Department Training

Ian Glacken

Ian Glacken, Executive Consultant from Geology Advisory

Ian Glacken, is an Executive Consultant with our Geology Advisory services. He is a geologist with postgraduate qualifications in geostatistics, mining geology and computing who has more than 36 years of worldwide experience in the mining industry. Following 16 years…

Dr Gregory Zhang

Dr Gregory (Greg) Zhang is a geologist with more than 10 years’ experience in resource estimation, exploration and academic research in multiple commodities. His resource experience has included three-dimensional modelling of mineralisation systems, geostatistical analysis, resource estimation, and technical report…

Diana Ross

Diana has worked in management roles in the mining industry’s Training sector for more than 19 years.  She was Snowden’s Training Manager for over 9 years and Optiro’s Training and Marketing Manager for more than 8 years. She was also…

Chris Jones

Chris has worked as a mining engineer in the mining industry since graduating in 2006. Following his initial training with Rio Tinto Iron Ore in Australia, Chris moved to Snowden Consulting, initially in Australia then in South Africa gaining international…

Anthony Cook

Anthony has a strong technical background in resource estimation and mine operations (open pit and underground), developed since 2010. His experience spans nine geographically and geologically separate precious metal deposits and several mineralisation styles, including alluvial, supergene oxide and in-situ…

Andrew Grubb

Andrew is a mining engineer with more than 40 years of diversified experience in the West Australian and International mining industry, including 10 years as operating/technical superintendent, 10 years as operations/general manager and 15 months at managing director level. Areas…

Paul Blackney

Paul is a geologist with more than 37 years of technical and operational experience. He has worked as a consultant in resource geology for over 30 years. Paul’s skills include resource evaluation, technical audits and reviews, geostatistics, reconciliation, grade control,…