Engineer Project
Resume:
Albert Siega, P.Eng, MBA
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QUALIFICATIONS:
Professional Engineer, MBA
EXPERIENCE:
Tamerlane Ventures Inc. June 2013-
Current
Blaine Washington, USA
Consultant/Senior Mining Engineer
Prepared; NI-43-101 Prefeasibility report for Tamerlane Ventures Inc.
Including:
Block modeling (Lead, Zinc)
Underground and Open Pit, operating scenario comparisons
Equipment selection
Optimizing eight open pits using: revenue factors and cutoff grade (Vulcan: nested, Lerch
Grossman)
Underground mine design
Life of Mine Scheduling
Cash flow models
Previous NI-43-101 work samples available on SEDAR:
Silvercorp Metals Inc. (Silvertip Project)
Tamerlane Ventures Inc. (Pine Point Project)
Taseko Mines Ltd. Aug 2012-Mar 2013
Vancouver, BC
Senior Mining Engineer
Long term planning and cut off- grade determination : (Open Pit; Copper/ Molybdenum)
Reviewed 5 year and Life of mine plans, 250,000 tpd mine
Wrote NSR and variable mining cost scripts (Vulcan) for populating model blocks
Transfer of block models from different software platforms
LG analysis for pit optimization (Vulcan)
Pushback comparisons to maximize value
Assisted with general open pit planning functions
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Scheduling and blending for optimization and impurity control
Acquisition evaluations, sensitivity and cash flow projections
Century Mining, Tamerlane Ventures June 2012-Aug
2012
Blaine, Washington, USA
Mining Engineer
Assisting with reworking of underground mine designs (Ramp vs Shaft)
New Pacific Metals Corp. / Silvercorp Metals Inc. Feb
2011-Feb 2012 Vancouver, BC
Vice President, Mining
Planning/ design underground and open pit (LG optimization)
Prepared internal 43-101 prefeasibility study
Engineering/Geological/General staff of 50+ persons
Working with consultants on permitting (environmental, hydro- geological, ARD and
tailings planning)
Presentations/ consultations with first nations
Golder Associates Ltd. May 2010- Feb
2011
Vancouver, BC
Senior Mining Engineer
Provided mining engineering services for 43-101 reports:
Open pit and underground mine design
Preliminary Tailings design
Cash flow modeling
Reports included: Preliminary Assessments, Prefeasibility and Feasibility studies
Compiled final reports from various contributors
Century Mining Ltd., Tamerlane Ventures Inc. Oct 2006-Feb -
2010
Blaine, Washington, USA
Mining Engineer
Preparation of 43-101 feasibility studies for both Tamerlane and Century mining projects
Completed block models for reserve estimation: narrow vein gold (with structural boundaries), lead /zinc
deposits, and a multi-zone disseminated copper project, along with associated pit optimization
Built six complete underground mine designs (jpegs available for review), and open pit designs, feasibility
level, overwrite by Pincock, Allen, Holt Denver
Provided information for cash flow and scheduling spreadsheets, to secure project financing
Provided training, to engineers & geologists for Century’s South American operations
Near expert level knowledge of Vulcan mining software
Kitov Resources Ltd.
Vancouver, BC Sept 2005-Sept
2006
Mining Engineer
Ore body analysis, determination of project economics (set design for system level plans)
Prepared Acid Rock Drainage / Metals Leaching report, for environmental compliance
Preparation of Exploration report for government compliance (Approved assessment
report BC government)
Layout of exploration roads, settling ponds and exploration drifts, topographic analysis
Prepared exploration plan and environmental impact mitigation plan which secured EL
(Exploration License) 4853 from the Queensland Dept. of Mines, Victoria Australia
Prepared two years of accounting information for audit, (supervised contract accounting
staff)
Prepared prospectus, in conjunction with company lawyer, for securities commission
Edited NI 43-101 reports including preparation of all drawings
Cashen Inc. Penticton, BC 2000-2005
Consultant /Mining Engineer
Prepared, investor relations materials, (feasibility)
Compiled historical data, drill hole databases
Economic studies, preliminary design of u/g and open pit mining layouts
Staked potential properties BC Mineral Titles Online
Attended and prepared materials for meetings with investment banks
Prospecting & site visits to potential projects
2003-2005 volunteer work: St. Vincent DePaul Society, Canadian Food for Children
2001-2003 subcontract for Burlington Resources Ltd.
Construction of well head natural gas tie-ins to existing pipe lines
Layout (pile driving) and construction (bolt-up) of natural gas compressor stations
Royal Bank of Canada 1999-
2000
Database Analyst
Vancouver, BC
Assisted in transfer of VISA operations to Montreal
Proprietary data
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Hunter Dickinson Inc. 1997-
1999
Mining Engineer
Vancouver, BC
Use of AutoCAD to layout u/g and open pit designs
(Ramps haulage ways stopes etc.) 125,000 tpd truck & shovel operation
Prepared detailed drill sections for TSX listing requirements
Ensured data integrity for/ drill hole databases
Reviewed drawings produced by graphics department to ensure accuracy
Participated in block model/Whittle reserve estimates
Economic analysis of potential acquisitions
Athabaska Gold Resources Ltd. 1996-
1997
Mining Engineer,
Vancouver, BC
Project management for $3 million drill program
Compiled historical data
Resource estimates
Participated in drill target identification
Underground geological mapping
Responsible for survey control
Continental Futures Inc., Vancouver, BC 1992-
1996
Commodities Broker (Sales Manager),
Currency and metals trader
Syncrude Canada Ltd. 1989-
1992
Mining Engineer
Fort McMurry, AB
Developed models to determine life cycle of tailings area
Set up document control system
Analysis of piezometer and slope indicator data
Cogema Canada Ltd.,
Mining Engineer 1987-1989
Saskatoon, SK
Grade control and production planning
Geological mapping
Engineering surveying
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Vulcan 8.2
AutoCAD
MS Project
MS Power Point
MS Access,
MS Excel
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Mining Engineering Degree, University of Alberta, Canada 1987
MBA, University of Alberta, Canada 1992
Safety Training (Golder Associates Ltd.), 2010
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