1. Resume – Alan Cook
Contact Details
Address: 3340 Stoneville Rd, Stoneville, WA, 6081
Home Telephone: 08 9295 2009
Mobile: 0447898507
Email Address: acawr@outlook.com
Career Objective
To be a great leader in a mining company which has world class resources with strong
behavioural values demonstrated through an engrained safety culture, environmental
responsibility, sustainable practices with ethically and morally sound decision making
processes by:
 Utilising my strengths, abilities and experience to maximise orebody recovery through
efficient mining methods utilising planning, reconciliation and analysis and leading the
way through technical excellence and continual improvent.
 Supporting, mentoring, training and guiding peers and reports to enable them to
perform at their optimum both in individual and team environments.
 Being courageous in decision making to make the right decisions based on the evidence
presented before me
 Continuous proactive health, safety and environmental focus demonstrating and
encouraging interdependent culture in these areas
Employment History
Employer Name: WPH - Plant Crushing and Screening
Start Date: July 2015
End Date: Current
Position: Project Manager, Dampier and Cape Lambert Ports
Responsibilities/Achievements:
 Moved to a mid-sized company in a different field to expand my experience.
 35 reports
 Responsible for the overall management of the Dampier and Cape Lambert Port
contracts including planning, budgeting, maintenance, staff and cost containment,
civil works, bulking, re-screening, day works, marketing and project growth,
rewriting policy and procedure.
 Resetting the bar to making the company the contractor of choice, new contract
negotiations within 6 weeks expanding operations at Cape Lambert
 Developing an inexperienced leadership team through mentoring and leadership led
behaviour.
 Instilling cultural change on the way the contractor works with the client to be
accepted as if they were the clients personnel

2. Employer Name: Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Start Date: June 2013
End Date: June 2015
Position: Registered Manager, Mine Manager HD1
Responsibilities/Achievements:
 Transferred to HD1 once HD4 mine developed.
 30Mt ore, 110Mt TMM, 350 reports
 Responsible for the overall management of the mine including planning, budgeting,
staff and cost containment.
 Safety stewardship shaping the approach to productivity and Operations culture
through visible, felt safety leadership. Sharing my safety vision with the broader
Project and Operations teams. Develop the mining team to execute the safety
strategy and demonstrate behaviour to safely achieve project schedule.
 Project Manage Mining Development or project implementation for large scale
projects. Plan and deliver through leadership and mentoring.
 Turn around HD1 from wastebound non sustainable state.
Employer Name: Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Start Date: April 2012
End Date: June 2013
Position: Mine Manager HD4
Responsibilities/Achievements:
 Responsible for the overall management of the mine including planning, budgeting,
staff and cost containment. The mine is currently in the project development phase
requiring a high level of focus on production readiness
 Safety stewardship shaping the approach to productivity and Operations culture
through visible, felt safety leadership. Sharing my safety vision with the broader
Project and Operations teams. Develop the mining team to execute the safety
strategy and demonstrate behaviour to safely achieve project schedule.
 Project Manage Mining Development or project implementation for large scale
projects. Plan and deliver through leadership and mentoring. Manage
EPCM/Contractors.
Employer Name: Rio Tinto Technology and Innovation - Perth
Start Date: January 2008
End Date: April 2012
Position: Principal Adviser – Mine Geology
Responsibilities/Achievements:
 Design, train and guide all Rio Tinto producing sites in reconciliation systems
 Annual collation, analysis reporting and feedback of reconciliation returns for all
producing sites
 Review and overhaul reconciliation systems on site as required (Gove, Oyu Tolgoi,
IOC, Boron, RUL, RBM, QMM, Weipa)
 Facilitate corporate assurance compliance audits (ERA, B4, HD, QMM)
 Present annually at CP (Competent Person) conferences
 SPAR (Sustainable Production at Rossing) member for Mine Geology, Mining and
OBK (Orebody Knowledge)
 IPT NP (Improving Performance Together - Next Phase) member for OBK during
KUCC engagement
 Commodities: Iron Ore, Copper/Gold, Coal, Bauxite, Uranium, Diamonds, Mineral
Sands, Talc, Salt
 Open cut and underground

