Engineer Manager

GENCI JORGONI 416-***-****

** ******* ****** ****: 647-***-****

Toronto, ON, M1X 1Z5 Email: ********@*****.***

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Extensive background in underground and open pit mining at the technical and

managerial level. Demonstrated a track record of improvements at the operations

worked at, including Vale, Brigus, Golden Band and Ressources Appalaches. Having

recently finished up with Ressources Appalaches, looking for a role that will challenge

technical skills and allow to continue developing supervision and mentorship of junior

mining engineers.

Job title

Manager, Chief / Senior Mining Engineer

Professional qualifications/key skills

Professional Registered Engineer in Ontario, Saskatchewan and Nova

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Scotia

Experienced mine management, mine planning and designing Engineer

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who has worked in both open pit and underground mining operations

Familiar with wide range of mining methods, including open pit, long-

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hole stoping, cut and fill, vertical block, stope and pillar, block caving and sub-level

stoping

Proven record of delivering on targets including reducing production costs

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and increasing production levels

Excellent computer skills in AutoCAD, Vulcan, IGantt, A-Mine MS-

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Project 2007 and MSO.

Strong communication skills and leadership experience, including

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mentoring junior engineers

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering Post

University Diploma in Mining Construction and Design

Reasons for seeking new position

Recently finished up with Ressources Appalaches and currently looking for next

challenge.

GENCI JORGONI 416-***-****

82 Pogonia Street Cell: 647-***-****

Toronto, ON, M1X 1Z5 Email: ********@*****.***

Notice period Available immediately

Preferred location Open to relocation

GENCI JORGONI 416-***-****

82 Pogonia Street Cell: 647-***-****

Toronto, ON, M1X 1Z5 Email: ********@*****.***

2014 – Present Chief Mining Engineer – Ressorces Appalaches, Dufferin Mine

• Worked on the underground mining operations for Dufferin

Mine

• Conducted mine improvement on ground support, ventilation,

dewatering and safety.

• Analyzed mining method and modified as per ore body

geometry, improving dilution, increase efficiency and safety.

• Reduced cost on all mining activities through cost -

manpower and mining processes analysis.

• Design bottom of mine, saddle 4 - 5 and 6.

Chief Mining Engineer – Brigus Gold Corp, Matheson, ON

Apr 2013 – Oct

Black Fox Mine

2013

• Worked on the open pit and underground mining operations

for Brigus Gold, Black Fox Mine.

• Conducted the Black Fox GS standardization.

Analysed and improved Black Fox Ground Support which

resulted in increasing the bearing capacity and reducing cost.

• Analyzed long-hole stope and improved the design

Created primary and secondary blocks

• Changed the mining sequences to improve dilution and

decrease stresses

• Improved long-hole patterns to protect HW eliminating failure.

• Change the BF system.

• Implemented CRF to handle LH stope for thick OB (10-20 m)

• Eliminated the sill pillar to reduce OB lost

• Reduced cost on all mining LH stope activities

• Improved the design holes pattern on OP waste rock

• Eliminated mine bottle necks which lead to an increasing in

production of 25%

• Implemented changes that decreased costs by 25%

• Decreased drilling, explosive and material consumables by

25%

• Redesign the East North side of the Open Pit operations

Increased the minable area by 3-months (16,000 ounces )

• Designed an open pit wall reinforcement

Eliminated pit failures and further reduced costs

Mar 2011- Feb Senior Mining Engineer – Golden Band Resources,

2013 Saskatchewan

• Senior Mining Engineer for the Bingo Mine and Komis Open

Pit mine

• Analyzed and improved Bingo mine project design to

increase production and efficiency

• Improved long hole pattern to solve deficiencies in rock

breakage, dilution and fragmentation

GENCI JORGONI 416-***-****

82 Pogonia Street Cell: 647-***-****

Toronto, ON, M1X 1Z5 Email: ********@*****.***

• Improved slot raise pattern through analysis and calculation

to manage opening of the stope

• Managed the cost and efficiency in development areas and

production to maintain two accesses in the stop.

• Management assessment of time activities to minimize cost

and increase production.

• Schedule and sequences analyze to find the most efficient

production in the other levels of mine.

• Analyzed and improved Komis Open Pit project through open

pit optimization

• Escalated waste and ore production working in more faces

and benches simultaneously

• Arranging sequences of activities, drilling, haulage and

mucking, improving equipment efficiency.

• Shrinking open pit boarders through changes in open pit

element designing optimization.

2007- March Mining Engineer – Vale-Inco, Thompson, MB

2013

• Designed the 124-Portal Ramp and Accesses using AutoCAD

and Vulcan

• Designed all cuts and pillars from 300L. to overburden using

Vulcan

• Analysed development and production to maintain two

accesses in the stope using Vulcan and Igantt

• Completed an assessment of time activities to minimize cost

and increase production using Igantt

• Provided bottle neck analyses to justify the different

improvement in ore and rock using Vulcan and Igantt

• Conducted the ground support design for different area of the

124 portal including establishing Rock Mechanics and

Ground Support Standards

2001 – 2006 Consulting Engineer, Toronto

• Completed various mining projects

• Also worked outside of the mining industry after moving to

Canada

1981 – 2000 General Manager / Chief Engineer / Mine Superintendent- Red

Stone Fe-Ni Mine, Pogradec, Albania

• Utilized management skills and focused on achieving key

outcomes in open pit and underground mine production and

safety

GENCI JORGONI 416-***-****

82 Pogonia Street Cell: 647-***-****

Toronto, ON, M1X 1Z5 Email: ********@*****.***

• Designed and supervised of the improvement of the Block

and Sub Level Caving system

• Designed a new Ground Support program and delivered an

improvement of dilution and production

• Developed new ways of development in ore and rock using

different analysis of the new Block and Sub Level Caving

mining method.

• Designed the new transportation method using vibrating

principle

• Designed, supervised and operated the new mine 1945L and

1968L.

• Worked with the stope and pillar mining method including the

development, loading haulage, dewatering, and ventilation,

drilling, blasting and ground support systems

• Provided assessment on cost and profit

• Analysed all systems’ elements to minimize cost and

increase production.

References upon request

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