Update: Gypsy is no longer at MGT Gypsy Mahar Early Career Engineering Geologist What is your role, and how long have you been at MGT? I have been with the company for nearing two years, in the role of an early career engineering geologist. What
Richard Varden Senior Geotechnical Engineer What is your role, and how long have you been at MGT? I'm the senior geotech engineer and have been at MGT now for around 9 years - time flies! What sparked your interest in this field? When I was a mining engineer in
Emma Doherty Senior Mining Engineer What is your role, and how long have you been at MGT? I'm Emma Doherty, the senior mining engineer. I work with Nicole in the Mine Planning department, and I've been at MGT for over 4 years now. What sparked your interest in this field?
What is ATV/OTV? ATV/OTV stands for acoustic televiewer and optical televiewer. This type of data produces high-resolution and continuous 360-degree images of the borehole wall. These images provide a combination of qualitative and quantitative information of the borehole wall that can be used to characterise planar (at the borehole scale) features (fractures, bedding,
BSc (Earth and Environmental Science) (Hons), MSc (Exploration Geophysics) Lauren graduated from the University of Leeds in 2011 with a master’s degree in Exploration Geophysics. She has more than 7 years of experience working as a seismic exploration geophysicist working across the UK, Middle East, and Australasia. Most recently, since joining MineGeoTech, Lauren has
Lauren Goodall Geophysicist What is your role, and how long have you been at MGT? I am a geophysicist, and I joined the MineGeoTech team 1 year ago. I process acoustic and optical televiewer images to evaluate the geotechnical properties of rock mass in the correct orientation. Additionally, I process LiDAR point
Did you miss our presentation at the AusIMM Open Pit Conference 2022? Download your copy of the Back Analysis of Pit Slope Performance in a Saturated Alluvial Sediment presentation. Read about the case study of an open pit mine in Western Australia, its geological cross-section, and original pit design. Learn about the
Hopefully, everyone operating in the resources sector knows that the Western Australian Government’s new Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws have now come into effect as of the 31st of March 2022. The law will improve protections for the state’s workers, including those in the mining and resources sector, and will recognise modern work
The UQ Young Achievers Program was launched in 2009 to assist students from low-income backgrounds to access tertiary education. The students are from state schools, and often rural Queensland, where they will be the first in their family to attend tertiary education. So far over 370 Young Achievers have been welcomed to the program. MineGeoTech’s
Hopefully, everyone operating in the resources sector knows that the Western Australian Government’s new Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws have now come into effect as of the 31st of March 2022. The law will improve protections for the state’s workers, including those in the mining and resources sector, and will recognise modern work
