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Consulting Geologist
Personal Data
Date of Birth: 1953
Place of Birth: Israel
Citizenship: USA, Israel
Marital status: Married +3
Education
* Stanford University, California, 1983 Master of Science, Applied Earth Science, Ore Deposits and Exploration.
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* Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, 1979 Bachelor of Science, Geology.
Fellowship and scholastic achievements
* Dean's list, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 1978,1979
* ITT international fellowship for studies in the USA, 1981
Publications
"The HY precious Metals prospect, Mineral County, Nevada"
Y. Diner, 1983 M.Sc. Thesis, Stanford University, California.
"Geology of the Boss Mining Area, Gilbert District, Esmeralda County, Nevada": Y. Diner and D.G. Strachan, 1994, Economic Geology vol. 89 pp.1176-1182
Professional Organizations
Member of the "Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario"
Career Highlights
* Twenty six years experience in the Mining industry, with strong emphasis on gold and base metals exploration and mine development.
* International work experience in five continents.
* Supervision and management of logistically complicated projects such as helicopter supported drilling in British Columbia, geological field teams in Yemen, or mine discovery and development in Kyrgyzstan.
* Active participation and management of all aspects of the mining industry, from grass roots exploration to feasibility and pre production.
* Involvement in all stages of financing, from solicitation of joint ventures to market financing.
* Interaction with government agencies in all continents, on issues varying from compliance with environmental regulations to negotiating mining leases.
* Fluent in English, Hebrew and Spanish. Conversant in Arabic.
Professional experience
2009: Consulting work in Ghana and Madagascar. Site visits, Review of projects and reports preparation.
2005 – 2008: VP exploration of Charaat Gold – responsible for the discovery and development of the Charaat multi million ounces Au-Sb deposit in Kyrgyzstan.
CEO of Kyrex Mining., exploration and development of Au, Mo, Cu and polymetallic deposits in Kyrgyzstan.
2000 - 2005: Independent consultant. Feasibility studies and computer modeling of Tungsten-Gold (Metal Tech) and Phosphates (Bateman Engineering) ore deposits in Uzbekistan, project evaluations in West Africa: Gold, Diamonds, Titanium and Tantalum. South America- pre feasibility, Phosphates (Bateman Engineering). Gold Exploration in Kyrgyzstan (Charaat Zahav)
1996 - 2000: Vice president Exploration, Odyssey Resources, a Toronto based junior Canadian mining company. Project work in Yemen (Gold) Morocco (Copper, Silver) Turkey (Gold, Copper, Zinc), Jordan (Gold and copper) and Israel (Copper). Generation of the main projects of the company.
1994 -1996: Exploration manager, Canmex Minerals Ltd., a Vancouver-based exploration company. Project generation and evaluation of mining projects in Mexico (Copper, Silver and Gold). Two ore bodies discoveries.
1990 - 1994: Consulting geologist. Project evaluations and exploration for numerous clients, including:
* Teck Mining Corp: USA and Mexico- project generation and detailed evaluation of gold and copper projects in Nevada and Mexico: Michoacan (Tepalcatepec Gold - Copper project), Guerrero (discovery of new gold ore bodies in the Nukay district), Sinaloa (Guadelupe de Las Reyes Gold deposit).
* Cambior Ltd.: Exploration drilling at La Reina Gold-Copper project, Sinaloa, Mexico.
* Aurizon Mining: Exploration drilling at La Reina Gold-Copper project, Sinaloa, Mexico.
* Stanford Metals Ltd.: Detailed evaluation and exploration of the Excelsior Gold-Silver deposit, Washington state, USA
* West Gold Inc.: Exploration for Gold in the Boss mining district, Nevada, USA. Discovery of several ore zones.
1986 -1990: Exploration manager, Westley Group. Project Evaluations, development drilling and pre feasibility studies on gold deposits in Canada, USA, Australia, Fiji and Tonga.
1982 -1986: Senior Geologist, Westley Group. Pre-feasibility study of the Santa Fe gold deposit in Nevada. Exploration drilling in numerous gold and silver mining districts, including the Comstock, Tonopah and Goldfield.
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