Kalgoorlie
Darryl Mapleson
Principal Geologist
Darryl has had 20 years experience in the Mining and Exploration Industry and has worked extensively in Australia, Canada, Vietnam, Finland and Mongolia on gold, nickel and platinum group element projects.
He has worked in the mining and exploration industry in Australia for Dominion Mining Pty Ltd in the Pine Creek Inlier of the Northern Territory, for Reynolds Australia in the Southern Cross Greenstone Belt within the Yilgarn Craton of WA and for WMC Limited, in the Eastern Goldfields of the Yilgarn Craton, WA. In Canada Darryl worked for Teck-Cominco at the Williams Mine in the Hemlo Gold Camp.
Darryl started his own practice in 2003 with Andrew Bewsher and has worked on Feasibility Studies in Kambalda, Australia (nickel & gold), Vietnam (nickel) and Finland (PGE & Au).
Education
- LaTrobe University, Victoria, Australia
Bachelor of Science (Honours) Geology
Professional Membership
- Member, The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Expertise
- Resource-Reserve Estimation for Gold and Nickel Projects
- Feasibility Project Management – Geological Supervision
- Geological Mine Management and Grade Control Systems
- Exploration Project Planning
- Resource Auditing
- Data collection and Validation
Andrew Bewsher
Senior Geologist
Andrew has had 13 years experience in the Mining and Exploration Industry and has worked in Australia and Vietnam on gold and nickel projects.
He has worked in the mining and exploration industry in Australia for Perilya Ltd in the Glengarry Basin of Western Australia, for Normandy Mining in the Yandal Greenstone Belt within the Yilgarn Craton of WA and for Mincor Operations Ltd, at the Widgemooltha dome in the Eastern Goldfields of the Yilgarn Craton, WA.
Andrew started his own practice in 2003 with Darryl Mapleson and has since completed resources/reserve calculations for View Resources - Carnilya Hill and Zone 29 deposits, Titan Resources - Armstrong deposit, Anglo Australian Resources - Mandilla deposit, Lanfranchi Nickel Mines - Helmut South deposit and Asian Mineral Resources - Ban Phuc Nickel Project.
Education
- Auckland University, Auckland, New Zealand
Bachelor of Science Geology
Professional Membership
- Member, Australian Institute of Geoscientists
Expertise
- Resource-Reserve Estimation for Gold and Nickel Projects
- Geological Mine Management and Grade Control Systems
- Surpac Mine Software
- Database Management
- Resource Auditing
- Data collection and Validation
Projects
- Fortnum Gold Mine
- Mt McClure Gold Mine
- Bronzewing Gold Mine
- Miitel Nickel Mine
- Carnilya Hill / Zone 29 Nickel Mines
- Armstrong Nickel Mine
- Lanfranchi Nickel Mine
- Mandilla Gold Project
- Ban Phuc Nickel Project - Vietnam
