Chuck Stilson

Experience

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  Newmont Mining Corporation

  Jun 1999 - Sept 1999

  Geologist (Temporary Contract Position)

  Performed ore control duties, inspected active faces and tracked mining progress. Monitored drilling program, mapped blast patterns and pit faces, logged geotechnical core and analyzed geochemical data.

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  Iluka Resources

  Sept 1999 - Sept 2002

  Mine Planning Engineer

  Managed a small technical team responsible for: economic analysis of mining options, orebody optimization, mine design, production scheduling, production reporting, and surveying. Introduced improved survey techniques for quantification of stockpile volumes.

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  Iluka Resources

  Aug 2003 - Jan 2016

  After managing the mine restart project in H1 2015, assumed operation responsibility for the site. Note project details in the Technical Manager position description below. The mine site (together with Iluka's other US operations) is scheduled to shut down in December 2015. Currently managing the mine site and associated mineral processing facility. Areas of accountability include: budgeting, cost performance, safety and environmental controls and performance, mine development, tailings disposal, reclamation and management of personnel and contractors. Show less Responsible for project management, mine planning, project engineering and design, production planning and providing technical support for mining operations. - Managed $15M feasibility studies for a new mine development in North Carolina; delivered on time and under budget. The studies included: mine exploration, lease acquisition and permitting, mine planning, metallurgical testing, water resource development and concentrator relocation with mineral separation plant upgrade. - Managed the restart of mining operations for one of three Virginia production sites. The project scope included land preparation, plant maintenance, infrastructure development, permitting, staffing, and development of capital and operational budgets. Show less Managed two mine sites and associated mineral processing facilities. Areas of accountability included: budgeting, cost performance, safety and environmental controls, mine development, tailings disposal, reclamation and management of personnel and contractors. Operations employed approximately 70 FTEs and 60-80 FT contractors. Financial responsibilities included operating budgets of $25M per year, and capital budgets from $500k to $6M per year.- Oversight for operational aspects of a new mine development and associated relocation of all equipment and concentrator to a new site, with completion of the $27M project safely, on-time/under budget- Designed and implemented a successful employee incentive plan to increase production while decreasing safety and environmental incidents through increased employee engagement. Show less Responsible for all technical aspects of the mining operations (mine planning, surveying, geology, and mineral processing).- Devised methods for tracking and predicting reclamation costs and estimating mine closure provisions.- Analyzed historic data and created templates for accurate forecasting of mine and plant production.- Developed improved land reclamation techniques resulting in best-in-class quality recognized by 2006, 2008 and 2009 state and national reclamation awards. Show less

  • Mine Superintendent

    Jul 2015 - Jan 2016

  • Technical Manager

    Jan 2013 - Jun 2015

  • Mine Manager

    Jan 2007 - Dec 2012

  • Senior Mine Engineer

    Apr 2004 - Dec 2006

  • Mine Manager

    Aug 2003 - Apr 2004
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  Stilson Consulting LLC

  Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

  Owner

  Provide clients with engineering and project management services, with a focus on mining, civil, environmental and permitting support.

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  Luck Stone

  Jun 2016 - now

  Lead a support team responsible for mining and civil engineering, geology, surveying, drilling, blasting, rock breaking, riprap production, and site earthworks. Lead Mining Engineering and Geology functions for Luck Stone Provide engineering support for mining operations

  • Director of Quarry Design and Development

    Oct 2021 - now

  • Mining Engineering Manager

    Mar 2019 - Oct 2021

  • Engineer II

    Jun 2016 - Mar 2019