Amanda West
Orange,Australia
Summary
Dynamic mining professional with extensive industry experience, specializing in safety management and project oversight. Demonstrated ability in team building and contractor management, resulting in enhanced operational efficiency. Expertise in conducting risk assessments and fostering strong relationships, ensuring effective integration of new personnel and maximizing performance across diverse teams.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Site Supervisor
GB Auto Group
Orange, New South Wales
05.2023 - Current
- Supervision, coordination and management of all GB Auto personnel at Cadia across both surface and underground.
- Completion of performance reviews and development plans, monthly invoicing, time sheet management and overtime allocations for all personnel.
- Strong relationship building skills between client and GB Auto team. Attendance and inputs in weekly planning meetings, contract meetings, working alongside site supervisors to maximise performance and development of team.
- Integration of new offshore workforce into team and site.
- Action Regional Manager when required.
Mine Geologist
Newcrest Mining Ltd
Orange, New South Wales
08.2020 - 04.2023
- Strong safety performance with completion of risk assessments, JSEA’s, incident investigations, PTHA’s and FCCC’s.
- Acting Senior Mine Geologist Projects.
- Completion of underground development mapping and structural interpretation for the PC2-3 panel cave project.
- Contactor rig management for multiple underground and surface drill rigs. Including planning, documentation, risk assessments, inspections, site prep, invoicing and contractor meetings.
- Negotiated contract renewal for drilling contractor onsite, incorporating quantitative cost and utilization analysis.
- Onboarding and training of all new personnel including mentoring of all junior geologists.
- Newsafe Opinion Leader for Integrated Planning, including design, completion and department wide rollout of new behaviours.
- Completion the Newcrest Advanced Development Program.
Contract Mine Geologist
Entity Solutions
Orange, New South Wales
07.2019 - 08.2020
- Strong safety performance with completion of risk assessments, JSEA’s, incident investigations, PTHA’s and FCCC’s
- Daily Geological Logging.
- Extended tasks including assisting with core orientations and mark up, training graduates and following up on core issues with drilling contractors
- Contactor rig management for five underground drilling rigs. Including daily plod validation, site preparation assistance and monthly invoicing reviews.
- Compiled and reviewed drilling contractors PTHA’s to improve safety performance
Open Pit Mine Geologist
Newcrest Mining Ltd
Telfer, Western Australia
07.2012 - 08.2014
- Maintained high safety standards by attending daily safety meetings, completing personal risk assessments, safety audits and inspections
- Geological grade control management of the open pit operations on a daily, medium and long term basis
- Open Pit geologist duties included pit wall mapping, RC chip logging; daily dig face inspections; reconciliations; sampling, supervision of technicians and geological input into mine planning
- Including regular rig inspections of contractor drilling
- Building relationships between technical and operational personnel. Including daily meetings between departments to maximize gold recovery within the operation.
- Mentoring and teaching new personnel, summer vacation and graduate students.
- Completing regular reports within the geological team and for distribution within management personnel.
Underground Mine Geologist
Xstrata Copper
Mount Isa, Queensland
06.2010 - 07.2012
- Maintained high safety standards by attending and chairing daily safety meetings, completion personal risk assessments, safety audits and inspections.
- Acting Project Geologist. Supervision of five other geologists including graduates, strong organization and communication abilities and knowledge of the entire mine.
- Geological management of an ore body. Requiring skills in time management, adapting to challenging situations and the use of different communication styles to interact with both technical and operational personnel.
- Underground mine geologist duties included underground mapping; logging; underground production and development inspections; reconciliations; sampling and mine planning.
- Maintaining of the geological models regularly using MineSight.
- Gained trainer and assessor qualification and had active involvement in the coordination of training programs for geology personnel.
- Coordinated an information stand at major community events to educate students and public about the regional geology and role of the Geologist.
- Secondment with Strategic Mine Planning department during a prefeasibility study diamond drilling program. Involving diamond core logging, completing drill hole summaries, reviewing contractor diamond logging and assisting with rig supervision where necessary
Graduate Exploration Geologist
Xstrata Copper Exploration
Mount Isa, Queensland
01.2009 - 05.2010
Vacation Student
Xstrata Copper Exploration
Mount Isa, Queensland
12.2007 - 02.2008
Vacation Student
Newcrest Mining Ltd
Orange, New South Wales
12.2006 - 02.2007
Education
Manager as Leader and Influencer: Mine Operations Managers Core Skills -
AUSIMM
01.2024
Bachelor of Science - Geology
University of Wollongong
01.2008
MBA - Leading People
Charles Sturt University
Skills
- Safety Focus
- Project management
- Time management
- Team building
- Operations and Contractor management
- Excellent communication
- Safety management
- Multitasking capacity
Volunteer Work
- Central West Women In Mining (WIMnet) Chair June 2023 - Current
- Central West Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Commitee Member 2023 - Current
- Women in Mining (WIMnet) Mentor 2023, 2024 and 2025
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Site Supervisor
GB Auto Group
05.2023 - Current
Mine Geologist
Newcrest Mining Ltd
08.2020 - 04.2023
Contract Mine Geologist
Entity Solutions
07.2019 - 08.2020
Open Pit Mine Geologist
Newcrest Mining Ltd
07.2012 - 08.2014
Underground Mine Geologist
Xstrata Copper
06.2010 - 07.2012
Graduate Exploration Geologist
Xstrata Copper Exploration
01.2009 - 05.2010
Vacation Student
Xstrata Copper Exploration
12.2007 - 02.2008
Vacation Student
Newcrest Mining Ltd
12.2006 - 02.2007
Manager as Leader and Influencer: Mine Operations Managers Core Skills -
AUSIMM
Bachelor of Science - Geology
University of Wollongong
MBA - Leading People
Charles Sturt University
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