Curriculum Vitae

*.Name of staff: Ivan Gomez Marquez.

2.Professional Title: Mining Engineer (1998), PhD in Mining Engineering (2010).

3.Date of birth: September 30, 1971. Vigo (Spain).

4.Nationality: Spain. Open to FIFO rosters or to be relocated, on Company’s request, with his family in the Country of the position, in a married status, gathering new professional challenges with new stages in life. This may avoid absences due to long and expensive travels and rosters, and may ensure personal and familiar stability, as a proof of his long term commitment with the Project and with the Company.

5.Details: acqtx2@r.postjobfree.com, Tel: +34-986-***-***, Mobile: +34-606-***-***, Skype ID : ivangomezmarquez

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6.Profile summary

SENIOR MSc MINING ENGINEER, with 17+ years of overall experience in Mining as Project Manager, Site Manager and Operations Manager. His duties involved Health & Safety, Environment, Quality, and Continuous Improvement. Mineral resources in which he has hands-on expertise are industrial minerals (silica sand, quartz, dunite, serpentinite, gypsum, clay), dimensional stone (granite, limestone, quartzite) and aggregates (granite, limestone, gneiss, porphyry, quartzite).

He has hands-on expertise in Green & Brownfield mining projects, managing own operators and contractors, in operations such as earth movements, stripping and dumping (sterile and tailings), drill & blast, land reclamation. Mineral processes in plants he has managed are crushing, grinding, screening, milling, washing, sorting (manual and optical), hydroclassification, froth flotation, drying, packaging, water treatment, and tailings thickening and filtering.

As a Mining Manager with full responsibilities on sites, he achieved Zero Lost Time Accidents, and Zero Environmental Non-Compliance Penalties.

As a Consultant, he also has worked 10+ years in projects and studies such as mining sterile and tailings dumps, hydrology, rock mechanics, blasting vibrations, appraisal of mining rights, expert reports for lawsuits, and recycling facilities and dumps for non-hazardous wastes. For 7 years, he worked simultaneously as a University Professor and Researcher in a Mining Engineering Degree Course.

He has a thorough working knowledge of standards, codes, regulations and specifications. He has also extensive commercial experience dealing with clients and stakeholders, private companies and public administrations.

7.Qualifications:

MSc Mining Engineer (Specialised in Operations and Environment, 5 years), 1992-1998. School of Industrial Engineers, University of Vigo, Spain.

PhD in Mining Engineering, 2006-2010. School of Mining Engineers, University of Vigo, Spain.

Master’s Degree in Industrial Innovation and Process Optimisation, 2014-2015. Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences, University of Vigo. Subjects: Innovation and Lean Management. Leadership and Staff Management. Project Management. End-of-Degree project: Lean Accounting in Mining.

8.Countries of work experience: Spain, Portugal, Namibia, Mauritania.

9.Employment history:

June 2014 to present. Senior Consultant in Mining, Environment and Industry. Spain. Freelance.

Aug 2011 to May 2014. Site Manager. Arija (Spain). Sibelco Minerales SA.

Oct 2009 to Jul 2011. Mining Operations Manager. Galicia (Spain). Explotacion Minera de Campomarzo SL (Indeza Group).

Dec 2001 to Sep 2009. Production Engineer, Project Manager, and Consultant. Spain, Portugal. Explotaciones Mineras del Morrazo SL, and simultaneously, Lecturer and Researcher in School of Mining Engineers (Sep 2004 to Aug 2011). University of Vigo.

May 2001 to Nov 2001. Quarry Manager. Porriño (Spain). Granitos y Aridos de Atios SL.

Dec 2000 to Apr 2001. Project Writer in new quarries projects. Galicia (Spain). Freelance.

May 1998 to Nov 2000. Mining Manager and Project Manager. Galicia (Spain). Cuarzos Industriales SA (Villar Mir Group).

10. Most Relevant Professional Experience as a Mining Manager and Project Manager

Date

August 2011 to May 2014

Employer

Sibelco Minerales SA (Sibelco Group) http://www.sibelcohispania.com/

Position held

Site Manager, reporting to the Operations Manager and CEO. Arija and Barakaldo-Bilbao (Spain).

Featured data

The most important Silica Sand Site in Spain, top 20 in Europe: mine (dredging) and plant (hydroclassification, milling, froth flotation, drying, packaging). Logistic site (train) at Bilbao Area. Production +600k tpa, +30 operators and contractors, budget +10M €/year.

Date

October 2009 to July 2011

Employer

Explotacion Minera de Campomarzo SL (Indeza Group). http://www.campomarzo.es/

Position held

Operations Manager in the Mining Division, reporting to the Group Chairman. Campomarzo and Lugo (Spain).

Featured data

Dunite and serpentinite mine and plant (300k tpa, +15 operators, budget 2M €/year).

