Mat as Palma Arestizabal
*** **** ******, ********* **, Golden, CO 80401
Email: abo8y5@r.postjobfree.com Phone 720-***-****
Summary and Major Achievements
Civil mining engineer, with seven years of experience in areas of engineering and mine operations.
Workplaces: Mantos Blancos (Anglo-American) and Sociedad Contractual Minera El Abra (Freeport
MacMoran). Seeking for Internship
Major achievements: study and proposals for optimizing operating times in Mantos Blancos; construction of
a block model for the sulphide dumps Sociedad Contractual Minera El Abra; management of the staff in the
drilling, blasting and earth moving teams.
Education
Colorado School of Mines: M.Sc. Mining and Earth Systems Engineering G.P.A 3.5 max 4.0 M,SC May
2013
Universidad de Chile: Mining and Metallurgical Engineer B,Sc March 2003
Skills
Computer : Mine Sight, Whittle, Dispatch, @Risk and Precision Tree (Palisade Tool), Surfer and
Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point)
International : Bilingual English / Spanish Current Chilean Passport F-1 Visa
Other : Experience in leading teams, such as shift manager
Professional Experience
Sociedad Contractual Minera El Abra Company August 2004 - July 2010
From May 2008 to July 2010 worked as Long Term Engineer
Development of reports on reconciliation of different models versus the results obtained in the
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process plant.
Development of cost models.
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Mine development phases.
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Production planning.
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From February 2007 to May 2008, w orked as Ore Control Engineer
Development Control of short-term plans.
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Performed the interpolation model and design of the mining blast areas.
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Material destination considerations (crush and leach dump process).
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From April 2006 to February 2007 worked as Assistant Earthmoving Operations
Design, implementation and maintenance of roads and dumps.
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Managed a shift with 12 operators and their earthmoving equipments.
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From April 2005 to April 2006, worked as Assistant Shift Manager
Management and control of mining operations.
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Management of a shift group.
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Operating the mining management system, Dispatch.
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From August 2004 to April 2005, worked as Assistant to Drilling and Blasting Operations
Mantos Blancos Mining Company. Oct 2003 - August 2004
Publications
Study of interaction between ellipses of extraction in a physical model of granular material in 2-D
(MassMin-2004)
Professional Memberships
Institute of Mining Engineers of Chile (IIMCH), Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME),
Canadian institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM)
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