CONTACT INFORMATION:
View contact information...
OVERVIEW:
Seasoned professional geologist with twenty years of experience in a wide variety of ore deposit settings. Direct involvement in successful programs leading to the discovery and development of precious and base metal ore deposits. Field-oriented with management experience.
Skills and Capabilities
- Sound application of principles and practices of grassroots to head frame mineral exploration including mapping, sampling, report writing, drafting, presentation to management, and program development and management
- Implementation of all aspects of core, rotary, sonic, and reverse-circulation exploration, development, and engineering drilling programs from contract letting and permitting, through logging and computer manipulation
- Knowledge of surface and subsurface mine operation, and exploration techniques and practices, current MSHA Safety Certificate (surface)
- Contract and real property lease-purchase negotiation and procurement
- Goal-oriented and focused with excellent writing and communication skills
- International work experience – Africa
- Conocimiento rudimentario del espanol
EXPERIENCE:
Summary
Experienced in a wide variety of ore deposit settings including epithermal/volcanic-hosted and sediment-hosted precious metal, distal porphyry copper/molybdenum precious metal, mesothermal breccia-pipe and manto base metal, sediment- and intrusive-hosted oxide copper, and sulphide porphyry copper/molybdenum and related skarn deposits.
February, 2004 - Present: Geotemps, Inc., Exploration Geologist
- Field oversight of core and reverse-circulation development drilling programs, Rock Creek Deposit, Nome Alaska, for NovaGold Resources
- Field oversight of development drilling for Gryphon Gold, Borealis Deposit, Nevada
September, 1998 - January, 2004: Consulting Economic Geologist.
- Development of skarn-hosted gold targets for Horn Silver Mines, Inc.
- Exploration and development of zinc-oxide deposit for West Hills Mining, LLC
- Property acquisition and maintenance for several clients
September, 1997 - September, 1998: Vice-President of Exploration, Grand Central Silver Mines, Inc., Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
- Startup and direction of precious metals exploration program in the western U.S.
- Negotiation and land acquisition of all Company projects
- Negotiation of all drilling, geotechnical, and other third-party contracts
October, 1994 - September, 1997: Consulting Economic Geologist.
- Independent contractor to several firms involved in grassroots to development stage precious- and base-metal projects in the western U.S.
- Developed reserves for SX-EW copper project, southwestern Utah
- Discovery of two gold zones for Centurion Mines Corp. at Kings Canyon, UT.
- Directed exploration programs for porphyry copper/skarn deposits
- Directed acquisition and exploration program for vein silver deposits
January, 1993 - October, 1994: Manager of Exploration, Centurion Mines Corp., Salt Lake City, UT.
- Managed staff of eight geologists and technicians
- Oversight of Company's portfolio of ten exploration-stage properties
- Direct involvement in Company's acquisition of oxide copper exploration and development project in Southwestern Utah
February, 1991 - December, 1992: Staff Geologist, Crown Resources Corp., Denver, Colorado.
- Exploration geologist for Crown Resources in eastern Great Basin
- Submittal evaluation and grassroots project acquisitions
- Discovery of two additional gold zones at Kings Canyon Project
August, 1988 - January, 1991: Senior Geologist, Centurion Mines Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Drilled discovery hole at Kings Canyon gold property for Crown Resources/Centurion Mines Corporation Joint Venture
- Conducted exploration programs at Company's six properties
August, 1985 - July, 1988: Geologist, Gavilan Minerals, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Supervised gold exploration program for minerals division of oil and gas producer
- Drilled several gold targets in Utah and Nevada
July, 1982 - July, 1985: Geotech, Applied Geophysics, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Survey crew chief and technician for geophysical contractor
- Interpretation of geophysical and geological data
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor of Science, Geology, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1982
- Completion of graduate course work toward the following degrees:
-Master of Science, Economics, University of Utah, 1985-1988
-Master of Science, Geology, University of Utah, 1990-1992
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
- Member, SME
- Member, Geological Society of Nevada
View contact information... |