Andrew Derrington (Director)
Qualifications and Memberships:
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) – University of Queensland
- Registered Professional Engineer (Qld)
- Member Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (Chartered Professional – Mining)
- First Class Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency (SA)
Experience:
- 1987 – Shell Company of Australia – Analyst/ Programmer.
- 1987 – 1991 – Western Mining Corporation (Olympic Dam) – Miner, Shift Boss, Assistant Ventilation Officer, Ventilation Engineer, Contract Mining Engineer.
- 1991 – 1992 – Western Mining Corporation (Kambalda Nickel Operations) -Ventilation Engineer.
- 1992 – 2010 – James Askew Associates and AMC Consultants – Mining Engineer, Principal Mining Engineer.
Contact: +61 407 174 121
Jeff Norris (Contract Principal Mining Engineer)
Qualifications and Memberships:
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) Federation University Ballarat
- Member – Mine Ventilation Society of Australia
Experience:
- 2002-2007 – Ultracut Tools (Hamilton, Vic). CNC Machinist and completion of Mechanical Engineering stream apprenticeship.
- 2008 – 2011 – Northgate Minerals (Fosterville Mine Vic). Mining Engineering Student and Underground Operator.
- 2011 – 2015 – Kirkland Lake Gold (Fosterville Mine, Vic). Production Engineer, Design/ Operations Engineer.
- 2015 – present. Agnico Eagle Mines (Fosterville Mine, Vic). Senior Mine Ventilation Engineer.
- 2020 – Present. Ozvent Consulting Pty Ltd. Contract Principal Mining Engineer (Mine Ventilation Consultant – part time).
Contact: +61 400 627 501
Brendan Clarke (Principal Mining Engineer)
Qualifications and Memberships:
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) – South Australian Institute of Technology.
- Member – Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Experience:
- 1985 – 1995 – Western Mining Corporation (Olympic Dam) – Miner, Shift Boss, Ventilation Engineer, Planning Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer, Senior Mine Technical Engineer.
- 1995 – 1996 – Western Mining Corporation (Copper- Uranium Division – Adelaide) – Senior Mining Engineer.
- 1996 – 1999 – Western Mining Corporation (Olympic Dam Expansion Project – Adelaide) – Senior Project Engineer.
- 1999 – 2009 – Newmont Asia Pacific (Tanami Operations and Group Level) – Senior Mining Engineer.
Contact: +61 409 281 687
