Wayne Ritchie Email & Phone Number

Queensland, Australia

Middlemount

Currently employed as an Exploration Geologist through 1 Key Resources for Anglo American.Worked a t Dawson Mine and Lake Lindsay Open Cut Mine:Proactively participate in all forms of safety.Core Logging of multiple sizes (HQ, PQ and 4C)Use variety of software systems including Enablon, Acquire and Microsoft Office.

Townsville City, Queensland, Australia

Natural Resource Management

Mount Isa, Queensland

Graduate program from 01/02/2010 to 01/02/2012. Underground mine geologist from 01/02/2012 to presentDuties which I have undertaken but not limited to at George Fisher Mine include:2 Months of core logging involving ore body, structures and grade identification using Acquire software.Underground daily Rounds (grade control) which included mark-ups (ore body direction/drive) production stope inspections and dilution estimates for sorting, development monitoring for ore/waste, sampling both underground face and stockpiles and data entries for daily grades and daily reports.Training and mentoring of new graduate and mine geologistsDiamond drill proposals and designsUnderground mapping for stratigraphic ore bodies and structures.Digitizing all mapping (sill plans, crosscuts, declines) using Minesight 3DOre body and structure interpretation both stratigraphically and economically in Minesight 3D using mapping, sampling and drill hole dataLarge scale interpretation of structures and ore bodies both un/economic using modelling softwareDesigning Features (economical ore body boundaries) for production extractionChecking production designs for maximisation of ore recovery and minimise dilutionWriting production stope notes for geology (grade, confidence and structures)Participated and facilitated Risk Assessments (backfill of voids/stopes, drilling, vertical/horizontal development)Stope reconciliations for ore recovery and overall stope performanceGeological checks for both horizontal and vertical developmentWork closely with planning engineers, rock mechanics (ground support engineers), operations and surveyorsWorked both 5/2 and 4/4 rosterWorked both North and South Mine at George Fisher Mine

Mount Isa