NELSON BRADLEY

Box *** **** Colorado Blvd.

Idaho Springs, Colorado 80452

Phone: 303-***-****

Cell: 720-***-****

E-Mail: HYPERLINK "mailto:actgr8@r.postjobfree.com"actgr8@r.postjobfree.com

Objective:Miner/Supervisor

Professional Summary:

Mining professional with 35+ year’s experience. Areas of expertise include drilling, blasting,

ground support and new employee development. Supervisor with more than 10+ years of

experience planning, developing and implementing safety programs and efficient mining

techniques. Meticulous safety practices, excellent at juggling multiple tasks and working under

pressure. Broad industry experience includes tunneling, mine development, rehabilitation, and

raise excavation. Skilled HMI operator with experience in ore handling. Familiar with conveyor

systems.

Core Qualifications:

Ground Control (Swellex, Split Set, Cable Grout)

Drilling (Tamrock, Secoma, Atlas opco)

Blasting (AnFo, Emulsion, Etc.)

Ore handling (Tamrock, Elphinstone, Wagner, Cat, Atlas Copco)

Hazard Recognition

Stopes: Shrink (narrow vein), Block Cave, CRF Backfill

Equipment Operations

Road Headers- Alpine/Dosco

Preventative Maintenance

Shot-crete application

Process implementation

Risk management processes and analysis

Team leadership

Safety Awareness

Strong verbal communication

Developmental/Situational Leadership Skill

GD 83 (Jacklegg)

Experience: Superintendent Development, Palmarejo, Mexico July 2013 to December 2014.

Superintendent of project operations and underground development. Champion safety programs and implementation. Identify improvement opportunities and implement new strategies. Employee development in daily activities and leadership roles. Improved mining methods, smooth blasting. ground support and ventilation demands. Achieved 60% reduction in accidents and incidents rates, 20% increase in productivity while reducing costs compared to previous years of data. Fostered continuous improvement culture.

Lead Miner, Traylor Mining, Creed Colorado December 2012 to July 2013

Lead miner, rehabilitation and exploration. Drill/Blast as well as, Road-Header advance. Ground control- bolts/wire, shot-crete, laddis gurtters. Rubber tire LHD's. Performed excellent advance in bad ground conditions, Zero lost time accidents among all employees over my 8 month employment. Short contract to access old mine workings and underground drill station.

Climax Molybdenum, Supervisor, Empire, Colorado, August 2005 to June 2012

Guided crew personnel in daily activities, providing the tools and resources to perform work

duties safely. Identified areas of improvement, employee development, monitored safe work

practices, work area inspections and tracked employee performance. Ventilation, gas and dust

monitoring, ordered corrective actions on irregular readings.

Climax Molybdenum, OM5-Operations, Empire, Colorado, January 1995 to August 2005

Lead miner on development crew. Operation of Roof Bolters, Face Drills, LHD's and various

utility vehicles. Safe handling of explosives, loading procedures required for face rounds and

draw points. Insured safe working practices, work area inspections, hazard recognition and

correcting any unsafe conditions. Competent HMI operator, controlling ore handling conveyor

system. Qualified 80 ton Supra operator and all support equipment assigned to the haulage

department.

Numerous Contract Companies, Contract Miner, July 1982 to December 1994

Tunneling/Civil

Rubber Tire & Track Mining

Development Mining

Rehabilitation

Backfill Stope

Shrink Stope

Block Cave

Shotcrete Placement

Conventional Raise

Alamac Raise Climber

Surface Drilling & Blasting

AMAX Molybdenum Company, Miner 1st Class, Empire, Colorado, June 1978 to July 1982

Mine development, drilling, blasting, ground support, both jack-leg and roof bolters. Experience

with electric and non-electric blasting procedures. Rubber tire LHD operation, installation of

utilities. Hazard recognition and developing safe work practices.

US Army, Specialist 4th Class, MOS-11B10, Berlin, Germany, January 1975 to January 1978

Education:

JO Johnson High, 1975

Huntsville, Alabama

General Diploma

Air West Flight School, 1994

Broomfield, Colorado

Aviation Certificate

Coursework in: meteorology, air traffic regulations, air navigation

Obtained: Commercial Pilot Certificate

Instrument Rating

Flight Instructor

Instrument Flight Instructor

Multi-engine Flight Instructor

Climax Sponsored

Leadership Development

Certificates of completion

Professional Training: Situational Leadership, Modules 1-5

Texas State

West Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Business Studies, Emphasis on Business Administration, Representative Coursework: Marketing, Public Relations, Promotions Management,

General Studies

Professional Affiliations

Member, Experimental Aircraft Association

Member, Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association

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