At MEC Mining we offer a wide range of services across the mining industry.
Our highly experienced consultants can provide a diverse range of expertise, suitable to your project and have the ability to draw on the skills of the entire MEC team to provide you with an optimal outcome.
Non-Executive Directors
Simon Cohn joined MEC Mining as a Director in May 2007 and was appointed Managing Director in 2011. Since commencing his career in the mining industry in 1999 …
Simon Cohn
Non-Executive Director
Daniel founded MEC Mining in Mackay in 2005 after working in a range of open cut coal mines in the Bowen Basin between 2001 and 2004. He is now based in MEC’s head office in Brisbane…
Daniel Chippendale
Non-Executive Director
Ted Boulton joined the mining industry two decades ago, and spent working at a range of open cut coal mines in the Bowen Basin before joining MEC as a Director in 2006…
Ted Boulton
Non-Executive Director
Leadership Team
Christofer Catania joined the mining industry in 2005 as a mining engineer and now has a depth of experience having worked in commodities such as Zinc, Iron Ore, Copper, Gold, Iron Sands and Coal…
Christofer Catania
Chief Executive Officer
Julia joined MEC in April 2012 as our Chief Financial Officer and has over 12 years experience in accounting. She holds a dual degree in Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and Bachelor of Laws…
Julia Cooper
Chief Financial Officer
Management Team
A professional geologist with more than nine year’s experience in the mining and exploration industry. Demonstrated leadership capabilities, both in the field and within a …
Michael Atkinson
Geology Manager
Results focused and experienced mining professional who has worked across a broad range of commodities including gold, base metals, iron ore and coal operations. Her background …
Erin Sweeney
Senior Manager Strategy and Growth
Grant joined the mining industry in 2007 and brings a depth of experience to his role as a Principal Mining Engineer. He manages the MEC Mining East Coast team which comprises over 35 mining engineers …
Grant Malcolm
Manager of Consulting – East Coast
Andrew is responsible for spearheading the growth into Western Australia of one of Australia’s leading mining consultancies. Andrew manages the day to day of the Western Australian business operations …
Andrew Dittmann
West Coast Manager
Loren is a Business Development Manager at MEC Mining. She commenced her career in 2010 and brings a depth of experience working on a wide range of mining projects …
Loren Ager
Business Development Manager
Cheryl is a motivated, efficient and diplomatic Recruitment and HR Specialist at MEC Mining. She has been part of the MEC team since May 2012 and has experience in recruiting talent since commencing her career in 2004 …
Cheryl Holton
Head Of Talent Management
Emelia Chalker commenced her marketing and communications career in 2005 and joined the MEC Mining team as a Marketing and Communications Specialist in August 2014 …
Emelia Chalker
Marketing And Communications Specialist
Team Leads
Hugo is a Principal Mining Consultant with over 7 years experience within the industry. Hugo has expertise in design, scheduling, drill and blast, contract management, business improvement …
Hugo Sharp
Principal Mining Consultant
A proactive and practical geotechnical professional with 17 years’ operational experience in open pit, underground and civil tunnelling projects. Julianne has worked operationally across the commodities …
Julianne Armstrong
Principal Geotechnical Engineer
Paul is an experience Principal Mining Consultant with over seven years mine planning experience. He has significant short term drill and blast and truck and shovel experience …
Paul King
Principal Mining Consultant
Chris Grant-Saunders is a Senior Mining Engineer with 10 years industry experience in base metals coal and open-cut. Joining the MEC Mining team …
Chris Grant-Saunders
Senior Mining Engineer
Negin is a Senior Mining Engineer with over 8 years industry experience in open cut coal mining. Negin specialises in contractor management …
Negin Beaton
Project Lead