CONFIDENTIAL PROFILE

OF

JOHN DUFFEY, P.E.

Remuneration:

Current Salary per annum: US$ 130,000

Additional Benefits not included in above: Performance bonuses, Stock options, New Tahoe truck, 401K, pension, medical, dental, vision, ADD plans

Salary Expectations per annum: $150K + expat package

Availability/Notice Period: Available on one month notice

Contact details:

Preferred: bxo4iz@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 304-***-**** (home- after 6:15 pm EDT)

304-***-**** (cell- leave message)

Personal Details

Name & Surname

Date of Birth

Residential /Permanent Address

Country of Employment

Nationality

Ethnicity/Race

Marital Status

Gender

Languages

Full Clean Drivers License

Health

Criminal Record

John C. Duffey

April 11, 1960

Charleston, USA

West Virginia, USA

USA

White

Married

Male

English, Spanish & Fanakalo

Yes, Commercial Drivers License (CDL+endorsements)

Good

None

Education & Training

• M.B.A. - Master of Business Administration - University of Charleston, Charleston, WV USA (2009)

• B.S. Mining Engineering - University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho USA (1987)

Courses / Certificates

Professional Engineer License (PE)

North Dakota Mine Foreman License

North Dakota Blasters License

South African Blasters License

West Virginia Surface Miner License

West Virginia Surface Mine Foreman License

West Virginia Notary Public

Certified MSHA Instructor

Certified MSHA Impoundment Inspector

Commercial Drivers License

Nuclear density testing

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

Computer Literacy

Mine Planning:

Carlson Software – SurvCADD - advanced

AutoCAD - advanced

Vanguard - advanced

Hyperion – advanced

ARMPS-HWM – expert ("Analysis of Retreat Mining Pillar Stability- Highwall Mining" (ARMPS-HWM), a National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) computer program for use in the design of web and barrier pillars for highwall mining).

Modular Mining Intellimine Truck Dispatch System - advanced

Minex - beginner

Mincom – expert 12 years ago

STABIL5 – advanced 20 years ago (geotechnical stability software)

Seamsys – advanced 20 years ago

Microsoft :

Outlook – advanced

Excel - expert

PowerPoint - expert

Word - advanced

Project - advanced

Access – intermediate

Mining Production:

CAT – FPC Fleet Production and Cost Analysis - expert

CAT – DOZSIM Bulldozer Productivity Estimating Software - expert

CAT – VIMS and TPMS payload monitoring - advanced

Bridgestone TMPH (TKPH) Giant Tire Management Program - expert

Other:

Cisco Systems VPN – remote server access software - advanced

PeopleSoft Supply Chain software - intermediate

Rushton Maintenance Planning - expert

Trimble GPS Survey - beginner

Grading system:

Expert

Advanced

Intermediate

Beginner

Professional Membership / Registration

• Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society (lifetime member – inducted in 1986)

• Past President of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration – ND Section (1997-1999)

Professional Experience

• 28 years experience in coal, gold, silver mining and railroad transportation. 9 years as expat, specializing in mine management.

• Implemented changeover from contract miner to owner operator involving 468 employees in Colombia, South America and the effects on local communities.

• Managed production using 793/789/777 Cat trucks P&H rope and Demag/Komatsu hydraulic shovels, 8750/2570 draglines. D11 stripping dozers.

• Pumping expert for surface and groundwater using high lift/high volume dewatering pumps.

• Heavy equipment procurement management during expansion. Production engineering analysis specializing in improving efficiencies using Modular Mining truck dispatch system and explosives engineering.

• Mine planning, permitting and environmentally friendly reclamation design using ACAD, SurvCADD and Microsoft software.

• 12 years working at a coal mine/power plant complex.

• Mine budgeting ($50M – $225M) and technical counselling for mining operations from 2M – 24M tpy in West Virginia, North Dakota, Colorado, Idaho, Colombia, South America and South Africa

Materials handling construction expert who has experience with stackers/reclaimers,

shiploaders, train unloaders and conveyer belts for new ports:

• Designed an 800 tph 48 inch course refuse conveyor and stacker system 850 ft. long on a 14% slope as Chief Engineer of Goals Coal Co. in Jan 2011, a division of Massey Energy near Naoma WV.

