CURRICULUM VITAE

UNIVERSITY

  • 1968-70 University of Adelaide BSc (Geology - Chemistry majors)
  • 1971 University of Adelaide - BSc Hon  Thesis "A Detailed Investigation of the Soil Geochemistry & Mineralogy at Black Rabbit W. Australia"

PRE-GRADUATION EXPERIENCE

  • 1969-70 (vacation) gossan search and geological mapping Yilgarn W. Australia
  • 1970-71 (vacation) follow-up of Ni-Cu soil geochemical anomalies at S. Cross - S Yilgarn W. Australia

POST GRADUATION     All with WMC RESOURCES - Exploration Division
1972-74 Kalgoorlie W. Australia
Geochemist (Eastern Goldfields) - Yilgarn W.A.

  • Soil geochemical surveys and drill hole lithogeochemistry
  • Commodity - Nickel Sulphides

Geochemist (Reconnaissance)  

  • Ground and helicopter based drainage surveys in the  Kimberley and Pilbara  of WA.
  • Commodities - Nickel and Copper

1975    Meekatharra W. Australia
 Geochemist (Murchison - Pilbara)

  • Soil and Ironstone surveys Murchison W.A
  • Drainage and soil surveys Pilbara W.A
  • Commodities - Ni and VMS

1976-81 Perth W.Australia
 Geochemist (Western Region)

  • Soil and Ironstone surveys Murchison (Ni,Cu,Chromite)
  • Soil and Drainage surveys - Pilbara W.A (Cu)
  • Bore water sampling Murchison W.A (Cu)
  • Salt Lake Sampling E. Goldfields W.A (Ni)
  • Soil and Drainage surveys - Kimberley W.A. (Cu,Cu-Pb-Zn and Ni-Cu)
  • Soil surveys Katherine- Mcarthur River  NT (Pb-Zn)
  • Deflation Lag surveys - Telfer region G.Sandy Desert W.A (Au)
  • Deflation Lag surveys - Throssel Range (Nifty Copper Mine) G. Sandy Desert W.A (Cu-Pb-Zn)
  • Drainage and soil surveys SW W.Australia - Sn and Cr
  • Mercury Vapour Surveys Murchison - Pilbara W.A (Cu Au)

1981-1983 Brisbane Queensland
 Senior Geochemist (North Eastern Region)

  • Soil and Drainage surveys NE NSW (Cu,Au)
  • Soil and Drainage surveys Connors Range C. Queensland (VMS)
  • Drainage surveys - Atherton N. Queensland (Sn and Au)
  • Open file data compilatons drainage sampling - NE NSW,Central Queensland,Atherton,Mt Isa

1983-1985 Melbourne Victoria
 Senior Geochemist (Eastern Region)

  • Soil and drainage surveys - Palmer River N. Queensland (Au)
  • Drainage surveys Mt Isa Region (Cu-Pb-Zn)
  • Soil surveys Benambra SE Victoria - (Cu-Pb-Zn)
  • Drainage surveys Drummond Basin Queensland (Au)
  • Soil surveys Stawell - Victoria (Au)
  • Lithogeochemistry and drilling geochemistry Bendigo Vic     (Au)

1985-2001 Perth W. Australia
Senior Geochemist (W. Region) 85-87

  • Drainage surveys - Darling Range (Greenbushes-Bindoon) Alcoa-WMC JV (Au)
  • Deflation lag and soil surveys Sandstone W.A (Au)
  • Deflation and Drilling geochemistry Throssel Range W.A (Cu Pb Zn Au)

Senior Supervising Geochemist (W.Region) 87-89

  • Lag and Soil Geochemistry Hill 50 Gold Mine
  • Lag and Soil Geochemistry Redeemer Goldmine Agnew W.A
  • Lag soil and drainage geochemistry Lancefield-Beasley Ck (Laverton W.A)
  • Lag and soil geochemistry for all NE Goldfields (W.A) projects
  • Organisation of annual geochemist's meetings
  • Supervision of 2-3 Kalgoorlie based geochemists

Chief Geochemist (Exploration Division - Australasia) 89-95

  • Technical Supervision of 10 WMC geochemists located in Exploration and Mining operations and in the Philippines.
  • Coordinator of internal and external geochemical research
  • Coordinator and part developer of geochemical software used in WMC.
  • Supervision of BSc Hons Projects on Regolith Geochemistry at Norseman and Agnew
  • Supervision of soil and drainage work Mindano Philippines (Au,Cu)
  • Research on enzyme leach /MMI and other partial extractions in covered terrains
  • Research on regolith geochemical dispersion patterns of gold in Aircore and RC drilling at Hill 50 ,Norseman,Laverton&Kambalda
  • Production of the Regolith section of a company geological legend

Principal Geochemist 1995-2001

  • Coordination implementation and supervision of field programs in Eritrea (Debarwa VMS)
  • Drainage soil and regolith drilling Burkina Faso/Cote D'Ivoire  West Africa (Au)
  • Drainage surveys and data complitation W. Sumatera/Lombok Indonesia (Au-Cu)
  • Drainage and soil surveys Tulasi Project Xinjiang W. China (Au)  Lag-Soil and Magnetic Lag surveys W. Musgrave Nickel Project leading to the discovery of the Nebo and Babel prospects..
  • Drainage and Soil geochemistry Jinping Ni project Yunnan China.
  • Gold reconnaissance Xinjiang Province utilising vehicles horses and helicopter (2001)

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