3. Employer Name: Luzenac (Rio Tinto) – Three Springs
Start Date: July 2006
End Date: January 2008
Position: Operations Manager
Responsibilities/Achievements:
 The only site based manager (supported from Dampier Salt’s Belmont based
managers). Role covered overseeing HR issues (hire, discipline, dismissal,
performance management, drug testing, and promotions), budgets, safety, fleet
management, mining, drill and blasting, quarry management, environment,
geological projects and exploration drilling, shipping, planning, reconciliation and
communities. Approximately 50 direct and indirect reports.
 Transition period from Luzenac culture into Rio Tinto culture
 Safe closure of the mill including redundancy package management
 Project to close beneficiation plant and approval for replacement of a new plant
 Significant community/council interaction as major employer of the region
 Successfully gained Quarry Managers Certificate
 Commodity: Talc
Employer Name: Dampier Salt (Rio Tinto) – Port Hedland
Start Date: January 2004
End Date: July 2006
Position: Operations Manager
Responsibilities/Achievements:
 The only site based manager with support from Dampier Salt’s Belmont based
managers. Duties included overseeing HR issues (hire, discipline dismissal,
performance management, drug testing and promotions), budgets, safety, shipping,
planning and reconciliation. Approximately 135 direct and indirect reports.
 Contract management of Brambles including rewriting the contract in 2005
 Cyclone management
 Oversee major maintenance shuts with significant contractor management required
 Commodity: Salt
Employer Name: RTIO – Tom Price (Rio Tinto)
Start Date: January 2004
End Date: January 2003
Position: Seconded to Short Term Planning for 12 months
Responsibilities/Achievements:
 Reviewed, updated and redeveloped reports and charts
 Strategic planning to ensure tonnes and quality delivered to the port from Tom
Price’s contribution to fit the total Pilbara blend with input from:
o Ore block sequencing
o Grade Control block estimations
o Life of Mine planning
o Port requirements
o Plant and Heavy equipment maintenance
o Plant, Mining and Rail capabilities
o Reconciliation analysis
o Other site capacity, quality and commitments, negotiate conflicting priorities
 Commodity: Iron Ore
 Mining Software: Vulcan

4. Employer Name: RTIO – Tom Price (Rio Tinto)
Start Date: April 2001
End Date: January 2003
Position: Superintendent Geological Projects
Responsibilities/Achievements:
 Supervise several site based (TP, MDO, Gtr PBO, B4, Yandi, Perth) teams of
geologists in resource modelling and on lease drilling. 17 direct reports
 Worked closely with site based grade control geologists and engineers to ensure
model delivery was timely and covered requirements and new developments.
 Created/updated resource models for delivery to mine engineers
 Reconciliation for all mine sites to the resource and reserve models against mining
and mining hygiene
 Seconded into short term planning for 12 months
o Planned mining blocks in sequence with input to be considered from the port,
maintenance, the plant, quality and quantity requirements and other site
commitments
 Commodity: Iron Ore
 Mining Software: Vulcan
Employer Name: Lihir Management Company (Rio Tinto) – Londolovit, Papua New Guinea
Start Date: November 1999
End Date: April 2001
Position: Superintendent Mine Geology
Responsibilities/Achievements:
 All Mine Geology activities and managing a team of Geologist and field assistants
including:
o Creating block outs, quality control, reconciliation, sampling, mapping,
improvement projects, working closely with the resource geologist, project
geologist, metallurgists, lab personnel, environment department, contractors
and mining engineers
 Commodity: Gold
 Mining Software: Minesite
Employer Name: Lihir Management Company (Rio Tinto) – Londolovit, Papua New Guinea
Start Date: October 1997
End Date: November 1999
Position: Project Geologist
Responsibilities/Achievements:
 Developing, planning and supervising in pit drill programs in a hydrothermally active
deposit which included:
o safety issues such as steam blow outs and gas pockets
o contact management of drill company
o budgeting
o planning holes around mining activities
o pit mapping
o development projects
o core logging and assaying to a standard where the resource geologist could
create resource models
 Commodity: Gold
 Mining Software: Minesite & Vulcan

