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Michael Place Mining Engineer at Mining One Pty Ltd (MAusIMM)

Location Perth Area, Australia Industry Mining & Metals

Current Mining Engineer at Mining One Pty Ltd

Mining Engineer at AMC Consultants

Mining Engineer at Mining One Pty Ltd

Graduate Mining Engineer at Lihir Gold Limited

Graduate Mining Engineer at Pybar Mining Services Pty Ltd Vacation Mining Engineer at Toms Gully Mining

Education University of Ballarat

Camperdown College

Twitter mdplace

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Primary expertise is in underground mine design, planning, scheduling, costing and drill and blast design. Proficient in mining software such as Mine 2-4D, Datamine, EPS, Surpac, RingKing, PITRAM/DOME and Ventsim.

Specialties Underground Mining

Experience

Mining Engineer Mining One Pty Ltd Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Mining & Metals industry

November 2011 – Present (4 months) Perth Area, Australia

Independence Group, WA, Production Engineer Independence Group, VIC, Ventilation Feasibility Study Octagonal Resources, VIC, Ventilation Assessment St Ives, WA, Open Cut Design Work Higginsville Vine, WA, Open Cut Design Work

Mining Engineer Edit AMC Consultants Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Mining & Metals industry

March 2011 – September 2011 (7 months) London, United Kingdom

Otava Gold Project, Czech Republic, production rate concept cost modelling Kašperské Hory, Spain, mine cost modelling Ranger, NT, Underground mine design and scheduling

Mining Engineer Edit Mining One Pty Ltd Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Mining & Metals industry

August 2009 – January 2011 (1 year 6 months) Melbourne Area, Australia

2010-11 Mining Engineer – Melbourne, VIC QSMC China Guoluolongwa Underground mine design, stope optimisation and scheduling St Ives, WA, Open Cut Design Work

2010 Drill and Blast Engineer – Gwalia, WA Stope drill and blast design, development of production stope drill and charge plans, rise drill and blast design, development of rise drill and charge plans, short-term production planning, logging and firing IKON blasts and training personnel.

2009 Ventilation and Services Engineer – Stawell, VIC Development of site Ventilation Safety Management Plan, workplace surveys, job safety analysis and procedures for fan relocation, underground dewatering, pumping and rising mains design, Production Recording Administrator – PITRAM/DOME and Underground Refuge Chamber Auditor.

Graduate Mining Engineer Edit Lihir Gold Limited Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Mining & Metals industry

July 2008 – July 2009 (1 year 1 month) Ballarat Area, Australia

Underground mine design and planning (development and stoping), development and stope optimisation including mining method selection, drill design, blast design, production reconciliation, underground practical experience.

Graduate Mining Engineer Edit Pybar Mining Services Pty Ltd Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Mining & Metals industry

October 2007 – June 2008 (9 months) Ballarat Area, Australia

Development and longhole charging, heavy machinery and equipment operator, service work, jumbo off-siding, completing administrative documentation.

Vacation Mining Engineer Edit Toms Gully Mining

November 2006 – February 2007 (4 months) Darwin Area, Australia

Development and longhole charging, heavy machinery and equipment operator, service work, jumbo off-siding.

Independent Coursework IKON Training