CHRISTOPHER MACDONALD
Principal Advisor – Underground Mining Engineering

Biography

MBA, BEng(Mining), BEng (Civil)

Christopher is a mining professional who brings +25 years of industry experience and expertise in varying facets of the mining lifecycle from exploration, resource project development, production through to mine management (statutory). Demonstrated high levels of expertise in most aspects of operational activities particularly in the management, drill & blast, load & haul, ventilation, mine services and mine infrastructure projects, mine studies space from the prospective as a team leader and a practitioner.

Areas of Expertise

  • Executive operations management
  • Contractor and Owner Operator Management
  • Scoping and Pre-feasibility Studies
  • Cost Estimation & Financial Analysis
  • Strategic planning
  • Equipment selection
  • Planning and system tools development
  • Tender preparation
  • Business improvement
  • Due Diligence Reviews
  • Drill and blast review and optimisation
  • Major studies
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Underground Mine Ventilation
  • Technical Services Team Management