• Project Manager of Conveyor Repair consisting of Levelling two Drive Gears, Conveyor Truss and Bent #2 of a 48 inch coal conveyor at Masseys Seng Creek Powellton deep mine near Sylvester, WV in Nov. 2009.

• As Mine Manager of Mina Calenturitas in Colombia, I was responsible for an 800 tph coal crusher, feeder, and stacker system in 2007/2008.

• As Mine Manager of Mina Calenturitas in Colombia, I was responsible for an 800 tph train loading stacker system in 2008.

• Managed earthwork and grading for 4,000 tph overburden conveyor belt, Krupp Overburden Tripper, Mobile Transport Conveyors and Overburden Spreader, a system spanning over 10,000 feet at Drummonds Mina Pribbenow coal mine in 2004.

• As Production Engineer at Drummond I analyzed transloading crane performance and studied the conveyor/ car dumper system at Puerto Drummond when the single train car dumper was in use.

• As Mining Engineer and Senior Mining engineer at North American Coal Corp., I interfaced with Coal Stacker and Reclaimer supervisors from Dakota Gasification Co. and Coal Creek Power Station regarding coal stockpile concerns and inventories.

Major Achievements / Accomplishments

My family

Work History Summary

Company Position Held Period Reason for Leaving

Alpha Natural Resources, West Virginia, USA President/Chief Engineer Jun 2008 – Current Present Employer

CI Prodeco SA (Glencore Int. Ag) Colombia, So. America Mine Manager – Mina Calenturitas Jan 2007-

June 2008 Fly in-Fly out Schedule

Senior Production Manager Promotion

Drummond Ltd. - Colombia South America Assistant Superintendent – Pumping 2000 - 2007

Growth/Management

Assistant Superintendent – Production Promotion

Production Coordinator – Overburden Truck Dumps Promotion

Production Engineer Promotion

North American Coal Corp. - North Dakota Mining Engineer / Senior Mining Engineer 1988 – 2000 Growth Opportunity

Gold Fields - South Africa Post Graduate Mining 1987 – 1988 Return to USA- Family Health Issues

P&M Coal Mining Co –Colorado Summer Mining Intern 1985 - 1986 Summer employment

Burlington Northern Railroad - North Dakota Locomotive Engineer/ Brakeman/ Switchman 1979 - 1983 Finish Engineering Degree

Current Employment

Alpha Natural Resources, West Virginia, USA

President/Chief Engineer

Jun 2008 – Current

• President of 800 tph coal preparation plant and Chief Engineer of 1 MM tpy surface mine and 450 ft high slurry impoundment at Surface Mine/Deep Mine/Prep Plant/Slurry Impoundment Complex.

• Manage engineering department including compliance with company safety, production, environmental and integrity standards.

• Manage 800 tph slurry impoundment, slurry pipeline and course refuse disposal.

• Train a staff of multi-talented engineers and technicians to realize their personal best and improve efficiencies in daily duties.

• Design reclamation and reforestation plans.

• Work closely with state and federal inspectors for strict compliance of regulations.

• Install monitoring equipment to record surface, groundwater and blasting affects on neighboring landowners and communities.

• Supervise mining permit submittal completed within the company and using outside consultants, including electronic permit submittals.

• Develop short and long term mine plans to maximize profit to the shareholders.

• Calculate corporate reserves and reclamation liabilities.

• Submit annual budgets and review daily P & L statements.

• Provide exploration plans and supervise contract drilling.

Previous Employment

Jan 2007 – June 2008

CI PRODECO SA (Glencore Int. Ag) Colombia, So. America

Mine Manager – Mina Calenturitas: Nov 2007 – Jun 2008

Report to company Vice President of Operations

• Responsible for achieving safety performance targets, production goals, complying with Colombian mining regulations, acquiring and training 468 employees, standardizing world class mining procedures, controlling costs within the $200 MM budget and expanding the mine from 3.15 MM tonnes to 11.0 MM tonnes in 3 years.

• Work closely with La Loma, La Jagua, Plan Bonita and Becerril mayors and community leaders to reduce mining impacts and work in harmony together.

