Simon Jackson

Education

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  Camborne School of Mines

  2016 - 2017

  Master of Science (MSc) Applied Geotechnics Distinction

  Modules have included: Economics, Processing & the environment, Project Management, Excavation and geomechanics, Health and Safety in the extractives industry, Mine Planning and Design, Tunnelling and underground excavation, Production and cost estimation, and Geomechanics computer modelling for excavation design.Completed a thesis during the summer months with Wardell Armstrong International, Based around mine design and optimisation, geotechnics and cost estimation.

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  University of Exeter

  2013 - 2016

  Bachelor of Science (BSc) with Honours, ACSM Engineering Geology & Geotechnics

  The Undergraduate course at the University of Exeter has a strong focus on applied geology, with multiple field classes and residential courses providing me with a well rounded knowledge of the subject. First Year Modules:Crystallography and Mineralogy, Mathematics, Surveying and CAD, Geology, Earth and Environmental Chemistry, Stratigraphy and Palaeontology, Field Geology and Geological Maps.Second Year Modules:Structural Geology and Tectonics, Sedimentology, Geological… Show more The Undergraduate course at the University of Exeter has a strong focus on applied geology, with multiple field classes and residential courses providing me with a well rounded knowledge of the subject. First Year Modules:Crystallography and Mineralogy, Mathematics, Surveying and CAD, Geology, Earth and Environmental Chemistry, Stratigraphy and Palaeontology, Field Geology and Geological Maps.Second Year Modules:Structural Geology and Tectonics, Sedimentology, Geological Mapping Techniques, Geotechnics, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology.Third Year Modules:Surface Excavation Design, GIS for Geologists, Applied Field Geology, Contaminated Land Management and Remediation, Exploration Techniques, Hydrogeology, Summer Vacation Project. Show less