Ilias Atwani is an experienced mining professional engineer currently working for a global gold mining leader. He has over 6 years experience working for a British-Swiss mining and commodity trading company. Atwani is responsible for mine operation planning and optimization, identifying cost savings, and implementing new technologies. He has expertise in mine design, production scheduling, and tailings management from his experience as a junior engineer managing surface mines.
2. Introduction to Ilias
• Ilias Atwani is an experienced mining professional
Engineer currently working for a global leader in the
gold mining business.
• Before he joined this company, Ilias worked for a
British-Swiss multinational commodity trading and
mining company for more than 6 years.
• He has received his higher education from Laval
University.
3. Ilias’ Experience as a Mine Operations
Coordinator
• Responsible for the Mine Operation Readiness Plan
(ORP)
• Identify, map, create and optimize Underground
Mine operation processes
• Create KPI dashboards for Underground Mine
production
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and implement
new technologies to track/Control costs
4. • Plan, Execute, Measure, Improve production cycles in
collaboration with the
Engineering/Geology/Maintenance departments
• Estimate the yearly material needed to operate and
place the orders for the barge season
5. Ilias’ experience as a Mining Junior Engineer –
Surface Mines
• Quarries and collecting
ponds:
- Design & panels
exploitation sequence
- Issuing drills and blast
patterns and plans
- Production activities
scheduling
• Tailings pond
- Active participation in the
Tailings pond management
- Review and optimization of
the stacking sequence
- Water management, dishes
network design & activities
planning
6. Areas of Expertise
Ilias Atwani is skilled at
• Microsoft Office ® Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio…)
• CAD software: AutoCAD® (Amine & Promine), SolidWorks®,
Silverscreen® (CAMP), 3DReshaper®
• Mining oriented operational Analysis/Modeling: Surpac®,
Whittle®, Talpac®
• Programming: Matlab®, C/C++, VB
• Management and logistics: SAP®, JD Edwards®
7. Languages He Is proficient in
• Bilingual proficiency
- English
- French
- Arabic
• Limited working
proficiency
- Spanish
Ilias Atwani is proficient in the following languages