• Support on-site medical clinic to reduce absenteeism and promote healthy lifestyles.

• Manage process of changing from contract miner to owner operator.

• Interview, test and select supervisors and workforce employees.

Senior Production Manager: Jan – Oct 2007

Report to President and Vice President of Operations

• Operations manager of Calenturitas, CMU and CDJ, which are three coal mines in using Komatsu, O&K and Hitachi shovels, loading Cat 777 and 789 trucks, moving 150,000 m3/day rock.

• Responsible for all overburden and coal production, drilling and blasting, dewatering, roads, special projects and training.

• Manage 365 Colombian supervisors and workforce employees.

• Manage groups of union and non-union employees, working adjacent to each other.

• Assist company president during strike negotiations and integration of mines.

2000 - 2007

DRUMMOND LTD. - Colombia South America

Assistant Superintendent – Pumping: 2005 - 2007

Co-reported to Mine Manager and Mine Operations Superintendent

• Dewater 24 million (M) ton per year (tpy) coal mine, 500,000 m3/day. Pump 5 billion gallons per year from coal pits having 2,200 acre drainage area, using 110 electric and diesel pumps, 25 of which were 400 hp.

• Managed 6 Colombian supervisors, 2 Americans and 33 workforce employees.

Assistant Superintendent – Production: 2005

Reported to Mine Operations Superintendent

• Managed 8750 dragline, 793 trucks, Hydraulic shovels, D11 stripping dozers, road and special projects crew, dewatering

• Managed 24 Colombian supervisors, 11 American and 91 workforce employees.

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Production Coordinator – Overburden Truck Dumps: 2003 – 2005

Reported to Mine Operations Superintendent

• Managed overburden waste dumps and productivity for 9 shovels, 4 apron feeders and 62 Cat 793 trucks at a 22M tpy coal mine.

• Managed 4 Colombian supervisors and 24 workforce employees.

Production Engineer: 2000 – 2003

Co-reported to Mine Manager and Mine Operations Superintendent

• Project Manager of truck dispatch using the Modular Mining Intellimine System at an 18M tpy coal mine.

• Report and trend key productivity indicators for dragline, trucks, shovels, drilling, blasting and maintenance. Discuss equipment performance with operators and supervision. Present, justify and procure equipment for mine expansion from 8M – 18M tpy.

• Recommend new mining technology such as dispatch, sleep alarms, truck body design, dragline and drill monitors. Forecast drilling and blasting requirements.

• Budget projections for $100M - $225M mine operating costs.

• Performed equipment time studies for mine and railroad. Summarized facts in a train arbitration case. Manage 2-way radio communications.

• Managed 10 Spanish speaking Colombian employees and 2 Americans.

NORTH AMERICAN COAL CORPORATION - North Dakota

Mining Engineer / Senior Mining Engineer

1988 – 2000

Reported to Manager of Engineering and Technical Services

• Responsible for surface water management and civil engineering projects at the Falkirk Mine.

• Design, construct and inspect sedimentation ponds at a 7M tpy coal mine.

• Prospect for gravel. Determine gravel and haulroad specifications.

• Provide engineering leadership for mining permit applications including the first electronic mining permit in North Dakota.

• Budget projections for production, employee levels and equipment requirements for $50M per year coal mine.

• Increased production in coal haulage by installing new truck scales, hydraulic sideboards and informing supervision and operators production performance. Heavy equipment procurement.

• Designed a 14.7 M cubic yard ash disposal facility using the Mincom mining software package.

• 12 years working at a coal mine/power plant complex.

• Held meetings with coal fired power plant officials regarding coal quality, ash disposal and capitalizing on synergies at the plant/coal mine complexes

GOLD FIELDS - South Africa

Post Graduate Mining: 1987 – 1988

• Contract underground gold miner

• Designed ore pass prior to vertical shaft construction

P&M COAL MINING COMPANY – Colorado

ASARCO - Idaho

Summer Mining Intern: 1985 – 1986

• Engineering assistant at the Edna coal mine in Colorado.

• Underground miner at the Galena silver/lead/zinc mine in Idaho:

BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD - North Dakota

Locomotive Engineer/Brakeman/Switchman: 1979 - 1983

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