Engineer Project Manager

MICHAEL DENTEH

*** ******** ******, **, *** *H*, Canada,

+1-226-***-**** ******@*****.***

Junior to Intermediate Mining Engineer

EIT pending and recent graduate of CEAB-accredited Bachelor's in Civil Engineering program

with additional qualifications and experience in Mining Engineering and Indoor Environmental

Engineering

Five years of experience in the resource sector with practical exposure to planning, designing,

organizing and supervising mine developments, mine facilities, systems and equipment; and

preparing and supervising the extraction of metallic or non-metallic minerals and ores from

underground or surface mines

Practical exposure to problem identification, prevention and solutions through methods of:

measurements, evaluation and numerical simulation with awareness of the need for procedure,

efficiency and economy

Able to analyze mining data and related documentations: cut-off-grade determination, pit

optimization, reserve & resource evaluation

Working knowledge of cut –off- grade optimization techniques to maximize NPV

Proficient in Microsoft office suites and numerical methods; with working knowledge of CAD

and mining simulation software: GEMS Whittle, SGeMS, Surpac and Vulcan

Able to work under minimal supervision and follow company established procedures

Competent and committed team player : Willing to relocate on single status

CAREER HISTORY

Mining Engineer 2008-2011

Beacon Survey Ltd, Accra, Ghana

Key Responsibilities

Planned reconnaissance studies and assisted in site development, layout, storm, sediment

and grade control

Scheduled and coordinated exploration developments through close relationship with technical

staffs and reported monthly to the Project Manager

Represented contractors on-site during construction: gathering information, conducting

inspections, and ensuring that designs are built to specifications; as well as company’s

requirements

Geotechnical Assistant 2007- 2008

Dundee Precious Metals Inc., Back River Project, Nunavut, Canada

Key Responsibilities

Examined maps to delineate reserves for drilling

Performed geotechnical logging on drill core: core and joint orientation, RQD, RMR and

magnetic susceptibility

Managed drill cores: split, sectional analysis, logging and shipping of samples

Provided supported to geotechnical and environmental drilling crews

Michael Denteh +1-226-***-**** ******@*****.*** 2/2

Project Engineer 1997-1998

Field Manager 1996-1997

Golden Rule Resource, Sefwi Project, Ghana

Key Responsibilities

Scheduled and coordinated exploration developments through close relationship with technical

personals assigned to: social & environmental issues, surveying and geology

Recruited local crews & implemented training to raise personal competency and safety

Established site office and drove developmental phases of project: reconnaissance survey and

mapping, soil geochemistry, drilling, sample management, project administration and

prefeasibility analysis

Liaison with expatriates for operating budgets & coordinated daily, weekly and monthly work

schedules: in addition, negotiated with government officials and local contractors

Reported to the Managing Director; monthly project progress

Junior Mine Engineer 1994-1995

Ghana Manganese Company Limited, Nsuta, Ghana

Key Responsibilities

Determined and selected block models for risk-based mine planning and scheduling to meet

production targets and mine/mill reconciliation

Develop short-term mine plans to achieve production in a safe and cost-effective manner

Maintained Microsoft Excel and Access databases for tracking and analyzing production data

and mine budgeting

Updated mine plans using Minesight and planned daily pit productio n schedules to meet mill

requirements

EDUCATION & TRAINING

University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada, Civil Engineering 2014

Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark, MS Indoor Environmental Engineering 2001

University of British Columbia-NBK, Canada, Certificate in Mining Studies 2008

University of Science & Technology, Ghana, Mining Engineering 1996

University of Ottawa /Laurentian, Canada, Strategic Risk Quantification and

Management for Ore Reserve and Mine Planning: Models, methods, applications,

and software 2008

Edumine: Mineral Project Management 2006

Edumine: Economic Evaluation and Optimization and Health & Safety 2006

Edumine: Financial Modeling of Mineral Projects 2005

University of California, USA, Cyber infrastructure institute for Geoscientist 2004

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-Zurich, Summer Erasmus Student 2001

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