (duties included target selection, crew supervision, long-hole chip logging, and orebody reserve calculations). Assisted as driller helper on long hole drill rig. Designed and supervised UG diamond drilling program. Conducted mapping of active stopes and development headings. Worked on track crew during shutdown.

Leadville, Colorado, United States

Surveyed stopes and drifts underground using a Wild T1 and T1A theodolite. Updated mylar mine production maps. Calculated royalties and monthly production reports. Did monthly powder counts. Calculated miners contract settlements. Mine design projects included sand fill system pump selection, requirements for UG hoist system. Member mine rescue team. Member Safety TQM team. Task trained motorman, swamper, and UG crusher man.

Superior, Arizona, United States

Mapped and channel sampled stopes for grade control. Updated assay spreadsheets using Lotus 1-2-3. Updated stope maps. logged diamond drill core. Did Master's Thesis at mine on host rock lithologies, mineralization, paragenesis, and controls on high grade Cu mineralization of the 2nd South Vein. Determined potential copper porphyry target location based on analogy with Butte, Montana and Collohausi, Chile.

Masters Degree In Mineral Engineering, Economic And Exploration Geology

Activities and Societies: Student member, Society of Mining Engineers (SME) Student member, Society of Economic Geology (SEG)Transferred.

Bachelors, Geology, 2.99 Cumulative Gpa

Activities and Societies: Student member, Society of Mining Engineers (SME)Took courses in basic geology. Had emphasis in economic.