McDONALD, John
Years at SMB
1962-1965
Studied
Geology
Employment History
| Year | Company | Duties |
|---|---|---|
| 1966-1981 | Worked on various mining and exploration projects, mainly in Australia (Tasmania & WA), for base metals, nickel and mineral sands. But including 3 years living in Fiji exploring for base metal deposits. | |
| 1981-1986 | BP Minerals, Perth WA | Group Mines Geologist. Responsible for existing mining operations and involved in new project evaluation and feasibility studies throughout Australia (including Olympic Dam) |
| 1986-1987 | Fluor Daniel Australia, Perth WA | Chief Geologist. Consulting on various mining projects, mainly in Australia. |
| 1987-1992 | McDonald Resource Consultants, Perth WA | Principal Consultant. Consulting on numerous Australian & international mining projects. |
| 1992 - onwards | McDonald Spiejers, Perth WA | Principal Consultant. Consulting on numerous Australian & international mining projects (including work in Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Italy, Sudan, South Africa & Ghana). Specialising mainly in mineral resource and ore reserve est |
| 2005 | Semi-retired | |
| 2013 | Retired |