The document is a curriculum vitae for Mark Henry Small. It details his personal information, education history, tertiary education, work experience including various site manager and project manager roles over 15 years drilling geothermal and other holes across Africa, skills and attributes, and references. His work experience includes drilling geothermal holes in Zambia to depths over 500 meters and ensuring safety practices.

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CURRICULUM VITAE
OF
MARK HENRY SMALL
8 Blake Crescent, Trafalgar, 4275, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Cell: 082 943 1737
Email: marksm63@gmail.com
PERSONAL INFORMATION
ID: 6306115205085
Nationality: South African
Marital Status: Married
Dependants: 2
Languages: English, Afrikaans and Fanakalo
Read: Excellent
Write: Excellent
Speak: Excellent
Education: Welkom High School
Highest Gr. Passed: Gr 12
Subjects: English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Science, Biology, Technical drawing
TERTIARY EDUCATION
 Basic sampling
 Advanced Valuation
 Basic Survey
 Elementary Survey
 Advanced Survey
 License to supervise
 Certificate of competency for Sullivan 50, LF 90 and LF 239 drill rigs
WORK EXPERIENCE
April 2015 - December 2015
Site Manager for Ox Drilling Zambia, Southern province Zambia
Drilled 3 x Geo-thermal holes for Kalahari GeoEnergy Ltd
LF 230 Rig at various sizes to max depth of 577m
June 2014 - Dec 2014
Project Manager for Ox Drilling Zambia, Mumbwa, Zambia
Rigs used: 4 x LF90D, LF230 and Super Rock 5000 RC rig
April 2013 - November 2013
Site Manager for Kalahari GeoEnergy Ltd, Southern Province, Zambia
Geothermal holes
Rigs used: CS1400
BluRock Mining Services Ltd. Zambia
January 2012 - January 2013
Senior Site Supervisor/Site Manager for Geosearch Botswana, Orapa Diamond Mine Botswana
Rigs used: BBS 56 Machines and LY 44

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January-September 2011
Area Manager for Geosearch South Africa, Rustenburg South Africa
16 Sites, Rigs used: LY 50, LY 44, BBS 56, XY5 and CS 1400
2007-2010
Site Manager for Murray and Roberts, Carletonville South Africa
Rigs used: 5 x Sullivan 50 rigs
2007-2007
Site Manager for Murray and Roberts, Limpopo Province South Africa
Rigs used: 2 x LF 230 and 1 Smith 620 Drill
2005-2007
Site Manager (Surface Drilling) for Murray and Roberts, Orkney South Africa
Rigs used: 4 x Sullivan 50 rigs
Geothermal and other Drilling Duties and Responsibilities (2005-2015)
 Being on site the entire shift to ensure safe drilling is taking place.
 Good understanding of well design and functionality of each integral piece of Safety
Equipment used.
 Importance of Safety Equipment (BOP Stack) as per API Standards and the safe execution of
drilling Geothermal Wells.
 Provide Safety training / techniques for Operators and crews while drilling Geothermal.
 Safety training for crews in “Self-rescue Units” in the event of gas being intersected.
 Safety training in Gas detection units for Operators.
 Training in Emergency controls and procedures to be followed in the event of a Well
Blowout.
 Ensuring all Safety equipment for drilling and drilling crew’s safety equipment is checked and
logged at start of each shift.
 Maintaining good Safety discipline culture amongst all crew member at all times.
 Ensuring all Geothermal SOP are communicated and fully understood by drilling crews.
 Oversee the mixing of Special Geothermal Grout and pumping thereof.
 Overseeing all drilling and running of Casing ensuring all Safety procedures are followed.
 All responsibilities stated under General Responsibilities.
“Safety First and Foremost, Production Always”
General Duties and Responsibilities as Project, Site Manager as well as Site Supervisor
 Ensuring chemicals are mixed and pumped correctly.
 Checking proceedings and being present when wedges are being set to ensure correct
procedures are followed.
 Being present and assisting with fishing.
 Assisting with in-hole problems on site.
 Planning meters drilled, daily, to track progress versus planned.
 Setting targets for each rig and crew in the field.
 Budgeting for equipment according to meters planned.
 Ordering essential equipment, controlling expenses and ensuring correct equipment is
delivered to site, timeously.

