PDAC 2021

Caroline has worked in the mining sector for the last 12 years, both in-house for Rio Tinto and since 2011 as an ERM consultant for various mid-tier and major mining clients. Caroline works with mining companies to understand their critical sustainability risks and opportunities, supporting them to design and implement fit-for-purpose solutions which will work 'on the ground' in local cultures and languages, with contractors and the supply chain. Caroline specializes in improving performance through fit-for-purpose and holistic HSEC management systems, as well as topic-specific social risk and opportunity management including strategic community investment.

She has also worked with clients to diagnose actual and potential human rights issues. This includes issues around complicity, human rights management and implementation, and the implementation of the voluntary principles on security and human rights.

David is an experienced data geologist who has worked in the mining and exploration industry for the previous thirteen years. He is a Qualified Person (QP), as defined in the CIM code as well as a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. His expertise includes data and content management across the mine value chain, SQL databases, QA/QC procedures and analysis, sampling, laboratory auditing, technical reporting, project evaluations, training and GIS.

Maeve is a seasoned Geoscientific Data Manager and has more than 25 years’ experience in geological computing and is an accredited acQuire practitioner. She has worked on various systems in both mining and exploration across the globe and has been involved at all stages of the mining cycle with the collection, management and reporting of detailed data.

Louise Pearce leads ERM’s global materials, metals and mining advisory team, which operates in every mining region around the world. Having spent the early years of her career testing and logging soil and rock core, Louise now has over 25 years of international experience in sustainability consulting. She concentrates on developing corporate strategy and risk management programs, with particular expertise in managing complex global due diligence and post-merger integrations. Louise has a deep understanding of the global Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) challenges and opportunities facing the sector. She works collaboratively with major, mid-tier and junior mining companies to integrate the management of ESG risks into strategic business and life-of-mine plans to create and protect value.

In 2016, Louise was recognized as one of the Top-100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining by the non-profit organization, Women in Mining. She has presented on building sustainable practices into mining, and chaired sessions with senior executives, investors and other key stakeholders in Toronto, London, New York, Cape Town, Melbourne, Lima and Santiago.

Luke Longridge is a structural and economic geologist with advanced structural geology, 3D modelling and GIS capabilities. His expertise spans across several deposit styles including mafic complexes, structurally controlled gold and base metal deposits, placer gold deposits, and granite/pegmatite-hosted deposits. He possesses technical and management experience in both exploration and mining, and has delivered a plethora of targeting, project development, scoping and feasibility studies, and due diligence reviews.

Pim is a professional geoscientist with more than 15 years’ experience in mineral exploration and mining across the globe. He is a leader in the fields of geochemistry and geometallurgy in the Americas and is passionate about innovation and improved business practice in the sector. Across exploration to operations, closure and remediation, Pim focuses on rock-property data integration and process optimization throughout the mining value chain. He sees tremendous potential value in unlocking hidden information through geoscientific data gathered and not used to its full potential to characterize ore and waste, minimize operational risk, and maximize return.

Pim has been a significant contributor across the industry; having delivered a plethora of public short courses and conference talks on geochemical data analysis and its geomet applications. He has provided in-house training to mining companies and academic institutions on ioGAS software, portable X-ray fluorescence analysis and infrared reflectance spectroscopy, and has served as a guest lecturer at the University of British Columbia and Queen’s University.

Please contact Navita Khokha at navita.khokha@erm.com for further information on ERM’s participation at this event.