Granite blocks quarry (5,000 cu.m per year, budget +1M €/year).

Dump and recycling plant for non-hazardous and construction wastes (100k tpa, budget 1M €/year).

Date

December 2001 to September 2009

Employer

Explotaciones Mineras del Morrazo SL

Position held

Project Manager and Production Engineer in dimensional stone, 4,000 cu.m per year, +20 operators, budget +1M €/year.

Consultant in Mining, Quarrying, Environment, Industry, Renewable Energy (Wind Power, Hydropower), reporting to Operations Managers and CEO’s. Spain, Portugal, Namibia. Technical Manager (2 years) in a gypsum quarry in Portugal (Sogesso).

Date

May 1998 to November 2000

Employer

Cuarzos Industriales SA – Rocas, Arcillas y Minerales SA - (Villar Mir Group). http://www.ferroatlantica.es/index.php/en/minasge

Position held

Mining Manager and Project Manager, reporting to the CEO. Galicia (Spain).

Featured data

Green & Brownfield projects in three metallurgical quartz mines (+1.5M tpa, budget +15M €/year, +60 operators and contractors): Sonia Mine, Esmeralda Mine, and Serrabal Mine (the largest quartz vein in Europe).

Examples of featured projects as a Consultant

Project: Candame Quarry, Bertita Qry., A Coruña Qry., Couso Qry., Losame Qry., Xove Qry., Santiago Qry., Cartelle Qry.

Year: 1999 to 2008. Location: Galicia (Spain). Client: Votorantim Group. http://www.vceaa.es/corpnor.php?page=02-04-Aridos

Main project features: Granite and gneiss quarries and plants, 200k-500k tpa. Open pit, sterile and tailings dump design. Environmental Impact Assessment, managing interdisciplinary technicians (biologists, geologists, archaeologists, sociologists, surveyors). Plant water waste authorization.

Project: Appraisal of new quarrying areas (granite) in Namibia. Year: June 2006. Location: Namibia. Client: Private investors.

Travel along Walvis Bay-Swakpomund-Omaruru-Windhoek, exploring the entire permitting areas, checking the geology, taking samples, and reporting environmental aspects (water, landscape, wildlife), society and culture (Ovahimba indigenous people) and infrastructures (energy, water, services).

Visiting the Geological Survey Cabinet in Windhoek, to obtain geologic maps, reports, orthoimages, mining regulations.

Meeting in Windhoek with the Principal Mining Person of the Government to explain the project.

Reviewing all transport and shipment issues (export) for granite blocks: Country roads and port facilities in Walvis Bay.

Evaluating the commercial feasibility of the discovered granite types, contacting with granite companies and sales persons.

Project: Production audit and quality control of granite tiles for the New International Airport of Nouakchott (NIAM) - Mauritania

Year: 2014-2015. Location: Porriño (Spain)-Nouakchott (Mauritania). Client: ASLM Group

Production Audit of a Spanish Granite Tiles Factory in Porriño, checking the production capacity, and the disposal of enough blocks from Africa, to ensure that the delivery of granite tiles were on time. Quality Control on factory of the 100% of the tiles before delivering, avoiding problems of differences in colour or texture, and ensuring the accurate dimensions of the tiles and its mechanical resistance through lab tests. The NIAM is expected to be finished at the end of 2015, and no problems were detected in the tiles so far.

Examples of challenges solved as a Mining Manager

Stage

Problem

Solution

2011-2014

Sibelco

Lower Fe and Pb in the sand (client’s request)

Better control of the froth flotation process and changing the reagents, decreasing iron from 200 ppm to 160 ppm, and lead from 4.0 to 1.5 ppm, reducing the cost (-20%) Also H&S was improved using H2SO4 instead of HF.

Decreasing solids in waste water, decreasing flocculant consumption

-Spill pipe to return the clay directly to the lake avoiding treating it in the water plant, 70% less clay to press. Investment: 100k €. Pay-back<1 year. Annual savings = 70k € in flocculant + 50k € in clay dumping.

-Updating the lab method to measure the solid particles, adding flocculant in the right dosage (0.010 kg floc/kg clay, 0.020 so far), solids content decreased from 80 to 40 mg/l. Additional annual savings = 20k € in flocculant.

3/ -Differentiating dark and light clay, using two types of flocculant (strongly and lightly anionic). Lab tests to find the optimal dosage of each type. Training operators with pictures matching flocculant type and colour of the clay.

2009-2011

Campomarzo

Ballast LA abrasion coefficient needed < 14,

current > 16

Performing a thorough geological study of the ore body, differentiating dunite and serpentinite facies. Industrial tests changing milling and screening parameters. The Railway Authorities issued the Certificate of Ballast Type A, signing a contract with Sacyr (Spanish EPC) to supply +60k ton (+700k €) to supply the High Speed Rail.

