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Employment History
Oct 2014 – Current 2015
Title: Contract Surveyor for;
o Asian Mineral Resources, Ban Phuc Underground Nickel Mine - Vietnam
o Mawson West, Kapulo Open Pit Copper Mine – Democratic Republic of Congo
o Mawson West, Dikulushi Exploration – Democratic Republic of Congo
o BHP Billiton Cliffs Underground Nickel Mine – Leinster Western Australia
o Byrnecut Offshore – Jabal Sayid Copper Mine Saudi Arabia
Duties/Responsibilities:
Currently working for BOSA (Byrnecut Offshore Saudi Arabia) in Saudi Arabia as the Senior
Project Surveyor. The role has been varied and allowed me to fulfil several roles at the same
time
o Surveyor
o Truck Driver
o Nipper
o IT Driver
o Shiftboss
The project has allowed me to see to fill roles that I may not have otherwise been allowed or
qualified to do so back in Asutralia. But the small autonomous nature of the project has
allowed me to experience these roles and this has greatly benefited me both on a
professional level but also personally.
For the offshore contract roles my main areas of responsibility was to review current survey
techniques and procedures and suggest and implement improvements in the use of survey
equipment and software. Motivate the surveyor team to embrace current industry best
technology and to encourage pro-active behaviours rather than re-active behaviour to the
mines survey requirements of a high speed mechanised mine.
Other contract roles are daily survey tasks as required by an underground operation or open
pit to maintain production & development targets
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Employment History
July 2013 - Sept 2014
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
Grasberg Block Cave
Expansion Project
Irian Jaya, West Papua
Title: Technical Expert Survey Systems & Technology
Duties/Responsibilities:
Foremost priority of the role was to ensure all survey work is conducted safely. Using
planned job observations, Master Observations, Neil George and Take 5 safety systems.
Train all 120 Indonesians surveyors in the use of the latest Leica TS15 Viva instrumentation
Purchase new Leica TS15 Viva applications to automate the survey process and train
surveyors in their use of all new software applications and hardware
Implement new field survey standard to meet high speed development rates in excess of
2.5km per month
Implement new field survey standard to improve pickup detail which allows for improved
triangulation of excavated voids
Install an underground survey control network suitable for world’s largest underground
mining construction project to a tolerance of less 50mm per 1km
Implement new field & office procedure to reduce areas of non-conformance to engineering
design envelope in all Mass Excavation areas
Implement the use of Maptek Vulcan Mining software as the site standard survey software
package. Aligning the survey team with every other department onsite
Make recommendations to improve prism monitoring techniques. Mostly how to use the
auto-monitoring system application on the Leica TS15 and discard the manual method
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Employment History
May 2012 – July 2013
RioTinto Technology & Innovation
Argyle Diamond Mine Block Cave
Title: Survey Superintendent
Duties/Responsibilities:
Upgrade all survey equipment onsite
Maintain, enforce & improve RioTinto site survey standards
Maintain and enforce contractor to development design envelope
Supply drawings that met the strict mining tolerances required of a Sandvik automated
bogging system
Review operating procedures for underground survey department
Prepare and issue statutory mine working plans in accordance with WA Department of
Minerals & Petroleum regulations & act 1995
Implement best survey practices from Australia and periodically review and suggest
improvements
Train all surveyors in the use of the latest Leica total stations, underground laser scanners
and Vulcan software
Produce daily, weekly & monthly survey figures for reconciliation with underground mining
contractor
Ensure all mining activities have appropriate field control to ensure every opportunity to
implement designs according to plan
Routine monitoring of control will be required to ensure it is up to date and is still available
Complete safety leadership interaction, minimum of two (2) per month, with focus on
identifying undesirable behavior’s in an effort to improve current safety practices across site
Develop an annual Personal Safety Plan and delivery initiatives documented within
Develop and implement controls to manage risk associated with underground survey
functions
Hold Weekly Survey Tool Box meetings with the Survey Team
