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Senior Exploration Geologist
Personal Details
Nationality: New Zealand
Languages: English, Indonesia
Personal Summary and Goal
I am a senior exploration geologist with over 20 years experience in gold and basemetal exploration in New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Romania. I was directly involved in the discovery of the Gosowong bonanza vein with Newcrest Mining Ltd. in Indonesia.
I am qualified in all aspects of project generation, ground acquisition, interpretation of remote sensing data and design and execution of field programs from reconnaissance through to detailed mapping, sampling and drilling. I am also well experienced in the establishment of field bases in remote regions, hiring local staff and working with helicopters.
My specialty is the exploration for gold and copper deposits in remote areas and developing countries.
My goal is the discovery of ore deposits through enthusiasm, integrity and best practice principles.
Work Experience
October 1998-present: Consulting Geologist, New Zealand.
¨ Geotechnical site investigations for residential and business developments including geological mapping, shallow auger and core drilling and report preparation.
¨ Manager of on-site soils testing laboratory for Wilsons earth-fill dam, Ruakaka, New Zealand.
¨ Technical data reviews of New Zealand gold exploration projects available for joint venture.
July-October 1998: Senior Project Geologist, Gabriel Resources Ltd., Deva, Romania.
¨ Relief manager for the Rosia Montana dacite-diatreme hosted gold-silver project directing detailed underground and pit mapping, sampling and resource drilling. Also overseeing improvements to drilling, safety, data management and quality control.
¨ Preparation of budgets and exploration programs for two joint venture companies.
1995-July 1998: Chief Geologist Indonesia, Barrick Gold Corporation, Jakarta, Indonesia
¨ Design and monitor exploration programs for near-surface, bulk mineable, multi-million ounce gold deposits on nine projects exceeding 90,000sqkm throughout Indonesia.
¨ Set up and supervise central exploration database and computer drafting. GIS compilation and interpretation of regional data for Kalimantan, tenement monitoring, property reviews and recommendations for acquisition and joint venture.
¨ Reconnaissance exploration for porphyry copper-gold mineralisation in Irian Jaya.
¨ Devise standard work procedures, safety guidelines, and data quality control systems for the company.
¨ Final statutory reports for all projects as the company closed down in Indonesia.
1995: Senior Regional Exploration Geologist, Newcrest Mining Ltd., Telfer, Western Australia
¨ Review of exploration of mineralised structural domes in the Telfer District of Western Australia.
¨ Data compilation, interpretation and supervision of a drilling program of Black Hills Dome to test for Telfer-style gold mineralisation.
1992-1995: Senior Geologist, Newcrest Indonesia Pty Ltd. Jakarta, Indonesia.
¨ Set up and management of the Halmahera gold exploration project.
¨ Discovery and exploration of the Gosowong-Bora-Tobobo low sulphidation quartz-adularia-gold vein and porphyry copper-gold district in Halmahera.
¨ Management of the North Sulawesi epithermal gold and porphyry copper-gold exploration project.
¨ Set up standard work procedures, safety guidelines, and quality control systems for the company.
¨ Statutory progress reports for both projects.
1990: Senior Geologist, PT INGOLD Holdings Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
¨ Compilation and interpretation of remote sensing and geochemical data for the highlands of east Irian Jaya and identification and ranking of targets for follow-up.
¨ Initiation of the porphyry copper-gold exploration program.
¨ Interpretation of the early reconnaissance results with recommendations for follow-up.
¨ Set up of standard work procedures and safety guidelines for the project in Irian Jaya.
1986-1990: Project Geologist, P.T. BP Minerals Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
¨ Set up and management of the Masupa Ria epithermal gold exploration project in Central Kalimantan.
¨ Reconnaissance geological and alteration mapping of the Masupa Ria District.
¨ Drilling of the Ongkang low sulphidation bonanza gold vein.
¨ Discovery of the low sulphidation Kiwi Gold District
¨ Statutory progress and final reports for the four Contract of Work companies of the project.
¨ Closure of the project as BP Minerals withdrew from mineral exploration worldwide.
1986: Senior Contract Geologist, Esso Exploration, Lae, Papua New Guinea.
¨ Review of exploration data for epithermal gold mineralisation in D’Entre Casteaux Island Group.
¨ Follow-up of gold anomalies on Ferguson Island with recommendations for drilling.
1982-1985: Senior Geologist, Electrolytic Zinc Co of A’asia, Australia
¨ Set up, management, fieldwork and statutory reporting of the northern New South Wales tin exploration project including the execution of drilling programs to test stanniferous sheeted greisen stockworks.
¨ Establishment of the exploration base in Kalgoorlie and execution of gold exploration programs in the Archaean Norseman-Wiluna greenstone belt of Western Australia.
¨ Property assessment in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia.
¨ Relief supervision of underground exploration drilling, Golden Grove basemetal deposit, W.A.
