Jeff has nearly thirty years experience in underground and opencut mining including significant periods in management and planning. His work experience includes coal, minerals, iron ore and alluvial gold. Project and development work has included managing new mine projects and tender preparation work for major domestic coal projects in Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania.

More recently Jeff’s work has included mine optimisation and feasibility studies for opencut coal mines in Queensland and New South Wales. Ongoing long term planning work has been undertaken for Lemington Mine including assistance with the Business Plan justification of a P&H 4100A shovel and the introduction of South Lemington.

Jeff has also worked at Kaltim Prima Coal in Indonesia and has undertaken technical reviews of other Indonesia coal mines to establish their suitability to supply coal to the proposed Hin Krut power station in Thailand.

Project management experience has involved mining, environmental and infrastructure studies undertaken on a total project basis and involving coordinating the input of multi-disciplined project teams. These studies required significant government contact at all levels to obtain relevant regulatory approvals.

QUALIFICATIONS
Associate – Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Mining Engineering)
Mine Manager’s Certificate of NSW (Metalliferous)
Quarry Manager’s Certificate, Western Australia
Chartered Professional ( Mining )

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Fellow – Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy