Michael Roy Fitzsimonds
775-***-**** (C) Sparks, Nevada 89436 acqfml@r.postjobfree.com
Mineral Industry Professional with 35 years of complex, progressively responsible experience in Mineral Resource evaluation and Exploration / Mine development project management.
• Resource Evaluation - Extensive, recent experience at evaluation of complex Gold deposits. Activities include the evaluation and development of 8 gold deposits, 1 copper deposit, 1 molybdenum deposit and 1 Uranium deposit.
• Project Management - Responsible for database design, geostatistics, interpretation team management, block model design, interpolation, data verification and mine design. Activities include coordinated the activities of professionals from several disciplines as well as outside consultants.
• Ore Reserve Audits - Extensive involvement with doing audits and defending resource evaluations to auditors. Audits include work for World Bank, project submittals and SCC 10k audits.
• Technical Skills - Expert in a wide range of engineering and administrative software including MEDS (Mine evaluation and design system by Mintec), Minesite (3D graphical editor for mining projects, Mintec), Geostat, Excel, Lotus 123, MS Word, WordPerfect, Autocad, Novel networks, and UNIX.
• Corporate Management - Extensive, recent experience at building and development of small public mining company. This includes all aspects of start-up and development of a public mining company. Activities include incorporation, listing on stock exchange, fund raising and personnel management.
Reference; will confirm self starting, highly motivated, detail-orientated professional with a strong quality focus and the ability to meet multiple deadlines while willingly taking on additional responsibilities.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MST Mining, Inc.
Corporate Headquarters Sparks, NV 2008 to Present
Chief Engineer, President and CEO
Responsible for corporate management and Consultant to Mineral Industry.
Consultant to and Senior Associate of Behre Dolbear
Consult on Resource assessment of mineral deposits
Due Diligence evaluation of exploration projects for Clients
Valuation of mineral properties for Clients
Assist clients in setting up data handling systems
Great American Minerals, Inc.
Corporate Headquarters Lake City, Ut 2005 to 2008
Chief Engineer, COO and Acting CFO
Responsible for corporate management and Chief Engineer for all mineral properties.
Facilitated development of documentation for Business plan
Worked on financing for all corporate and mineral property operations
Evaluation of several key mineral properties for the Company
Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc.
Corporate Headquarters Reno, NV 1997 to 2005
Chief Engineer, President, CEO and Chairman of Board of Directors
Responsible for corporate management, personnel management, SEC filings, and Chief Engineer for all mineral properties.
Co-founded Company 1997
Facilitated development of documentation for listing on stock exchange
Facilitated financing of all corporate and mineral property operations
Completed acquisition of gold property and brought it into production
Assisted in acquisition of several key mineral properties for the Company
Completed engineering design and resource evaluation of all companies mineral deposites
Participated and coordinated permitting of companies mines
Santa Fe Pacific Gold, Inc.
Exploration Group Reno, NV 1987 to 1997
Interim Project Services Manager /Staff Geologist (1997)
Senior Geologist/ Resource Evaluation Manager (1991 to 1997)
Geologist/Resource Evaluation specialist (1987 to 1991)
Exploration Office, Reno Nevada
Responsible for resource evaluations, feasibility studies for new and existing mine projects, and acquisitions. A major accomplishment was participated in the evaluation and due diligence of the acquisition of Gold Fields Mining. Major accomplishment included the design and implementation of the corporate Exploration database. Provide technical and computer support to exploration projects and geologists.
Completed first reserve evaluation of Rabbit Creek mine (now known as Twin Creeks mine)
Completed first reserve evaluation of Lone Tree project.
Completed resource audits for property acquisitions world wide
Implemented the first Novel network for Santa Fe Pacific Mining.
Coordinated the development of computerization strategy of exploration group and training of geologist.
Resource Evaluation Manager for following deposits:
1.Lone Tree mine with resources in excess of 5 million ounces gold
2.Trenton Canyon project with resources in excess of 700 thousand ounces.
3.Mule Canyon mine with resources in excess of 2.5 million ounces
4.Golden Eagle project resources in excess of 3 million ounces
Calcomp Corporation
Plotter customer support, Anaheim California 1985 to 1987
Customer Service Representative (1986 to 1987)
Headquarters, Anaheim California
Responsibilities include development of software drivers and telephone support for installation of plotters and Software.
Developed drivers for Colormaster printer for Microsoft windows.
Systems Analyst (1985 to 1986)
District Office, San Jose, California
Responsibilities include installation of plotters and software for Northern California District.
Amselco Minerals, Inc.
Amselco Exploration, Reno Nevada 1980 to 1985
Geological Systems Analyst (1985 to 1985)
Exploration Headquarters, Reno Nevada
Duties include responsible for support of resource evaluations, exploration project support, application programming, database administration and administration of computer hardware and software.
Director of Technical Services (1983 to 1985)
Amselco Exploration District office, Ely Nevada
Responsible for support of resource evaluations, exploration project support, Exploration project support and administration of computer hardware and software.
Special Projects Team Geologist (1982 to 1983)
Alligator Ridge Joint Venture, Ely Nevada
Responsible for detailed exploration out side mine area, resource evaluations, drill plan design, mapping and supervision of drilling and sampling crews.
Development Geologist (1981 to 1982)
Mine Geologist (1980 to 1981)
Alligator Mine, Ely Nevada
Responsible for detailed exploration of mine area, resource evaluations, ore control, drill plan design, mapping and supervision of drilling and sampling crews. Member of mine start up team and Mine lab management.
Golder Associates, Inc.
Golder Associates District office, Seattle Washington 1977 to 1980
Junior Geologist/ Engineer (1979 to 1980)
Field Geologist (1978)
Temporary Geologist (1977)
US Headquarters, Seattle Washington
Responsibilities include claim title searches, air photo interpretation and field and office research.
Field and office studies for second Dynamic Test range
Co-author for Green bay and Eau Claire WI. N.U.R.E. program Quadrangles
Photogeologic control for porphyry molybdenum project, Alaska
Supervise field work for Green bay and Eau Claire WI. N.U.R.E. program Quadrangles
Data syntheses and analysis for oil mining technical study
Resource audit for Major South American Uranium deposit for World Bank.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
B.Sc., Geological Engineering Mining and Exploration, University of Arizona, 1978
CONTINUING EDUCATION
MEDS Training, Mintec Tucson AZ Management Training, De La Port / Wilson Learning, Santa Fe Pacific Gold
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of MMSA, Qualified Person for Resource and Reserve
PUBLICATIONS
Delaney, H. J. and Fitzsimonds, M. R., 1982. NURE, Eau Claire Quad, Wis. and Minn. DGJ/F-023(82) 48 pgs. Fitzsimonds, M. R. and Delaney, H. J., 1982. NURE, Greenbay Quad, Wisconsin. PGJ/F-093(82) 52 pgs.