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department has extensive skills in both the
geostatical and geological |
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modelling disciplines, across a number of styles of
ore bodies and |
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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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auditing, Competent Person sign-off and 3D ore body
modelling and |
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analysis. The Department specializes in creating customized
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solutions pertaining to the core aspects of the Mineral
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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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seams
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
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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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Eric Ngobeni
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Eric has obtained an
Honours Degree in
Geology and prior to
joining Minxcon,
gained experience as |
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production geologist
and exploration
geologist at
Xtstrata Alloys’
platinum mines. As
production geologist
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was responsible for
underground
geological mapping,
plotting,
interpretation and
representation of
geological
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features on stope
sheets and G-sheets.
His role at Minxcon
includes geological
interpretation and
modelling,
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geological research,
data validation and
the manipulation of
data. |
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Garth Marshall
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Garth
obtained his
Honours
Degree in Geology in
2009. He has
experience in chrome
mining/geology
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relating to the
Western Bushveld, as
well as gold and
uranium in the
Klerksdorp Gold
Fields, both in
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opencast and
underground
(conventional and
trackless/hybrid)
mining. Garth’s
main expertise lies
in
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the field of
geological
modelling, database
management, as well
as exploration
management and
planning.
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He is currently
studying towards a
Masters’ Degree
relating to Mineral
Resource Management.
Garth’s role
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at Minxcon includes
amongst other
geological
interpretation and
modelling,
geological research,
data
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validation and
geostatical
estimation. |
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Segopotso Motlapele |
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Sego obtained het
BSc Honours degree
in Geology in 2007
and subsequently her
MSc in Mineral
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Resource Evaluation
in 2010. She has
worked as Mine
geologist and senior
geologist at Harmony
Gold
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Mine for seven years
prior to joining
Minxcon. As
geologist she has
gained valuable
experience in QAQC,
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data validation, due
diligence and
audits. Her
experience
furthermore include
3D ore body
modeling,
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gesostatical
evaluation and
structural and
sedimentary geology,
including mapping
and logging. She is
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currently
acquainting herself
with wireframe
modeling through
datamine. Her duties
at Minxcon include
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geological
interpretation and
modelling,
geological research,
data validation and
the manipulation of
data. |
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Goodwill holds a BSc
Honours degree in
Geology from the
University of
Pretoria, and BSc:
Geology and Advance
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Earth Science
degree from the
University of the
Witwatersrand.
Goodwill has seven
year experience in
the
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mining industry. His
mining career
started in
2005 at
Goldfields as a
Geologist, was hen
appointed Chief
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Geologist of
Burnstone Mine for
Great Basin Gold in
June 2010 and
subsequently
promoted to Ore
Reserve
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Manager in June
2011. His other
experience include
the position of
project geologist at
PPC Cement and he
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was involved at
Nkomati Mine Joint
Venture between
African Rainbow
Minerals and Norilsk
Nickel Africa, as
the
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superintendent
geologist. |
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He was also the
founding director
and operations
Manager for Cantonia
Drilling Pty Ltd,
which secured
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underground diamond
drilling contracts
in several mines in
the Eastern Bushveld
Complex. |
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Antonio
Umpire:
Mineral
Resource
Manager
International
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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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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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