BEng (Mining) (Hons) MMineGeotech MAusIMM (CP)
Colin graduated from the Western Australian School of Mines in 2011 with an honours degree in Mining Engineering and completed his Masters in Mine Geotechnical Engineering at the University of New South Wales in 2023. He has more than 12 years experience in the mining industry having worked a range of roles from exploration and drilling to engineering in Australia, Canada, West Africa, Egypt, Mexico and Papua New Guinea.
His geotechnical experience is from a combination of site-based and project-based work. He has worked as an operational geotechnical engineer in the mid-west region of Western Australia and in various position-coverage roles across the state. Colin now works in MineGeoTech’s projects group. The majority of his geotechnical work has focused on underground operations including narrow vein open stoping, sublevel caving, volcanogenic massive sulphides, nickel deposits and sedex deposits.
Colin’s recent experience covers geotechnical reviews and audits in various underground operations. Other work has included reviewing geotechnical documentation, assessing ground conditions, performing dilution modelling from drillhole data, 3D modelling of stoping activities and open pit designs with RocScience RS3 and writing software apps for geotechnical statistically assessment, seismic hazard clustering and assessment, kinematic assessments.