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department has extensive skills in both the
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modelling disciplines, across a number of styles of
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The skills base facilitates the analysis of
exploration estimation, including |
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acquisition and validation, sedimentological
analysis, Mineral Resource |
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modelling and |
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analysis. The Department specializes in creating customized
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Charles Muller
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Director,
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With his wealth of knowledge in the field of
geology and mineral resource evaluation,
Charles fulfils Minxcon’s criterion to
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combine skills with exceptional ability and
extensive experience. Charles is proficient
in data processing, ore-body |
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modelling and mineral resource evaluation
using Datamine™ and other computer packages
specifically developed for the |
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minerals industry. During his 25 years in
the mining industry, he has gained extensive
experience in the fields of |
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sedimentology, gold exploration and target
generation of gold, platinum, diamonds, coal
and base metal projects. His skills |
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in software development, data system
customisation and database integration are
widely recognised in the mining |
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industry. Charles has been involved with the
modelling and geostatistical evaluation of
various ore bodies across the globe. |
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He has presented papers on mineral resource
evaluation at international venues and has a
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Heather
King:
Mineral
Resource
Manager
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Heather
joined
the
gold
mining
industry
after
having
completed
her
Master’s
Degree
thesis
on
the
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of
the
Western
Limb
of
the
Bushveld
Igneous
Complex.
Initially,
she
worked
as a
mine
geologist,
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whereafter
she
worked
as a
mineral
resource
geologist
on a
number
of
operations
on
the
Witwatersrand |
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Goldfields.
During
her
14
years
in
the
mining
industry,
Heather
has
gained
extensive
experience
in
evaluating |
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Witwatersrand
gold
ore
bodies
as
well
as
in
target
generation. |
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A
senior
member
of
the
Minxcon
team,
Heather
is
primarily
involved
in
the
modelling
and
geostatistical |
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evaluation
of
various
ore
bodies,
thereby
gaining
experience
in
PGE,
chromite,
uranium
and
greenstone |
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hosted
gold
mineralisation
styles.
Heather
is
efficient
in
data
processing,
ore-body
modelling
and
mineral |
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resource
evaluation
using
Datamine™. |
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Antonio
Umpire:
Mineral
Resource
Manager
International
(CIP
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Antonio
has
acquired
an
in-depth
knowledge
of
the
fields
of
geology
and
mineral
resource
estimation,
working
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on
underground
and
open-pit
mines
for
international
operations.
He
is
not
only
highly
skilled
in
SQL
database
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engines
such
as
Datashed,
Acquire
and
Fusion,
but
also
in
ore-body
modelling
and
mineral
resource
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evaluation
using
Datamine™,
Gemcom,
MineSight®,
Voxler,
Isatis
and
other
computer
packages
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specifically
developed
for
the
minerals
industry.
During
his
12
years
in
the
mining
industry,
Antonio
has
gained
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extensive
experience
in
the
fields
of
sedimentology,
volcanology,
geochemistry
and
exploration,
as
well
as
in
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the
target
generation
of
gold,
uranium,
silver,
copper,
lead,
zinc,
Iron,
Sulfur
and
base
metal
projects.
He
is a
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specialist
in
integrating
exploration
or
mine
data
systems
and
databases
using
GIS
(ArcView).
Antonio
has
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been
involved
with
the
modelling
and
geo-statistical
evaluation
of
various
intrusive,
gold-disseminated, |
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volcanologist
quartz
veins
and
sedimentary
mineral
bodies
across
the
globe.
He
has
presented
papers
on |
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geochemistry
and
evaluation
at
international
venues. |
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Amantha
Naicker:
Geologist |
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Amantha
joined
Minesoft in
February
2009 and
transferred
to Minxcon
in February
2010. She
previously
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worked for
AngloGold
and Harmony
Gold Mine in
the Free
State
Goldfields,
where she
gained
extensive
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experience
in mine
geology.
Amantha is
currently
involved in
3-D
geological
modelling
and
geostatical
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estimation. |
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Rabia
Barends:
Geologist
(PR
400128/11) |
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Rabia has
spent six
years
working in
the mining
industry,
gaining
experience
as a
geochemist.
She spent
her
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graduate
years as an
analytical
geochemist
in the X-ray
Fluorescence
Department
of the
Council for
Geoscience.
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She
subsequently
joined
Minxcon as a
technical
report
writer,
where she
assisted in
the writing
and
compilation
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of
documentation
that is
compliant
both locally
and
internationally.
As a
geochemist,
Rabia is
currently
focusing
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on the
auditing of
analytical
laboratories,
the
evaluation
of
analytical
results
(including
the
statistical
evaluation
of
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quality
control
data), the
evaluation
and auditing
of
analytical
procedures
employed by
laboratories,
the
selection
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of
appropriate
methods of
analyses for
the purposes
of mineral
resource
classification
and the
auditing of
sample
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preparation. |
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Joseph
Mamphey:
Mineral
Resource
Manager,
West
Africa |
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Joseph
has
over
17
years’
experience
in
exploration
management,
mineral
resource
estimation,
mine
geology,
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mine
production
and
research.
He
has
worked
at
Golden
Star’s
Bogosu
Mine,
Glencar’s
Satellite
Wassa
Mine
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and
Gold
Fields’
Damang
Mine,
and
has
been
involved
in
Gold
Fields’
Exploration
for
Ghana.
Joseph
is
currently
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working
with
Minxcon,
South
Africa
and
its
sister
company
Minesoft. |
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Stephen
Afou:
Manager,
West
African
Operations |
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Stephen
has
over
10
years’
experience
in
grass-roots
exploration,
project
management,
geological
modelling
of
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placer
and
hydrothermal
deposits,
opencast
production
geology
and
iron
ore
exploration. |
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He
previously
worked
for
Gold
Fields
Ghana
Ltd,
Met-Chem
Canada
Inc
and
ArcelorMittal
Liberia
before
joining
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Minxcon
in
2009.
Stephen
is
currently
based
at
Minxcon’s
Ghana
offices,
where
he
fulfils
the
role
of
manager
for
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Minxcon’s
West
African
operations. |
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