John has spent most of his career working with a number of the major mining companies, developing social and environmental management programmes for operating mines and advanced exploration projects. John has also managed the impact assessment and permitting processes for two large scale projects through the detailed feasibility stage. More recently John has managed the delivery of an EIA for a gold project in Europe working closely with the client legal team and planning advisors to meet EU requirements. He has also worked on a number of short-term due diligence projects and resource and reserve audits. John also worked on the scoping and implementation of a mine closure in southern Africa, working with an engineering team responsible for removal of infrastructure and overseeing the stabilisation and rehabilitation plans.
John has worked on projects covering a number of different commodities including, iron ore, gold, copper, diamonds, and coal. His areas of expertise include; project management; project design; health, safety, and environment; community development strategies, stakeholder engagement, and government interface.