5. Employer Name: Centaur Mining & Exploration Company - Kalgoorlie
Start Date: April 1996
End Date: October 1997
Position: Senior Resource Geologist
Responsibilities/Achievements:
 The only resource/reserve geologist in the company
o received drill hole data and logs from many exploration geologist
o built, interpreted, modelled and estimated resource models
o utilised engineering parameters to whittle optimised pits for mining
o reconciled mining to the models and adjusted interpretations accordingly
 Up to 18 models to keep updated at any one time
 Regular demonstrations to visiting reporters, stockbrokers, bankers and auditors
 Reported quarterly resource numbers for stock exchange releases
 Training Geologist and Engineers in use of Vulcan
 Commodity: Gold
 Mining Software: Vulcan
Employer Name: Great Central Mines – Bronzewing - FIFO
Start Date: June 1995
End Date: April 1996
Position: Mine Geologist
Responsibilities/Achievements:
 Included open pit, underground and exploration geology tasks
 Supervising a crew of pit technicians
 Proactive marking up / monitoring mining
 Sampling
 Logging core
 Quality Control
 Density determinations
 Regional, pit and underground mapping
 Blocking out ore
 Stockpile management, blend planning and control
 Exploration drilling (Aircore, RC and diamond)
 Reconciliation
 Commodity: Gold
 Mining Software: Vulcan
Employer Name: Posgold (later Newmont) – Mount Leyshon Gold Mine – Charters Towers
Start Date: June 1994
End Date: June 1995
Position: Exploration Geologist
Responsibilities/Achievements:
 Planning and supervising inpit and mine lease explorations holes
 Budgeting
 Contract management of drilling contractor
 Costean mapping and sampling
 Exploration drilling, core logging and mapping
 Interpretation on trace for later digitising into the resource model
 Commodity: Gold
 Mining Software: Datamine

6. Employer Name: Posgold (later Newmont) – Mount Leyshon Gold Mine – Charters Towers
Start Date: December 1992
End Date: June 1994
Position: Mine Geologist
Responsibilities/Achievements:
 Open Pit Mine Geology
 Supervising a crew of pit technicians
 Proactive marking up / monitoring mining
 Sampling (overhauled outdated sampling methodology)
 Quality Control
 Blocking out ore
 Pit wall and blasthole mapping
 Stockpile management
 Survey assistant
 Reconciliation
 Commodity: Gold
 Mining Software: Datamine

7. Education/Qualifications
Institution: Latrobe University of Northern Victoria
City/Country: Bendigo
Qualifications: Bachelor of Applied Science - Geology
Completed: 1991
Institution: James Cook University of North Queensland
City/Country: Townsville
Qualifications: Bachelor of Science with Honours – Economic Geology
Completed: 1992
Skill Summary
Tickets/Certificates:
 Quarry Manager (2007)
 Occupational First Aider
Professional Membership
Member: AusIMM
Interests
Soccer (Level 3 Referee Sunday League – Perth)
Fishing
Camping
Travel
Keeping Fit

8. Referees
Name: Steve Hunt
Company: Rio Tinto Technology and Innovation
Position: Chief Advisor - Resources & Reserves
Contact Telephone: +61 3 9242 3277
Contact Email: steve.hunt@riotinto.com
Name: Shane Johnson
Company: NextGenopX
Position: Programme Lead
Contact Telephone: +61 4 0929 9696
Contact Email: shane.johnson@nextgenopx.com
Name: John Dumbill
Company: Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Position: GM Integrated Planning and Performance
Contact Telephone: +61 8 9425 8381
Contact Mobile: +61 4 1894 7602
Contact Email: john.dumbill@riotinto.com
Name: Stephen deHennin
Company: Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Position: Manager Port
Contact Telephone: +61 4 5752- 9548
Contact Email: Stephen.deHennin@riotinto.com