
Mine Management,
Angola - Neils Badenhorst
Neils Badenhorst has extensive experience
in equipment management and diamond mining. Operating
for many years in the Kimberley regions of South Africa,
he has been successful in diamond recoveries and plant
management. He has been involved with large London based
companies in exploring and identifying resources for the
diamond industry. Neils has had extensive experience with
Bell Equipment, having spent time in Japan, visiting OEM
plants and studying new technologies for heavy equipment
management. His current fleet of heavy equipment has been
acquired by the Company to be used on the Angolan project.
He has had security training in South Africa and is conversant
with the imperatives of diamond mining. Neils lives in
the Kimberley, but will spend extensive amounts of time
in Angola, educating local operators in the methodology
of correct plant care and plant operations. Future work
envisaged for the Badenhorst Combine will be the stage
2 implementation of heavy trucking and equipment for larger
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Independent
Geologist - Dr Michael Harold Smith, FIMM, C. Eng, from
Scotland
Dr Smith is a qualified Economic Geologist
with a record of practicing in the Mining Industry as
well as recognition by the European Commission and the
World Bank as an approved consultant. He graduated from
Durham University, England, with a First Class Honours
B.Sc. in Geology and has a Ph.D. from the University of
Strathclyde, Scotland. He has 34 post doctoral research
years of professional experience. He is a Fellow of the
Institution of Metals, Materials and Mining, a member
of the Irish Association of Economic Geology, a member
of the Gemmological Association, a Chartered Engineer
and a Euro – Engineer. Dr Smith has no direct or
indirect interest in Mombo LDA or New Millennium Resources
or any of their associated companies. |
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Consultant
Geologist - Bernard Neehoff, AUSIMM, Perth, Australia
Mr Neehoff is a qualified geologist
with 18 years experience in minerals exploration, development
and mining on projects in Australia, Africa, South East
Asia and the United States. During the last seven years
his work has specialised in the field of Project Feasibility
Studies and Project Development. Mr Neehoff graduated
from Otago University, New Zealand, with a Degree in Geology
and Post Graduate Diploma in Science (Geology). He is
a Member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. |
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