2005

Expl. Mineras del Morrazo

A New Industrial Area was planned over the quarrying areas

Compatibility between the Industrial Area and the quarrying areas (granite blocks) solved designing a sequence of block extraction and sterile dumping, matching the terrain profile with the design of the Industrial Area. Results: savings of Public Funds in earth movements, extracting all the useful rock blocks (private profits).

1998-2000

Cuarzos Industriales

Over fragmentation in blasting

Quartz particles < 30 mm decrease its value from +30 €/ton (metallurgical) to <10 €/ton (aggregates). An accurate drilling (position, angle, length), and an innovative technique called ‘air steaming’, resulted in less explosive consumption and less over fragmentation, +10% in mineral recovery, and drill & blast costs reduced < 1 €/ton.

New business activated

Stage

New business

Description

2009-2011

Campomarzo

Recycling plant for construction wastes

Installing facilities for receiving, separating, classifying and storage the wastes. Training operators and technicians to learn how to separate wood, plastics, metals, to obtain added value selling these materials to recycling companies. Crushing and screening bricks, ceramic and concrete wastes, producing aggregates (mobile plant, 300 tph). Profit per ton of waste received raised by 50%, comparing with dumping.

Ballast for High Speed Rail

Developing a new product, Ballast Type A for Spanish High Speed Rail, never sold before in this Company, obtaining more profit (6 €/ton) than aggregates (1 €/ton), increasing sales in +60kton, +700k €.

2001-2009

Expl. Mineras del Morrazo

Consultancy branch

The Company was dedicated so far to granite blocks production and to civil works, and an opportunity of starting a Consultancy Service aroused, due to the relationships and contacts of the Owners, and the experience of his Engineer. Throughout 9 years a wide type of Projects, Studies and Reports were performed, in Mining, Quarrying, Environment, Industry, Renewable Energy (Wind Power and Hydropower), working for multinationals (Enel Green Power, Sibelco, Votorantim, CRH Group) and many other important clients and projects.

Masonry

In a dwindling demand scenario for granite blocks, a new business was developed producing masonry blocks obtained from rejected blocks, with a very low investment (hammers, cutting tools, less than 6,000 €), with a revenue of +100k €/yr (small quarry with sales < 300k €/yr). This solution was also implanted after a few years in the Indeza Group quarry, using the blocks dumped, so the environmental impact was reduced.

Dealing with Authorities in sensitive cases

Stage

Problem

Description

2011

Campomarzo

Issuing of Ballast Certificate blocked

The relationship between the President of Indeza and the Director of Quality and Materials Supplying of the Spanish Railway Authorities were suddenly broken many years ago, and a polite and diplomatic approach has to be performed to gain his confidence, so that he accepted to audit the quarry and the new ballast produced, and finally they issued the Certificate, and resuming the good relationship.

2006

Sogesso (Portugal)

Accepting a Spanish Engineer as Technical Mgr. in Portugal

The Industrial Authorities accepted for first time in their District, a Spanish Engineer as a Technical Manager of a gypsum quarry (called ‘Diretor Tecnico’ in Portugal). This is the person in charge of the site for overseeing the Mining and Environment Regulations. The confidence of the Government Technicians was gained demonstrating knowledge in Portuguese Regulations (Industry, Mining and Environment), expertise in operations management in mining, and a performance focused on Environment and H&S.

In this stage was performed and issued the Environmental Impact Assessment for expanding the pit, and the authorization for the new milling plant.

11.Software used:

SAP (ERP), MS Office, MS Project, AutoCAD, 3D Earth modelling (MDT, Cartomap), Rock mechanics (STABL, Swedge, Unwedge, Dips), Blast design and vibration analysis (Vibracord), Mining process and design (Vulcan, DataMine), Dredging control (DredgerNaut).

12.Training courses:

Quality Management (ISO 9000, AENOR). Environmental Management (ISO 14000, FES-UGT), Mining Risk Assessment (Spanish Mining Authorities), Basic Navigation Skipper (Spanish Maritime Authorities), First Aid and Automated External Defibrillator (Spanish Civil Protection), Blasting Techniques (Maxam), Blasting ticket (Spanish Mining Authorities).

13.Languages (1-Excellent, 5-Basic):

Language

Reading

Writing

Speaking

Comments

English

1

2

3

Cambridge Advanced Exam: B2-C1

Portuguese

1

2

2

2 years of working experience in Portugal. Native in Galician (language very similar to Portuguese)

Spanish

1

1

1

Mother tongue

14.Membership of professional associations:

Member of Professional Association of Mining Engineers of the Northwest of Spain (Colegio de Ingenieros de Minas del Noroeste). Chartered Engineer.

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