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
This is Pavel Olegovich Novomodny, one of our Geotechnical Engineers who has completed our Underground Time training program as part of his Early Career/Junior Geotechnical Engineer development over an eight-week period during the winter of 2022. As part of the training, Pavel was seconded to our client, 29 Metals, and third-party contractors Byrnecut,
BSc (Geology, Physical Geography) Chris is an experienced Geotechnical Engineer with over nine years of diverse experience across the civil and mining sectors. He has held a variety of roles – including underground and open-pit site support, ground investigation coordination, engineering geology, and field management – across New Zealand, Australia, and several South Pacific
BEng (Industrial), MInfTech, Graduate Diploma (Mining), MProEng (Mining), MAusIMM Ravi graduated from the Western Australian School of Mines in 2021 with a graduate diploma in Mining Engineering and completed his Master of Professional Engineering in 2025. He has more than 15 years experience in the mining industry having worked in a range of roles
Chris McDiarmid Engineering Geologist What is your role, and how long have you been at MGT? I am an Engineering Geologist providing Geotechnical Site Support for several mine sites across Australia & have only recently started at MGT 2-3 months ago. What sparked your interest in
BEng (Civil), MSc (Structural Engineering with Management) Murtaza has 5 years industry experience in geotechnical and structural engineering, site engineering, consultancy and contracting. His core technical skills are in geotechnical and structural design (practical and software), data analysis, and management of teams and projects. He gained experience in UG mining, Open Pit Mining, and
Gordon Sweby Principal Geotechnical Engineer What is your role, and how long have you been at MGT? Principal Geotech Eengineer – 6 years What sparked your interest in this field? Done it ever since I left uni, picking a career and progressing with it. And
Assif Ferrao Early Career Engineering Geologist What is your role, and how long have you been at MGT? I work as an Early Career Engineering Geologist and I’ve been with the MGT Team for just over 2 months now. What sparked your interest in this
