Name: Mark Bowater
Position: Director
As the founding Director of MB Mining Consultants, Mark
brings a wealth of experience, passion and commitment to each project. Before
establishing MB Mining, Mark held engineering and managerial roles at some
of Australia's leading mining operations including Hamersley Iron, Paraburdoo
and the Burton Coal project.
Skills/Expertise
- Mine Scheduling
- Improvement Studies
- Mining Conceptual & Other Project Studies
- Financial Analysis
- JORC Reserve Estimations
Experience
- 1999 - current: MB Mining Consultants
- 1996 - 1999: Thiess Contractors, Burton Coal Mine (QLD)
- 1993 - 1996: Hamersley Iron, Paraburdoo (WA)
- 1989 - 1993: Pacific Coal, Blair Athol Coal Mine (QLD)
- 1986 - 1989: Main Roads Department, Nerang
(QLD)
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Engineering, Civil (1st Class Honours)
- Bachelor of Business, Management
- WA Unrestricted Quarry Manager's Certificate of Competency
- QLD limited Mine Manager's Certificate (by Mutual Recognition)
Software Experience:
- XPAC
Scheduling package used for mine planning
- Talpac
Truck and loader productivity package used for
analysis of cycle times
- 3D Dig
Dragline simulation software used for the
detailed design of dragline methods and studies
into differing dragline alternatives
- Vulcan
Mine planning package used for pit and bench
design, as well as generation of volumes and
qualities
