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EDUCATION
New Mexico Institute of mining and Tech.
Socorro, New Mexico USA
PhD in Geochemistry (To complete in December, 2007)
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio USA
Master of Science in Geology (August, 2004)
U.S.T School of Mines,
Tarkwa, Ghana
Dip. Geological Engineering (July, 1998)
WORK EXPERIENCE
MAY, 2007 – AUGUST, 2007 PHELPSDODGE MINING COMPANY/FREEPORT MCMORAN (CHINO MINE) U.S.A. ORE CONTROL GEOLOGIST INTERN
* Assist ore control geologist to provide information to the mine regarding the type, quantity, and quality of blasted material in the mine.
* Assist ore control geologist with data entry and geologic interpretation using MineSight.
* Assist ore control geologist with blast hole logging, muck mapping and high wall mapping.
* Geological logging of reverse circulation drilling chips.
* Assist ore control engineer to compile daily mine production report, maintain department databases, and update mine production maps using MineSight.
AUGUST, 2004-MAY, 2007 SANDIA NATIONAL LABS, ALBUQUERQUE, NM/NEW MEXICO TECH, NM;
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
* Work as a Research Assistant for Sandia National laboratories Geochemistry Research group.
* Served as a Teaching Assistant in Geochemistry
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
* Assist in groundwater quality and aquifer characterization as well as remediation of contaminated aquifers.
* Aquifer testing methods and data interpretation, including pumping, slug and bail down testing.
* Conducting hydrological field work;
* Records data and assists in preparing reports;
* Implement field studies including ground water samples.
* Independently works with moderately complex issues and receives technical guidance on more complex problems;
* Compile and interpret data as well as prepare portions of technical reports relating to hydrogeological conditions, and field investigation methods and findings.
* Assist in developing sampling standard operation procedures and quality assurance/ quality control plans.
* Assist in sorption and reactive transport modeling
AUGUST, 2002-MAY, 2004 MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD, OH;
TEACHING ASSISTANT
1. Served as primary laboratory instructor in both Mineralogy and Introductory Geology.
JULY, 1999-JULY, 2002 GOLDFIELDS GH LTD. TARKWA MINE, GHANA
ACTING SENIOR GEOLOGIST
* Effectively design dewatering systems to dewater pit benches prior to mine plan and install dewatering facilities including; pumping wells and discharge pipelines.
* Structural and lithological mapping of pits, trenches, outcrops, etc
* Computerized evaluation of geological data from exploration and graphic presentation of plots of plans and sections.
* Geological logging of reverse circulation drilling chips.
* Monitoring and determining reasons for any gain or short fall in head grade prediction from the actual mill figure
* Overall responsibility of accuracy of sampling techniques used in grade control in relation to sample gold accuracy.
SEPTEMBER, 1998 JUNE 1999 BOGOSO GOLD LTD, BOGOSO, GHANA
EXPLORATION GEOLOGIST
* Logged reverse air blast (RAB) and reverse circulation (RC) chips and diamond drill cores, supervision of R.C and RAB drilling
* Geological mapping of pits, trenches, outcrops, etc.
* Computerized evaluation of geological data from exploration and graphic presentation of plots of plans and sections using map info
* Supervision of geochemical sampling using power and hand auger drill
SEPTEMBER 1997-MARCH 1998 TEBEREBIE GOLDFIELDS (GH) LTD TARKWA, GHANA. (INTERNSHIP)
* Structural and lithological mapping of pits to determine slope stability of pit walls
* Supervised grade control activities
* Computer application using data mine in digitizing plans and section
GRANTS/AWARDS
* Geological Society of America (Research grant $1600.00 April 2003)
* Society of Economic Geologist (Research Grant $1000.00 June 2003)
* Sigma Xi (Research Grant $350.00 Jan. 2004)
* Graduate Student Association (Research grant $1000.00 May 2005)
* WAAIME scholarship ($2350.00 August 2005)
* AFMS Scholarship Foundation ($2000.00 August 2005)
* Graduate Student Association Travel Grant ($800.00 October 2005)
* Geological Society of America (Research grant $2000.00 April 2006)
* Graduate Student Association Travel Grant ($1000.00 June 2006)
* GS/NSF Student Travel Grant Award ($1000.00, June 2006)
* AFMS Scholarship Foundation ($2000.00 September 2006)
* Budding Geoscience Research Award ($ 1000.00 September 2006)
* Best Oral Student presenter (New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute symposium, August 2006)
RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Frederick PARTEY K., S. Lev, R. Casey, E. Widom, V. LUETH, J. RAKOVAN, (2007) Source of fluorine and petrogenesis of the Rio Grande Rift type barite-fluorite-galena deposits. Economic Geology (in press)
Andrew Allibone, Jonathan Teasdale, Greg Cameron, Mike Etheridge, Phillip Uttley, Albert Soboh, John Appiah-kubi, Alan Adanu, Richard Arthur, Jo mamphey, Ben Odoom, John Zuta, Amegbor Tsikata, FREDERICK PARTEY, Samuel Famiyeh, (2002). Timing and Structural Controls on Gold Mineralization at the Bogoso Gold Mine, Ghana, West Africa. Economic Geology Vol. 97, 2002, pp. 949–969.
Published Abstracts
PARTEY, Frederick K., Norman David, Ndur Samuel, Siegel Malcolm, (2006)
Arsenic sorption onto laterite iron concretions: Temperature dependence.
New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute symposium, August 2006
PARTEY, Frederick K., Norman David, Ndur Samuel, Siegel Malcolm, (2006)
Mechanism of arsenic sorption onto laterite iron concretions from Prestea, Ghana.
Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2006 Hydrology/Hydrogeochemistry.
PARTEY, Frederick K., NORMAN, Dave, NDUR, Samuel, and SIEGEL, Malcolm, (2005) Arsenic sorption onto laterite iron concretions from Prestea, Ghana. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 7.
PARTEY Frederick K., S. Lev, R. Casey, E. Widom, V. LUETH, J. RAKOVAN, (2005) Source of fluorine and petrogenesis of the Rio Grande Rift type barite-fluorite-galena deposits. Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2005 Mineral Deposits.
PARTEY, Frederick K, WIDOM, Elisabeth, LUETH, Virgil, LEV, Steve, RAKOVAN, John (2004) Tracing the source of fluorine in the fluorite mineralization of the southern Rio Grande rift. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 36, No. 4, p. 22.
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EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Chairman of judicial committee of the Mining Engineering Students Association (M.E.S.A) 1997-1998
President of National Union of Presbyterian students (1997-1998)
Member Miami University Geological Association
Member of NMT Earth Sciences Club
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