Mining Advisors

Matthew is a mining engineer with over 20 years mining industry experience. Over this time he has been engaged in numerous projects at all study levels for a wide variety of commodities. These projects involved:

• pit, stockpile and dump optimisation and practical designs including backfill and in-pit tailings options;
• cut-off grade optimisation including blended products;
• tactical and strategic scheduling to balance combinations of maximising net present value, equipment and grade/ore type blends;
• equipment selection and productivity studies including haul optimisation;
• contract mining evaluations; and
• cost estimations.

Frank is a mining engineer with more than 25 years surface mining industry experience, with the last ten years in a consulting role. He has a strong analytical skill base with real-time mining data collection systems and mine optimisation, design, cost modelling and scheduling software.

His consulting expertise includes project financial analyses, Competent person sign-offs. His consulting work includes project management for iron ore, gold, bauxite and nickel laterite mining studies at the scoping, feasibility and prefeasibility level, Ore Reserve audits and specialised technical reports (NI 43-101, Chapter 18).

Chris has worked in the mining industry since graduating in 2006. Following his initial training with Rio Tinto Iron Ore in Australia, Chris moved to Snowden Consulting, initially in Australia then in South Africa gaining international mining experience of diverse projects including; Project management and completion of Scoping, Pre-Feasibility and Bankable Feasibility Studies, Independent Technical Reviews and Due Diligence studies for various ore deposits and providing on-site mine planning and mentoring to engineers at underground and open pit operations.

Chris then joined Discovery Metals in Botswana as a Senior Engineer implementing various projects including; Surpac mine planning software and training of Botswanan engineers, full site reporting systems, blast design reviews and the start-up of a new open pit.

Matt is Executive Consultant at the Snowden Group, a global mining consulting company.

Matt has +35 years experience in most major commodities, across the value chain, and in many countries. He built on a solid background in gold and platinum with stints on the South African Gold Mines, in rock engineering research, as an analyst on the JSE, and in running his own consulting company, to a 16 year career with BHP, and latterly back to independent consulting.

Prior to BHP Matt was Mineral Resource Manager for Randgold Resources, based in Mali, was Consulting Geologist (Mines) for Rand Mines, was CEO of a Minerals Consulting Company, a Mining Analyst on the JSE, a Mine Geologist and an Exploration Geologist.

Matt has led or participated in numerous acquisition and divestment studies, across gold, PGM’s, base metals, and bulk minerals.

Matt is a Competent Person/Competent Valuator in most major commodities and has worked on projects and operations throughout the globe.