Yerko specialises in underground mine planning and management of multi-disciplinary technical studies for international reporting. His technical expertise includes strategic mine planning, underground mine optimisation, mine design, scheduling, cost estimation and technical-economic evaluation. He has experience in various mining software packages including Deswik, Datamine and Surpac.
Yerko’s professional career includes operational experience obtained in the Chuquicamata Underground Project as the Planning Leading Engineer, leading the planning team in charge of ensuring the timely development of the extraction and undercut levels.
During his career, he has worked on various base and precious metals and lithium projects located throughout Europe, CIS, Africa, Asia and North/South America in both technical and project management roles leading multi-disciplinary teams to successfully complete PEA and PFS level studies.