Seek to improve and implement safety improvements of the survey team
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Employment History
February 2010 – May 2012
African Underground Mining Services
RandGold Gara/Yalea Underground Gold Mine, Mali
Newmont Subika Underground Gold Mine, Ghana,
Title: Senior Project Surveyor
Duties/Responsibilities:
Purchase all capital survey equipment for new underground projects
Write standard operating procedures for underground survey department
Implement best survey practices from Australia and periodically review and suggest
improvements
Setup electronic data management system for underground survey department
Train Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd & RandGold national surveyors in the use of Leica Total
stations, underground Lasers and Surpac software
Produce daily, weekly & monthly survey figures for reconciliation with underground mining
contractor
Short term design for single heading decline
Produce all survey memos for underground development
Review designs as supplied by RandGold and make design recommendations &
improvements
Supervise minor surface projects in the absence of the Construction Foreman
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Employment History
February 2009 – July 2009
Pharaoh Gold Mines NL
Sukari Open Pit & Underground Gold Operations
Egypt
Title: Senior Open Pit Surveyor
Duties/Responsibilities:
Open pit ore block mark outs
Drill & Blast setouts & surveys
Grade Control Drilling setouts & surveys
Conduct original topographical detail surveys of the Sukari exploitation lease, demarcate
lease boundaries
Survey control of all major earthwork construction projects for TSF, Heap leach Pad, ROM
Pad
Supervise & payment of rock breaking contractors
Establish Regional control networks using GPS & Conventional survey techniques
Training of Egyptian surveyors in the use of Trimble GPS & Trimble S6
End of month surveys of the pit for volume calculations
Employment History
December 2006 – February 2009
Byrnecut Mining International
Dikulushi Copper Mine, Democratic Republic of Congo
Perkoa Zinc Project, Burkina Faso
OceanaGold Mine, New Zealand
Title: Senior Surveyor
Duties/Responsibilities:
Benchmark survey equipment against current Australian best practices
Purchase all survey equipment, computer hardware & software for upgrade to walls stations
and underground lasers
Establish a computer filing system to suit the client’s requirements
Train national Congolese surveyors in the use of new survey equipment, computer hardware
& software
Setup surveying data capture structure
General survey duties i.e lasers, pickups, setouts, memos and mine modelling
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Employment History
October 2005 – December 2006
Croesus Gold, Norseman
Title: Chief Surveyor
Duties/Responsibilities:
Stabilise current workforce du that the company was in administration need a strong survey
team leader to create a cohesive unit at a time of rapid growth within the mining sector.
Establish & enforce survey policy & procedures
Ensure compliance with all government legislation and survey code of practice
Review survey methods to achieve increased productivity and decrease cost
Responsible for all major survey equipment purchases & recommendations
Establish best practice for surveying & QA/QC policies & procedures are in line with industry
best practices
Provide survey control of all underground activities, eg: declines, ore drives, cross-cuts,
A/Leg rising, narrow vein A/Leg stoping.
Carry out surveys of all underground excavations as required
Survey and computations for ore and waste volumes
Compile and update plans as required;
Provide drawings and plans to assist both long and short term mine planning
Regular surveys to control major underground features, eg: decline dimensions, gradient
and directions, stope drive levels and orientations, long hole drill rig set-outs etc.
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Employment History
July 2004 – May 2005
Mincor Resources NL
Redross Nickel Mine
Kambalda
Title: Senior Surveyor
Duties/Responsibilities:
Set up survey systems.
Provide survey control of all underground activities, eg: declines, ore drives, cross-cuts,
A/Leg rising, narrow vein A/Leg stoping.
Carry out surveys of all underground excavations as required
Survey and computations for ore and waste volumes
Compile and update working plans as required
Provide drawings and plans to assist both long and short term mine planning
Regular surveys to control major underground features, eg: decline dimensions, gradient
and directions, stope drive levels and orientations, longhole drill rig set-outs etc.
