1. P R O F E S S I O N A L
PR O FI LE
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M A R K R O W E L L
PR O J E C T MA N A G E R
MI N I N G & SH A FT
C O N STR U C TI O N
18 GIBRALTAR ROAD, RANGEWOOD, TOWNSVILLE 4817 - Mob: 0498 015 692
P r i v a t e a n d C o n f i d e n t i a l

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Mark Rowell
18 Gibraltar Road Mobile:0498015692
Rangewood 4817 QLD Email: mrowell@bigpond.net.au Telephone: (07) 47 887 338
PROJECT MANAGER, MINING
 Experienced Project Manager in the metalliferous and coal mining industry. Acknowledged for
building and leading mining construction, safety and production initiatives. Strong commitment to
safety, loss control and continuous improvement, which underscore more than 30 years in the
mining industry with 25 year’s experience managing mining construction contractors in Australia,
Africa and South America. Proven track record for ensuring that production targets are achieved
safely and on time, with successes in managing the performance and development of staff.
KEY C REDEN T IAL S
 Extensive Experience Project Management
 Underground Development Contract
Management
 Shaft Sinking & Equipping Contract
Management
 Open Cut Coal Operations
 Adherence to Workplace Health & Safety,
Mining Act and Regulations and Risk
Management
 Safety and Production Training Development
 Team Building and Mentoring of large
workforces
 Strategic Planning and Development
 Contract Negotiations and Management
 Demonstrated high level communication and
interpersonal skills
 Leadership Skills
 Production Target Driven - Safety First
Approach
 Cost Variance Report Management
 Performance Management
 Resourcing and Recruitment
 Shaft and Materials Handling Systems
installations & Design Input and Management
 Mobile and Fixed Plant Equipment Installation
Management
E DU CAT ION | TRAIN IN G
Supervisor Certification
TAFE Central Queensland 2000
S1, 2 & 3
G2
Competent to Assist the Registered Manager
Mount Isa Mines 1997
Mine Overseers Certificate of Competency
South African College of Mining 1988
Concrete Technology
Pretoria Portland Cement Institute 1993
Advanced Safety Supervisors
National Occupational Safety Association 1983
Extensive training devoted to professional development through attendance at short courses,
conferences and workshops
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Training has included: Communications Skills, Negotiation Skills, and Interpersonal Management
etc.
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A DDIT ION AL MIN IN G
C OMP ET EN CIES
 Mechanical Installations - Shaft winder installations, shaft equipping (fixed and rope guided systems),
conveyor belt installations, ore crushing and transfer systems
 Blind Sinking using shaft drilling Jumbos and hand held sinking, Excavator, Cactus Grab, Cryderman
and Eimco 630 rocker shovel mucking cleaning units
 Strip and Line Sinking - pre-bored raised bored cleaning hole
 Mechanical Shaft Sinking - V-Mole mechanical shaft borer and raise boring up to 6.1 metre diameter
shafts
 Tunnelling – conventional drill and blast, horizontal and inclined development
 Mechanical Tunnelling - Dosco LH1300 Road Header and Joy CM12 Continuous Miners, supported by
shuttle and ram cars
 Mine Construction - civil works associated with all mine surface infrastructure, underground
construction of coal and ore storage bunkers, declines and ore transfer systems and conveyer belt
installations
 Drop Raising/Long-hole Winzing - Coal and metalliferous storage bunkers as well as ventilation shafts
up to 85m in depth
 Shotcrete - wet and dry applications
 Specialised Support using cable anchors, rock bolts, both resin and cement grouted applications
 Ground Water Stemming - pre-cementation grouting for water intersection prevention during shaft
sinking and tunnelling operations
 Underground Drill and Blast - Development and stoping operations including Long Hole and Block Cave
Stoping
 Underground Metalliferous, Colliery and Surface Blasting Certificates - South Africa and Tanzania
 Pre-strip Open Cut Mining
E MP L OYMEN T SU MMARY
AREA MANGER – OPERATIONAL SUPPORT (Silangan Copper Gold Project, Philippines)
AECOM Australia Pty Ltd, Brisbane (August 2012 to February 2014)
Key Contributions:
 Health, Safety, and Quality management recommendations for the green fields Silangan Copper
Gold Project, involving geotechnical drilling, decline development, ventilation shaft location and
design.
 Part of the team tasked with the design of the remedial works required for blind sinking of the
shaft through 70m of soil quality water bearing overburden. The remedial works recommendation
consists of water drawdown wells, pre-cementation and large diameter contiguous piling of this
overburden zone to create a safe shaft sinking environment for the shaft sinking crews.
 Active involvement with drawing up documents for Expressions of Interest (EOI) and Requests for
Tender (RFT) documents for bulk earthworks, civil, shaft sinking and raise boring projects, as well
as the AECOM point of contact for these EOI’s and RFT’s and their subsequent submissions.
 Assisting the Client with identifying, locating and obtaining quotations for underground mining
equipment, refuge chambers, support systems and consumables, mining PPE suppliers, piling
contractors, shaft sinking and development mining contractors with the capabilities and experience
to execute these works safely and within time and budget.

