Nilton Silva

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Mining Engineer

  • Education

    • Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais

      2013 - 2019
      Bachelor of Science - BS Mining Engineering
    • University of Miskolc

      2015 - 2016
      Mining Engineering, European Geotechnical and Environmental Course
    • Fundação Gorceix

      2020 - 2020
      Mining Iron Ore, Specialization Course
    • Fundação Dom Cabral

      2020 - 2021
      Project Management, Business Model, Culture & Strategy
  • Experience

    • Samarco

      Jan 2015 - Mar 2015
      Internship

      - Responsible for Mine Operation KPI’s reports providing dashboards to managers and senior engineers

    • CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

      Aug 2015 - Aug 2016
      Scholarship Holder Science Without Borders (University Exchange)

      - 2 semesters of Master Degree course in Earth Science and Engineering at University of Miskolc.

    • Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology

      Jul 2016 - Aug 2016
      Internship

      - Database querying- Creating and handling shapefiles and geodatabases- Analyzing geographical and geological information- Digitizing maps

    • LGG - Laboratório de Geotecnologias e Geomateriais

      Dec 2017 - Mar 2018
      Internship

      - Support technical projects and develop new sustainable products from mine taillings and waste from partners- Elaborate technical reports about mineral processing activities- Operation of calcination equipment, bench and industrial scale crushing and screening tests with iron ore waste

    • Vale

      Feb 2020 - Dec 2022

      Responsible for delivering Short Term Mine Plans for Serra Leste Mine, an open pit iron ore project in BrazilDelivered:- Engineer and Supervisor delivering Drill&Blast plans and managing operations- Budget controlling - Fragmentation optimization- Infrastructure and mine works Responsible for developing systemic knowledge of Vale's production system such as Mine, Beneficiation plant, Railroad, Port to ClientDelivered: - Safety Procedures Implementation at Azul Mine Manganese and Serra Leste Mine- Technical Reports and Third Party negotiations of technologies (i.e, Autonomous Equipments for Decharacterization of Dams)

      • Drill & Blast Engineer

        May 2021 - Dec 2022
      • Global Trainee

        Feb 2020 - May 2021
    • IMC Mining

      Mar 2023 - Aug 2023
      Mining Engineer Consultant

      - Responsible for supporting the Principal Engineer in Long Term Mine Plans to clients and other commodities (i.e., Diamond, Gold and Bauxite)Delivered:- Strategic mine schedulling on Minemax (i.e., Financial and NPV scenario simulations)- 3D geological modelling- Pit optimization on Vulcan - Block model manipulation with Python (i.e., Geospatial data, Block Model Visualizing and Resource to Reserve reporting)

    • Vitrinite

      Oct 2023 - now
      Mining Engineer Graduate

      - Short Term Schedule- Dig and Dump Plans- Mine Design- Rehabilitation- Drill and Blast- Safety Compliance

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Professional Mining Engineer

      Engineers Australia
    • Vulcan Open Pit Essentials

      Maptek
      Mar 2023
    • Drill and Blast Certificate - Shotfire

      Enaex
      Nov 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Drone Accreditation

      Queensland Government
      Oct 2024
    • PTE English Certificate

      Pearson
      Jun 2024
    • TOEFL iBT English Certificate

      ETS
      Sept 2022
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  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Rotary International on Jan 2012
      Rotary InternationalAssociated with Nilton Silva