Fernando Cartaxo

Experience

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  SOMINCOR - Lundin Mining

  Nov 1999 - Sept 2018

  Reporting directly to the Mine Manager, my primary responsibility was to manage and supervise the short-term and long-term planning teams and committed to meeting the ambitious budgets based on safety.In the Short Term process (annual and monthly plans) is included proposes and recommendations for the mining areas in the different mining methods such as : Drift&Fill, UpHole&Fill, Optimized Bench&Fill and Bench&Fill, reporting quantities/qualities of ore to mine (up to 2.5 Mt/year for Cu ore and up to 1.1 Mt/year for Zn ore), capital development (horizontal up to 10 Km/year and vertical up to 5 Km/year), volumes to fill (up to 1,000,000 m3/year), dilution volumes, as well the plan execution follow-up.Responsible for the Mineral Reserves calculations (Cu and Zn) and associated report, with an annual average sustained increase in tonnage of 13% (Cu) and 2% (Zn), and an annual average increase in the contained metal of 7% (Cu) and 3% (Zn). Responsible for the Life of Mine plan elaboration.Co-responsible for the study, analysis and design, testing and implementation of a new mining method - Up Hole and Fill taking in account reserves, strategic planning, geotechnical stability, productivity, operational costs, investment, human resources and logistics.Responsible for the coordination and integration of the Zinc Expansion Project (ZEP) with the present mine plan, from 1.1 Mt/year up to 2,5 Mt/year. To manage the mine planning, ventilation and survey teams (up to 35 own people), using modern leadership methods (through staff involvement in both decision-making and target-setting, clarity in communication and facilitate interpersonal relations). Responsible for an annual department budget up to 1 M€ and accountable for the Mine department budget up to 25 M€.To Promote the users training in how to use and operate software applications such as Vulcan and Studio 5D Planner. To share the company’s strategy, mission and successes across the Mine department. Show less To build the short-term plans and scheduling (up to annual) of Neves-Corvo Mine, namely: Corvo, Zambujal and Graça orebodies with straight relation to Geology, Production and Geotechnical departments. The process include the different mining methods proposal and/or recommendation such as: Drift&Fill (D&F), Bench&Fill (B&F) and Mini-Bench&Fill (MB&F), reporting the plan physicals (up to 2 Mt ore/year) as well to report volumes to fill (up to 1,000,000 m3/year, dilution volumes and following-up the plan execution. Show less

  • Mine Planning Head of Department

    Apr 2008 - Sept 2018

  • Mine Planning Engineer

    Nov 2000 - Apr 2008

  • Trainne Engineer

    Nov 1999 - Oct 2000
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  AMC Consultants

  Jan 2020 - now

  Senior Mining Engineer

  Participation in Feasibility Studies and Life Of Mine Plans (LOMP) elaboration for several underground mine projects such as: Porgera Mine - Barrick (PNG), Rampura Agucha Mine (India), Rosh Pinah Mine – Trevali (Namibia) and Olympic Dam Mine – BHP (Australia).