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CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
Newmont Asia Pacific, Tanami Shaft Project, Tanami Operations, NT (March 2011 to March 2012)
Key Contributions:
 Health, Safety, Environment and Quality management at the Tanami Shaft Project and associated
works, involving geotechnical drilling, diamond hole navigational drilling of the shaft raise borer
pilot hole to within 250mm tolerance for the full vertical depth of 1,313.8m. Reamed this hole to
the required diameter of 381mm for the raise borer drill string.
 Part of the team responsible for the management of the feasibility study, conceptual design, tender
make up and adjudication of tenders for the EPCM, strip and line shaft sinking and underground
development contracts for the main contract works associated with the Tanami Shaft Project,
including shaft sinking scheduling and planning, shaft furnishing recommendations and major
components through to contractor and winder selection.
 Responsible for managing contractors on projects at the Tanami Operations, including surface
drilling contractors, Geotechnical Analysis of construction sites on surface, infrastructure
installations as well as camp accommodation upgrade for the Project construction staff.
SHAFTPROJECTMANAGER
Cobar Management Pty Ltd, CSA Mine, Cobar, NSW (July 2009 to October 2010)
Key Contributions:
 Health, Safety, Environment and Quality management at the CSA Mine Primary Ventilation
Upgrade and No.1 Hoisting Shaft Extension Project and associated works, involving geotechnical
drilling, raise boring up to 5 meter diameter shafts and power line installations.
 Responsible for the management of the feasibility study, conceptual design, tender make up and
adjudication of tenders for the main contract works associated with the CSA No.1 Shaft Extension
Project, including shaft sinking, shaft furnishings (fixed guides and buntons), major components
(crusher and conveyors) through to construction contractor and winder selection planned as a “Turn
Key” project.
 Responsible for managing multiple contractors on projects at CSA Mine, including Geotechnical
Analysis of construction sites on surface and underground, new infrastructure installations
including new primary mine ventilation shafts, fans and back fill plant upgrade with a new 210 ton
cement silo.
PROJECTMANAGER
Macmahon Contractors, Brisbane (Sept 2007 – Oct 2008)
Project Manager for the Macmahon Saraji Pre-strip Services Project, BMA
Key Contributions:
 Health, Safety, Environment and Quality management at the Saraji Open-Cut Mine
 Responsible for the recruitment, training and development of 270 mining and administrative
personnel, including Project Mining Engineers, Safety Co-ordinators, Superintendents,
Supervisors and Crew
 Instrumental in increasing contract extensions, which have had the Scope of Work increased from
24 Million Bank Cubic Metres (MBCM) over two years to 55 MBCM over three years
 Increased the contract value to $176 Mil

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 Growing Macmahon Pre-strip fleet from two excavator fleet to a five excavator fleet consisting of 1
X Hitachi 5500 (currently being assembled), 2 X Hitachi 3600’s, 1 X Liebherr 9350 and 2 X Hitachi
2500’s
 Successfully promoted Macmahon’s positive safety culture and quality driven involvement with
contract works at Saraji Mine site
 Established monthly Production Targets of 2,3MBCM, ramping up to 2,9MBCM to meet contract
obligations
 Monitored Daily Production Results
 Managed a truck fleet of 26 rear dump trucks, made up of 11 CAT 785B & C’s and 15 CAT 789B
and C’s along with the required ancillary fleet of dozers, wheel dozers, water carts, graders and
service trucks.
PROJECTMANAGER
JJ McDonald & sons Group Pty Ltd (JMS), NT (July 2006 – August 2007)
Project Manager for the JMS Goonyella Riverside Civil & Earthworks Project, BMA
Key Contributions:
 Health, Safety, Environment and Quality control at the Goonyella River and responsible for staff
of up to 90 contractors, administrative personnel, Superintendents, Supervisors and crew
 Planning and production and scheduling mining and construction activities.
 Budget forecasts and control
 Responsible for the contract negotiation and adjudication, with sub-contractor tender negotiations
after main tender awards in line with tender allowable or better
 Dealt with various sub-contractors for supplies and fabrication
 Successfully increased project scope with numerous follow up contracts which have JMS carrying
out rehabilitation works on the following:
 Raising of tails dam walls and pipeline installation
 Earth dam wall construction
 Topsoil stripping and stockpiling
 Mine site water distribution upgrade and general construction works at the mine site
 Managed a fleet consisting of Cat 777B’s, C’s and D’s, Komatsu 785/3’s and 5’s. These were loaded
with Komatsu 1250 Excavators, ancillary plant consisting of Cat D11R, D10R and D9R dozers,
140H and 16H graders, heavy water carts and service vehicles
 A small fleet of 85t, 30t and 20t excavators completed general maintenance of roads, drains, water
culverts rehabilitation and repairs. Scraper 631’s and 623’s raised dam walls and carried out the
major rehabilitations works on the various tailings dams on the mine site.
SUPERINTENDENT
HWE Mining, Moranbah, QLD (March 2005 – July 2006)
Superintendent on BMA Broadmeadow Development Project from the existing highwall to establish
underground longwall mining operations.
Key Contributions:
 Safety and management of production and maintenance crews mining longwall establishment
development ahead of the main long wall mining crews.
 Excellent safety record achieving 479 Lost Time Injury (LTI) free days
 Managed a crew of 40 people