¨ Assessment of epithermal gold mineralisation in the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand and the Masupa Ria District, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
1980-1982: Exploration Geologist, Amoco Minerals Aust. Co., NSW, Australia.
¨ Set up and management of the NSW porphyry molybdenum exploration program.
¨ Geological mapping, sampling and scout drilling of the Glen Eden Mo-Sn-W mineralised greisen breccia pipe in New England, NSW.
1977-1980: Exploration Geologist, Amoco Minerals NZ. Ltd., New Zealand.
¨ Reconnaissance exploration for epithermal gold and porphyry Cu-Mo-Au mineralisation in the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand.
¨ Geological mapping, sampling and scout drilling of the Wharekirauponga stockwork quartz-adularia gold deposit.
¨ Reconnaissance exploration for porphyry Cu-Mo mineralisation in NW Nelson and Fiordland.
¨ Scout drilling of the Big Bend porphyry molybdenum deposit, Karamea River, NW Nelson.
Exploration Achievements
¨ Joint discovery of the Gosowong low sulphidation, quartz-adularia-gold vein deposit in Halmahera, Indonesia (in production -1999).
¨ Discovery of the low sulphidation Kiwi Gold District, Masupa Ria, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
¨ Recognition of the Glen Eden Sn-Mo-W mineralised greisen breccia pipe in New England, NSW.
¨ Involvement in the discovery of the first examples of island-arc type porphyry Cu-Au mineralisation in New Zealand.
Mines and Advanced Projects Visited
NEW ZEALAND: Martha Hill, Golden Cross, Macraes Flat.
AUSTRALIA: Rosebery, Golden Grove, Golden Mile, Paddington, Harbour Lights, Pajingo, Mt. Leyshon, Mt Kidston, Red Dome, Telfer.
INDONESIA: Mt. Muro, Kelian, Grasberg and Ertzberg.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Wapolo.
PHILIPPINES: Lepanto, Guinaong, Philex, Dizon, Baguio City Mining District.
ROMANIA: Rosia Montana, Bolcana (Golden Quadrilateral of Transylvania).
Training Courses and Conferences
1997
NZ Mining and Minerals Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Epigenetic and Magmatic Related Mineral Deposits. A short course by J.V. Lawless, Kingston and Morrison, Jakarta Indonesia.
Arcview and GenGis Training Course by P.T. Mikromine Indonesia Perdana, Jakarta Indonesia.
1996
GIS and Arcview. A Barrick in-house training course, Queens University, Kingston, Canada.
Corbett and Leach Workshop on Southwest Pacific Rim Copper-Gold Deposits, Jakarta, Indonesia.
AMF Conference Porphyry Copper and Gold Deposits of the Asia Pacific Region, Qld, Australia.
Project Management, Fred Pryor Seminar, Jakarta, Indonesia
How to Supervise People, Fred Pryor Seminar, Jakarta, Indonesia.
1995
Alteration, Breccia and Textures. A short course by Assoc. Prof. R G Taylor, Dr RE Myers from James Cook University of North Queensland, Australia, at Telfer Western Australia.
1990
Indonesian Mining Association Conference on Mineral Exploration in Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
1988
Bicentennial Gold ’88 Conference, Melbourne Australia.
1987
AIMM Pacific Rim Conference, Queensland, Australia,
1985
GSA Short Course in Structural Geology, by Dr. L.. Harris, University of Western Australia.
1984
AIMM Regional Conference, Perth-Kalgoorlie Branch, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
1982
Symposium on the Geology of the New England Region, at University of New England, NSW, Australia.
1980
AIMM Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Professional Memberships
¨ Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists since 1985.
¨ Life Member of the NZ Geochemical Group since 1976.
¨ Member of the NZ Institute of Chemists since 1976.
Publications
CARLILE, J.C., G.R. DAVEY, I. KADIR, R.P. LANGMEAD. W.J. RAFFERTY, 1997. Discovery and Exploration of the Gosowong Epithermal Quartz-Adularia Vein Deposit, Halmahera, Eastern Indonesia. In: Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc.
THOMPSON DR.J.F.H., H.Z.ABIDIN, R.A. BOTH, S. MARTOSUROYO, W.J. RAFFERTY, A.J.B. THOMPSON, 1994. Alteration and Epithermal Mineralisation in the Masupa Ria Volcanic Centre Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. In: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Vol. 50.
RAFFERTY W.J., DR.R.F. HEMING, 1977. Quaternary alkalic and sub-alkalic volcanism in South Auckland, New Zealand. In: Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 71, pp139-150.
Education
1970-1977 Auckland University, New Zealand.
M.Sc.(Hons) in Geology (1977).
Thesis: “The Igneous Petrology of the South Auckland Basalt Field”.
B.Sc. in Geology and Chemistry (1974).
1965-1969 Aorere College, Auckland, New Zealand.
Dux of the College, 1969.
Interests and Hobbies
Early explorers, traveling, hiking, snorkeling, photography, orchids.
References
On request.
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