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 Calculating and submitting invoices to client as per the work done and ensuring that invoices
are paid in time.
 Liaising with the client, ensuring that a good client relationship is maintained.
 Organizing logistics for the site i.e. diesel, water, food.
 Doing month-end reports and reporting to Management.
“Safety First and Foremost, Production Always”
2002-2002
Project Co-coordinator / Surface drilling training for Murray & Roberts Head Office, Johannesburg
South Africa
Responsibilities
 Problem identification on various sites and reporting back to Management with solutions.
Practical training
 Operations of a Sullivan 50, LF 90 and LF230 drill Rigs, Drilling techniques, all three types of
wedging, inserting casing and grouting of casing.
 Day to day running of a site.
2001-2001
Estimator for Murray & Roberts Head Office, Johannesburg South Africa
Responsibilities
 Compiled and calculated quotes for tenders on drilling operations such as Raise Boring,
Diamond Drilling, Meshing and Lacing and rehabilitation of underground working.
 Grout Plant and civil work, most notably, I contribute to the Gautrain project.
1985-2001
Assistant Sampler, Sampler, Grade Officer, Surveyor, Assistant Section Surveyor for Elandsrand
Gold Mine, Carletonville South Africa
Responsibilities
 Taking care of and ensuring all underground survey work is done to standard and also done
to ensure legal requirements are met.
 Ensure all Gyro and check surveys are done as per legal requirements.
 Relieved as Section Survey as well as Mine Surveyor on numerous occasions.
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
 Have 14.5 years of experience in Exploration drilling as an Area Manager, Project Manager,
Site Manager, Site Supervisor.
 Have worked in Africa for 5 years and enjoy the diverse cultures.
 Dedicated to the drilling game.
 Experienced in drilling from BQ to 16” Tri cone with different types of core barrels and have
also done a RC work, Mud rotary and large diameter dewatering holes.
 Installing Directional, Non-direction and Retractable wedges and done Motor runs.
 Done site moves utilizing a helicopter, trucks and track based machines.
 Geothermal holes drilling to a depth of 577m in Zambia, using BOP, Master Valves, Pump in
Sub, Kelly Valve, Wire Line Stripper and all other safety devices.
 Experience in special grouting Geothermal Casing utilizing products like Cement, Fly Ash,
Silica Powder, Barite and Calcium Chloride.

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 Mud rotary drilling, utilizing Matex Drilling Chemicals and fluids from Samchem.
 Communicate freely with the client.
 One year of estimating experience with Murray and Roberts that involved costing various
types of drilling operations.
 Computer literate with extensive experience in using Microsoft Office, including advanced
procedures in MS Excel.
 Precise and patient in my work on account of my experience with working to pin-point
accuracy doing check surveys between different mines.
 Thrive in high stress situations having relieved as Section Surveyor.
 Experienced in baring heavy burdens of responsibility, having assisted with doing Ore
Reserves that directly influenced Management’s decisions of where to mine and also the life
span of the mine. These decisions were worth millions of Rands.
 Experience leading large teams of over 50 people in the position of Section Survey.
 Work can always be held to the highest standards and I believe in doing it correctly and
neatly the first time as poor work could lead to fatal injury.
 Communicate well with my sub-ordinates.
 Can think outside of the box.
 Exceptional organizational skills.
 Always prepared to learn, even from my sub-ordinates.
 Believe in being fair and honest in everything I do.
 I have my family’s full support while working out of country for long periods of time.
REFERENCES
1. Mr. C Tapson (Operations Manager, OX Drilling, Zambia): Cell: +260 9752 30529
2. Mr. P Vivian-Neal (CEO, Kalahari GeoEnergy Ltd, Zambia): Cell: +260 9771 25767
3. Mr. A Van Wijk (Production Manager, Geosearch Botswana): Cell: +267 7713 88993
4. Mr. R Koekemoer (Project Manager, Geosearch Botswana): Cell: +267 7412 4088
5. Mr. A Biller (Country Manager DRC Surface Drilling, Geosearch): Cell: +243 9943 0757
6. Mr. P Le Clus (Surface Drilling Manager, Murray and Roberts): Cell: +27 82 374 9532