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 Production planning.
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
WALTER Construction Group, Grasstree, QLD (Dec 2001 – Feb 2005)
Senior Project Manager for the WALTER Construction Group, Grasstree Development Project, Anglo
Coal. This project involved the construction of two vertical shafts to depths of 250 and 280 metres
each, as well as underground development valued at $32 million. Also worked on estimating and
scheduling of new work and project closeout
Key Contributions:
 Nominated for the QLD Major Contractors Safety Award for no Lost Time Injury
 Responsible for a staff of 70 contract and administrative personnel, including Project Engineer, Site
Engineer, Master Sinker and crews
 Sub-contractor management – dealt with 3 major sub-contractors for supplies and fabrication, with
work up to A$10 million
 Successfully renegotiated the contract scope and value of the project from $18 Mil to $32 Mil.
 Managed the design, construction, fabrication and installation of two double drum winders and the
shaft furnishings (Service & Production shafts with rope guided systems) for the two shaft’s
permanent duties
 Constructed the service and production of shafts using conventional blind sinking methods
 Developing the basic underground tunnels and infrastructure in order to connect the shafts and to
allow the client to commence coal development out to their planned longwall positions
MINING SUPERINTENDENT / COORDINATOR / ADVISER
Global Mining Services, Lima, Peru (May 2001 – Dec 2001)
Mining Superintendent for the Milpo de Mineria el Porvinir Shaft Deepening Project, Cerro de Pasco,
Peru
A US$26 million project involving the deepening of the existing el Porvinir men, materials and ore
hoisting vertical shaft by an additional 500 metres in order to provide efficient access to the lower ore
bodies.
Key Contributions:
 Extending the vehicle access ramp and associated development and mine infrastructure
 Prepare the mine project area for the start of the contract for the mine expansion using existing
mining equipment, contractors and mine personnel
 Achievements were the rectification and development of a suitable ventilation system to ventilate
the proposed project area as well as safely increase the development contractor’s rate of production
in the south ramp to an acceptable level, using modern development methods and techniques
 Drew up and actioned safe work procedures for the Peruvians
 Successfully worked with and engaged mine management in continuous mining improvements for
Milpo de Minerio, Cerro de Pasco, Peru as a Mining Adviser, Coordinator and Superintendent
PROJECT MANAGER
Thyssen-RUC-Byrnecut Mining Contractors, Kargoorlie, WA (Aug 99 – May 2001)
Sinking of a surface production shaft at Bulyanhulu, Tanzania, for Barrick Gold Corporation, the
contract value being US$19 million. This shaft was 1098 metres deep and 6.4 metres in diameter,
concrete lined and furnished with fixed buntons and guides.

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Prior to August 99 my career included mining roles in various organisations here and abroad.
A brief summary is tabled below:
 Mount Isa Mines, Queensland Australia – Internal (Sub-vertical) 5.4m diameter ore hoisting rope
guided shaft 760m in depth including crusher, conveyors, silos and winder excavations &
installations – 1997 to 1999
 RUC Mining Contracting Pty Ltd - 1988 to 1996
 Bafokeng 14 Shaft men and materials handling shaft, mining and equipping shaft with
sixed guide system
 Frank II Shaft – Mining and equipping of a 1000m deep 8m diameter service shaft
equipped with fixed guides and multiple underground ore body access stations
 Oryx Gold Mine – Mining and equipping for shaft sinking operations two internal (sub-
vertical shafts), one men and materials shaft and one ventilation shaft including
excavation and support of 5 large winder chambers with specialised support requirements
 Winkelhaak 6 Shaft – Mining and equipping of the men and materials handling shaft with
fixed guide systems. The shaft was 8m in diameter and 1100m deep.
R EF EREN CES
Available on Request