Rings mark up for stoping
Design of certain aspects within the underground operations
Periodic reports as required by the company
Assist the Mine Manager Engineer in mine design, planning, scheduling functions and
drawing mine instructions for issue to the underground mining contractor/personnel
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Employment History
January 2000 – July 2004
Barrick Gold Corporation
Bulyanhulu & Tulawaka Gold Mine
Tanzania
Title: Chief Surveyor
Duties/Responsibilities:
Supervise, mentor and train 15 national surveyors, 4 expatriate surveyors and assistants for
Bulyanhulu underground mine and the Tulawaka open pit operation
Develop a competency based survey system to ensure training is of a high standard
Train Tanzanian surveyors to be proficient in the surveying of the following types of mining
methods;
· Narrow vein A/Leg Cut & Fill Stoping
· Narrow vein A/Leg Shrink Stoping
· Room & Pillar
· Shaft Sinking
· Alimak Rising
· Longhole Stoping
· Raise Bore Machine
Ensure survey accuracy and precision for over 70km of waste development & 300km of ore
development
Purchase of survey equipment suitable for a modern mechanised mine
Implement best survey practices and monitor benchmarks
Supervise and assist the survey team member’s in and obtaining best practices for
surveying
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Ensure survey team members are complying with Ontario and Tanzanian Mines Department
Conduct Cavity Monitoring System Surveys for Paste backfill volumes
Ensure survey assistants are maintaining equipment in a serviceable condition
Write up surveying procedures for surveying practices for underground and surface and
constantly monitor these procedures
Manage, direct and control the survey function within the mining department
Update centralised digital filing system on a monthly basis
Undertake miscellaneous projects as required
Supply cadastral surveying services for local community enhancements funded by Barrick
Gold Corporation
Actively research, recommend and implement where appropriate improvement in equipment,
procedures
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Employment History
January 1995 – December 2000
Homestake Gold
Spectrum Survey’s
Goldfields Limited
Positions Held: Senior Surveyor to Chief Surveyor
Duties/Responsibilities:
Verify Barminco contractors claim with monthly metre’s and tonnage claim for Homestake
Gold Australia
Ensure best practices and bench marks are achieved
Organise both underground survey teams for the day’s mining activities
Supervise and assist the survey team member’s in and obtaining best practices for
surveying
Ensure survey team members are complying with Homestake and Mines Department
Regulations
Conduct Cavity Monitoring System Surveys for Homestake to comply with Mines
Department regulations concerning open stopes
Layout reference lines and ring mark ups for longhole drillers
Evaluate and monitor safety procedures on a yearly basis as job functions change
Ensure survey assistants are maintaining equipment in a serviceable condition
Write up surveying procedures for surveying practices for underground and surface and
constantly monitor these procedures
Implement safe working procedures for Underground and Surface surveying teams
14. Employment History
January 1985 - December 1995
Western Mining Corporation, Norseman
Title: Surveyor North Royal, Surveyor Harlequin Decline, Okay Decline & Scotia Open Pits
Duties/Responsibilities:
Pay measure for airleg miners
Level control in rail drives
Update ore reserve plans for Geologists
Emergency plans for mine
Ventilation plans for mine
As mined plans for the Mines Department
Monthly broken ore figures for Chief Surveyor
Weekly pay runs for Thiess
End of year broken ore stocks
Lines and grade for decline and return airway
Levelling underground stations
Monthly surveying of decline for reconciliation with contractor
Mark up long holes for pilot holes for ventilation rises and cable holes
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REFEREES:
Michael Garbellini
Mine Manager
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
GBC Expansion Project
Iran Jira, West Papua
Email: Michael_garbellinin@fmi.com
Nicholas Pascoe
General Superintendent
GBC Engineering
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
GBC Expansion Project
Iran Jira, West Papua
Email: Nicholas_Pascoe@fmi.com
Mbl: +62 812402 16521
Hans Mohle
Mining Manager
Philex Mining Corporation
Silangan Gold Project
Philippines
Email: hmohle@gmail.com
Mob: +61 409 106 565
Bobby Bagley
General Manager Technical Services
Konkola Copper Mines
Vendata Group
Zamabia
Email: Robert.bagley@kcm.co.zm
Mob: +260971757585
Iain Cox
General Manager
RoxGold
Burkina Faso
Email: icox@roxgold.com
Skype: iain_cox99
Willis Aoake
Mine Superintendent Wassa Underground
Golden Star Resources Limited
Ghana
Email: waoake@gsrgh.com
Mob: +233277708020/+64 21990023
