The talk is a presentation on the adventures of a possibly misguided geologist working in a war zone. It covers an overview of Afghanistan, its brief geology, prospectivity and the activities involved in conducting geological field work.
Also, it is understood that for the first time in GPIC history this talk will be delivered remotely. James’s talk will be something of an experiment: he will not be with us at the Basement on View. He will be giving his talk via Skype, from Kabul.
On the off-chance modern technology fails us on the night, bring an interesting rock – and we can discuss our disparate collection over our favourite drinkies.
James is a qualified geologist with more than 30 years practical experience in both technical and management roles in the exploration and mining industry in Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, China, Zambia, Africa and most recently, Afghanistan. This experience has resulted in highly developed technical skills in mineral exploration, geological interpretation and resource modelling in addition to JORC competency level resource estimations across various commodities. James also has significant experience in resource due diligence, technical exploration and mining appraisals, JORC and NI 43-101 compliance reviews.
James’ expertise in geological field mapping, mine geology, 3D orebody modelling, geostatistical analysis and estimation of resources and reserves, valuation and project management of natural resources has led him to his current role with MIDAS (Mining Investment and Development for Afghan Sustainability) which is a USAID funded project. His current role as Team Leader for Component Ii of the MIDAS Project is involved in Mineral Exploration and Capacity Development of the Afghanistan Geological Survey and the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum.
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