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Meeting the Mining Industry Challenges of Tomorrow

Meeting the Mining Industry Challenges of Tomorrow

SRK Australia
Article


Guidelines on Caving Mining Methods - the Underlying Concepts

Guidelines on Caving Mining Methods - the Underlying Concepts

SRK Canada
Book


Geomechanical Design for the World’s Largest Underground Mine

Geomechanical Design for the World’s Largest Underground Mine

SRK Chile
Paper


Risk-based Design Offers more than Safety Factor

Risk-based Design Offers More Than Safety Factor

SRK South Africa
Paper


Safe and Rapid Development for Major Underground Mines: Trends for the Future

Safe and Rapid Development for Major Underground Mines: Trends for the Future

SRK UK
Paper


Rethinking the Future of Underground Mining

Rethinking the Future of Underground Mining 

SRK Australia
Article
 


Caving 2018 Conference Proceedings

Influence of the Undercut Height on Pillar Behaviour in Block and Panel  Caving

Influence of the Undercut Height on Pillar Behaviour in Block and Panel Caving

SRK Chile
Paper


 


Addressing challenges facing the mining industry today, our newsletter shares informative articles by SRK experts. 
 

Slope Stability Newsletter - SRK News

Rock Engineering and Slope Stability

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Our consultants have the multidisciplinary expertise, global knowledge, and operational experience to maximize your project's success.
 

Jarek Jakubek, BSc, MIMMM

Jarek Jakubek, BSc, MIMMM
Corporate Consultant, SRK Canada

Jarek is Corporate Consultant and Practice Leader of Mining and Geology disciplines in the Vancouver office. He is a recognized expert in cave mining and mining of diamond deposits.

Simon Hanrahan, BMinTech, FAusIMM

Simon Hanrahan, BMinTech, FAusIMM
Corporate Consultant, SRK Australia

Simon has over 35 years’ international experience across multiple commodities. His career includes 24 years in mine management and 10 years in consulting.


 

Esteban Hormazabal, MSc, FAusIMM, SAIMM

Esteban Hormazabal, MSc, FAusIMM, SAIMM
General Manager for Chile, Corporate Consultant

Esteban has 25 years of experience. He is an expert in analysis and geomechanical design of underground mining, numerical modelling, stability analysis, and slope design. 

Andrea Russo, PhD, FAusIMM

Andrea Russo, PhD, FAusIMM
Principal Geologist, SRK Chile

Andrea has 29 years' experience in porphyry copper deposits, block and panel caving, pit slope stability analysis, definition and characterization of structural domains. 


 

Pierre Labrecque, BASc, PEng

Pierre Labrecque, BASc, PEng
Principal Engineer, SRK Canada

Pierre is a simulation specialist with over 17 years of experience in applying mechanical and industrial engineering methods to solve and study mining related problems. 


Tim McGurk, BEng, CEng, FIMMM

Tim McGurk, BEng, CEng, FIMMM
Corporate Consultant, SRK UK

Tim has over 30 years’ experience with over 10 at SRK. He manages feasibility studies, and reviews projects and operations for due diligence studies and Competent Persons reports. 

 

William Joughin, MSc, GDE, Pr Eng, FSAIMM, FSANIRE, AMMSA

William Joughin, MSc, GDE, Pr Eng, FSAIMM, FSANIRE, AMMSA
Principal Geotechnical Engineer, SRK South Africa 

William has over 29 years of experience in underground rock engineering. His expertise encompasses geotechnical investigations, numerical modeling, mining method selection, design of mining excavations, investigation of shaft stability, and geotechnical risk. 

Keith Wallace, MSc, SME, AIME

Keith Wallace, MSc, SME, AIME
Principal Mine Ventilation Engineer, SRK USA

Keith has over 35 years of underground ventilation experience. He manages a team of engineers in the design and implementation of underground mine ventilation systems for mining and civil projects around the world.