Quality Control Project

Steven B. Carpenter

***** **** ****** **** ********, CA 91355-2641

1-661-***-**** (Work/Mobile) 1-661-***-**** (Fax/Home)

abjvjv@r.postjobfree.com

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Education

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona B.S., Earth Science

Ohio State University / National Groundwater Association - Ground Water

Science Credential Program

Short Courses - Economic Evaluation & Investment Decision Methods,

Executive Presentation Skills, Drilling and Management of Drilling Projects

and many others.

Work History

January 2009 - Present Self-Employed - Consultant (Various mineral and

coal exploration projects).

July 2007 - December 2008 Self-Employed - Contractor (Rio Tinto /

Kennecott Exploration): Project Geologist (Due to reorganization of

Industrial Minerals Exploration, was laid off and offered an annual

contract)

2001 - June 2007 Rio Tinto Exploration - Industrial Minerals: Project

Geologist (U.S. Borax Exploration was transferred wholly to Rio Tinto

Exploration)

1976 - 2001 U. S. Borax Inc.: Geologist to Senior Geologist

Professional Experience

. Successfully and safely worked on, managed, and reported on industrial

mineral (borates, potash, talc, vermiculite, fluorspar, glass sand,

and clays), metal (gold, silver, lead, zinc, copper, and molybdenum)

and coal exploration programs in the Western U.S. and Canada for over

30 years.

. Supervised teams of 3 to 12 responsible for the drilling, logging, and

sampling of over 250 drill holes. Maintained budgets, contracted

services, acquired appropriate permits and government authorizations.

Responsible for discovery of three mineral deposits.

. Supervised onsite the drilling, completion, and testing of 29

monitoring wells in support of a hydrologic evaluation of tailings

ponds and solid waste assessment at the U.S. Borax mining operations

at Boron, CA.

. Led or closely involved with geological investigations for due

diligence preceding the acquisition of talc, limestone, glass sand,

and specialty clay companies or properties.

. Directly involved in the patent application process for mining claims

in California and Alaska.

. Conducted land research and compiled data for property ownership

determinations.

. Successfully and safely made exploration related trips to China (8),

Tibet (2), Australia (3), Russia, South America, and Europe, as well

as most of North America.

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Skills and Capabilities

Safety (MSHA Surface and Underground, First Aid, Driver Training, H2S

Alive, etc.)

Project management, supervision, and reporting

Data management (AcQuire) and quality control

Ore reserve calculation (qualified to act as a Competent Person)

GIS (MapInfo and ArcView)

Outcrop, soil and water sampling

Field mapping

Rotary, core, reverse circulation, and auger drilling

Field geophysics (gravity, magnetic, magnetotelluric, seismic)

Cuttings and core logging

Hand & computer map construction

Training on and skilled use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel,

PowerPoint, Access)

Traveling for foreign and domestic mine visits and hosting visits by

foreign groups

Coordination with government agencies

Knowledge of community/government affairs

Certification as an ISO 14001 Internal Auditor

Professional Registrations Registered Geologist - State of California

(#5008)

Professional Affiliations Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and

Exploration - Registered Member

Geological Society of America - Member

Professional Publications

Carpenter, S.B.; Borates of the California Desert in Fife, D.L. and Brown,

A.R., ed. Geology and Mineral Wealth of the California Desert, South Coast

Geological Society, 1980, p. 162-166

Carpenter, Steven B. and Reynolds, John T.: Borates in Western North

America in ed. Castor, S.B. et al: Proceedings of the 39th Forum on the

Geology of Industrial Minerals: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special

Publication 33, 2003; pp 51-56

Carpenter, S. B. & Kistler, R. B.: Boron and Borates: chapter in ed. Kogel,

J. E.; 7th edition Industrial Minerals and Rocks: SME; 2006: pp. 275-283.

Crowley, J.K. and Carpenter, S.B.; Association of magnesium-rich clay

minerals and borate deposits: A potential remote sensing guide for borate

mineral exploration? ; 13th International Conference on Applications of

Geology to Remote Sensing; 1999, p.1255-1262.

Wood, D.H., Palmer, M.R., Carpenter, S.B., Nosenko, N.A.; Preliminary

geological and geochemical results from studies of the Dal'negorsk

borosilicate deposit, Dal'negorsk, Primorye Region, Russian Far East, Paper

presented GSA Meeting Salt Lake City, 1997.

Arnston, S.K., Carpenter, S.B., Siefke, J.W.; Sustainable development:

California Borate Resources, U.S. Borax files, 2004 p. 1-285

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