Perold Earth Science Services CC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Apr 2006 – Current
Sole Member                                                                                                                  

• Founding member of Perold Earth geological and opencast mining consulting business
  
• Completed the understated services for various clients:
  
• Regional exploration, prospecting target identification and reviews of potential prospecting targets for iron ore, aluminium, fluorspar, barite, alluvial gold, REE, coal, mineral sand, clay and sand deposits in South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique.
• Prospecting Right applications for fluorite, barite, REE, diamonds, dolomite, clay, sand, crushed silica and coal.
• Mineral prospecting and/or management of prospecting work programmes for coal, uranium, alluvial sand, dolomite/marble, iron ore, manganese, copper, nickel, crushed silica and clay deposits. Appointed and managed project geologists, competent person, drilling contractors, surveyors and other specialists. Responsible for project data flow, QA/QC documentation, progress reports, cash flow and compilation of Competent Persons reports.
• Intensive use of Gemcom Surpac Software for database creation and management, creation of geological block models, geostatistical evaluation, geochemical modelling (grade estimation) and quarry/ opencast mine design, mine scheduling and quarry development and rehabilitation planning to be able to estimate Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves. Major projects completed includes:
• Independent valuation on the mineral assets of the Lyttelton Dolomite  Centurion mine
• Independent valuation on the silica mineral assets of  Infrasors Holdings Limited
• Independent review of Kudumane Manganese Resource (Pty) Ltd feasibility study report on the minerals assets underlying the farm York 279, Hotazel, Northern Cape Province.
• Annual preparation of mineral resource and mineral reserve statements for Infrasors Holdings Limited
• Modelling, pit design and mine scheduling for Cape Diamond PLC (Cape Resources LLC), Elandslaagte Diamond Mine
• Modelling of various limestone, dolomite, clay and quartzite deposits from historic data for the design of brown fields prospecting work programmes and estimation of historic mineral resources
• Mining Right and Mining Permit applications for dolomite, crushed silica, coal, alluvial sand and clay
• Successfully submitted Competent Person reports for both Lyttelton Dolomite (Pty) and Delf Silica for the listing of Infrasors as a mining company on the main board of the JSE
• Management of surface mining contracts
• Training of Junior Geologist

 
Corobrik (Pty) Ltd                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Oct 1996 – Mar 2006
Geological Services Manager                                                                                     

• Responsible for mineral resource management, mining and rehabilitation of 33 operating clay, sand and carbonaceous shale quarries in South Africa
  
• Developed a national database in Microsoft Access to capture and manage all historic and current geological, chemical, ceramic and surface data for the creation of site specific databases and geological, geo-chemical and geo-ceramic models using Gemcom Surpac software.
  
• Initiated and managed the creation of a GIMS GIS database (ArcGis) in conjunction with ESRI South Africa
  
• Responsible for prospecting of additional clay resources for the establishment of clay quarries to maintain a 20 year minimum raw material resource life for all material resources consumed by 13 clay brick manufacturing facilities.
  
• The understated persons reported directly to and or was managed by me:
  
• Geologists
• Geological assistant
• Drafting person
• Drilling contractor
• Mining contractors
• Consultants e.g. mine surveyor, environmentalists, geologists

 
Corobrik (Pty) Ltd                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Feb 1995 – Sept 2006  Geologist                                                                                                                     

• Responsible for the maintenance, development, mining and rehabilitation of 12 operating clay, sand and carbonaceous shale quarries in the East Rand and Mpumalanga
  
• Responsible for prospecting of additional clay resources for the establishment of clay quarries to maintain a 20 year minimum raw material resource life for all material resources consumed by 4 clay brick manufacturing facilities.
  

 
Foskor (Pty) Ltd                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Jan 1993 – Jan 1995
Mine Geologist and Planner                                                                                        

• Responsible for the evaluation and development or the Northern Pyroxenite Phosphate ore body including face mapping, infill drilling, core logging and sampling, computerized geological, geochemical (phosphate, copper and magnetite) and economic modelling using the Foskor ore reserve system, Surpac and Whittle software.
  
• Initiated and completed the first computerized design of the Northern Pyroxenite Opencast Mine using Surpac and Whittle software to estimate NPV’s and IRR’s (internal rate of return), for different pit shells and variations of financial and technical input parameters to produce maximum value curves.
  
• Short, medium and long term mine planning and scheduling to provide the flotation plant with the required ore from stockpiled ore acquired from the Phalaborwa Mining Company (PMC) or from the Northern Pyroxenite Mine.
  
• Grade control
  

 
  
Foskor (Pty) Ltd                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Jan 1992 – Jan 1993
Business Analyst                                                                                                           

• As part of a team evaluated the marketing and global distribution system of rock phosphate and developed an improved management system and methods.
  
• Worked, as part of a team, on the commissioning of the company’s new PSZ (partially stable zirconium) plant by conducting time studies, writing operating and management procedures.
  
• Responsible for the compilation of the mine’s weekly production and sales reports for presentation at the Managing Director’s planning meetings held on Fridays with all Department Heads.
  

 
Foskor (Pty) Ltd                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         July 1986 – Jan 1992
Exploration Geologist                                                                                                 

• Initiation and/or onsite management of green fields geological prospecting projects.
  
• Were responsible for and conducted geological mapping, soil geochemical- , radiometric- and magnetometric surveys to define anomalous areas followed by tests pits, percussion and core drilling to investigate continuation of mineralization with increasing depth.
  
• All personnel working on a project reported directly to me.
  
• Completed the understated projects:
  
• Detailed Geological and geochemical investigation for Sn, W, As, Cu, Pb and Zn, Bushveld Complex and Transvaal Supergroup (1986/87). Ground magnetic survey, geological mapping, soil sampling, pitting and percussion drilling.
• Geological and geochemical investigation for Cu and Ni, Limpopo Mobile Belt (1987/88). Ground magnetic survey, geological mapping, soil sampling, pitting and percussion drilling.
• Regional geological and geochemical investigation for Au, As, Sb, Ba and Mn, Waaihoek pyrophyllite (1989). Geological mapping, soil and rock sampling.
• Geological and geochemical investigation for Au, As, Sb, Ba and Zn, Rooiberg Group (1990). Ground magnetic survey, geological mapping, soil sampling and percussion drilling.
• Detailed geological and geochemical investigation for Au, Ba, F, Mn, Pb, Zn and REE, Kruidfontein Volcanic Complex (1991). Ground magnetic- and ground radiometric survey, geological mapping, soil sampling, percussion drilling and core drilling.