BSc (Geology) Gavin graduated from the University of Adelaide in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in Geology and immediately went to work in Newmont’s underground Tanami Mine. Gavin has over 15 years’ industry experience across Australia, UK, Canada, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, undertaking projects in drilling, mapping, mining, quarrying and
BSc (Geology), MSc (Engineering Geology) Ishwor Dahal is a dedicated engineering geologist and geotech with experience in geological and geotechnical investigations, tunnel face mapping, and construction supervision for major infrastructure projects. He holds a masters degree in engineering geology and has developed a strong foundation in engineering geology, rock mechanics and geological/geotechnical site investigation
Jeonghan, Kim Early Career Geotechnical Engineer What is your role, and how long have you been at MGT? I am an early career geotechnical engineer, and it has been only 4 months at MineGeoTech. I can’t wait to see what’s next in store for me! What
BSc (Engineering Geology), Geotechnics (Hons), MSc (Applied Geotechnics) Francesca has completed a Master’s in Applied Geotechnics from the Camborne School of Mines, and has over three years of geotechnical experience in the mining industry. She has amassed both underground and open pit experience in the Pilbara and Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Technical Capabilities
BEng (Mining) Elamurugan 'Ela' has more than 12 years of specialised experience in Surface and Underground Mining operations and Geotechnical Engineering. Ela worked as a Mine Production Engineer and Geotechnical Engineer in India since 2012 after graduating from The College of Engineering, Guindy with a bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering. Having relocated to Australia,
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BEng (Mining), MEng (CivEng (Geotechnics)) Simon graduated from the University of Tehran in 2011 with a degree in Mining Engineering. Subsequently, he has undertaken a Master's in Geotechnics at RMIT and has completed a PhD in Geotechnics at the University of Adelaide. Simon has more than 5 years of experience in geotechnical engineering. Technical
Written by our Geologist, Lyndell Juggernaut Geotechnical logging of diamond drill core is used to characterize the rock mass and the structural setting. The collected data is applied in geotechnical studies to design mine excavations (open pit slope angles and underground mine excavation sizes and required ground support schemes). Any feature that will
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Update: Ravi is no longer at MGT Ravi Bagga Geotechnical Engineer What is your role, and how long have you been at MGT? My current role is Geotechnical Engineer and I joined MGT in September 2023. I worked for MineLiDAR as a Drone Pilot and Data Analyst
