Worked 7 years as a research assistant and 17 years at leading mining companies in Turkey. During his career, he managed (and has been involved in) various projects in Turkey, Eastern Europe and West Africa. He has operational experience in open pit and underground mines (some of them operating in tandem). He has extensive background in mine design, production scheduling, equipment selection, cost estimation, ore reserve reporting, geotechnical investigations, geotechnical design studies for open pit and underground projects. He is a Professional Member of the Association of Geoscience, Mining and Metallurgy Professionals (YERMAM) and Competent Person for National Resources and Reserves Reporting Committee, Turkey (UMREK).
Specialization:
Open pit and undergound mine design
Mine optimization
Strategic planning
Mineral reserve estimation
Mining equipment selection
Capital and operating cost estimation
Feasibility studies
Technical economical model
Slope stability
Underground support design
Software Skills:
Datamine (Studio OP, UG and NPVS)
Whittle
FLAC
Phase2
Slide
DIPS
Rocplane
Swedge
Unwedge
Rocdata
Advances user of MS Office products
Freelance Mining Consultant (May 2023 - )
Consulting services for:
- Mine optimization
- Mineral reserve estimation & reporting
- Ope pit & undergroud mine design
- Mining equipment selection
- Capital & operating cost estimation
- Technical Economical Model (TEM)
- Feasibility Studies
- Open pit slope stability
- Undergpund support design
Director, Mine Planning - MNG Orko (January 2023 - May 2023)
- Reporting directly to the COO, managing Mine Planning Department
Chief Engineer, Mine Planning & Business Development - Koza Gold Company (2016 - 2023)
- Reporting directly to the Deputy General Manager (Investments), managing the Mine Planning & Group Metallurgy Deparments. The deparments are composed of Underground and Open Pit Mine Planning, Rock Mechanics, Hydrogeological, Geotechnical and Metallurgical Engineers.
Senior Rock Mechannics Engineer - Koza Gold Company (2010 - 2016)
- Open pit slope stability, underground support design, geotechnical review and approval of mine plans, preparing "Ground Control Management Plans",
- Preparing site specific slope monitorig programs and supervision
- Supervision of geotechnical/rock mechanics engineers on site,
- Geotechnical drill plans and core logging,
- Coordination of site specific rock mechnanics testing programs
Mine Planning Engineer (Undergroud & Open Pit) - Demir Export A.S. (2007 - 2010)
Rock Mechanics Engineer - Koza Gold Company (2005 - 2007)
Research Assistant - Middle East Technical University Mining Engineering Department (1998-2005)
Scuba Diving
Swimming
Tennis
Ski
Wİndsurf/Kite SUrf
Travel
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