Tom Kelly

Experience

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  Bunker Hill Company, Homestake Mining Company, Lakeshore Mining

  Jun 1974 - Nov 1975

  Underground Miner

  Worked as underground miner with experience gained in raises, drifting (track and trackless), square set stoping, cut-and-fill stoping and raise boring.

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  Empresa Minera Setetrion

  Jan 1976 - Feb 1978

  Mine Foreman

  Responsible for day-to-day operations of underground, narrow vein gold mine. Operations responsibilities included mine production, mine development, backfill, shafts and hoisting, safety and related issues, including labor relations.

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  Nord Resources

  Mar 1978 - Feb 1979

  Country Manager

  Responsible for development of underground gold mine and process plant in remote location. Also responsible for government relations at all levels. Developed and implemented training programs for indigenous people who became safe and productive employees.

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  West Coast Oil and Gas

  Mar 1979 - Feb 1981

  Mine Superintendent

  Responsible for all aspects of underground, precious metals vein mine in Nevada, including tracked mine development programs, cut and fill stoping methods, hydraulic backfill, mine design, mine geology, local geologic exploration, operations safety and relations with state and federal mine inspectors.

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  Anschutz Bolivia

  Mar 1981 - Apr 1984

  COO

  Responsible for mine and process plants at three remote locations in Bolivia. Projects included antimony mines with flotation process plants and tungsten mines with gravity process plants. Deposits mined were both underground and alluvial. Responsible for safe operations, mine development and production schedules operating within pre-planned budgets. Also directed tin exploration work in Andean locations. Also dealt with local communities and national/regional governments.

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  Asamera Minerals

  May 1984 - Aug 1987

  Mine Manager

  Responsible for all aspects of underground, precious metals vein mine in Nevada, including tracked mine development programs, cut and fill stoping methods, hydraulic backfill, mine design, mine geology, local geologic exploration, operations safety and relations with state and federal mine inspectors.Promoted Mine Manager, Cannon Mine in Washington state. Responsible for mine design applying unique blasthole stoping method with large pillar recovery utilizing engineered rockfill techniques. Implemented mine design with successful execution of design with pillar extraction. Also designed and implemented large-scale rapid development program. Responsible for all personnel, safety and related issues. Method later widely applied world-wide, recognized as expert in system and as responsible for initial design/implementation of same. Show less

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  Muscocho Explorations

  Sept 1987 - Jan 1989

  Project Manager

  Project manager for development of $250M gold project at a remote location. Mine development was completed on-time and on-budget- as well as 500 tpd gold process plant. Instigated review of ore reserves and re-evaluation of project based on updated reserve estimates. Supervised mine design, project organization (including hiring and other personnel issues), contractor relations, project management and all budget spending (capital and operating budgets).

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  Freeport Indonesia

  Feb 1989 - Apr 1990

  General Mine Superintendent

  Responsible for all aspects of management of 2,000 tpd underground mine, including mine design, application of geotechnical and geologic principles to mine design, grade control, large-scale mine development and safe operations. Introduced blasthole stoping with large pillars and engineered backfill for eventual pillar recovery. Recognized for improved productivity and overall costs by changing the mining method.

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  American Pacific Mining

  Jun 1990 - May 1993

  General Manager

  Responsible for all aspects of underground base metals mine with 1,500 tpd process plant and deep water port concentrate loading facility. Responsible for large increase in safety with national recognition for safe operations improvement. Introduced modern backfill techniques, maintenance management systems and geotechnical applications for improved safe mine pillar recovery. Also active in management of local union, local and national government relations. Maintained positive community relations with the local communities. Show less

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  Repadre Capital Corp.

  Feb 1994 - Apr 1997

  Financial Analyst

  Responsible for all aspects of reviewing and evaluating projects for financing by royalties or other means. Recommended projects of merit and followed through with project management assistance to selected clients. Project had values up to $1,000M.

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  Andes Colorado Corp.

  Jun 1997 - May 1999

  CEO

  Responsible for the management and execution of feasibility studies, due diligence studies, technical operations and corporate audit work for projects around the world for clients that included international mining companies and financial institutions. Project values of up to $1,250M. Specialized work in tin, tungsten, gold and copper.

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  MRDI/AMEC

  May 1999 - Jul 2003

  Principal Mining Engineer

  Responsible for all aspects of mining engineering branch of MRDI, later acquired by AMEC. Managed and participated regarding technical studies, audits, bankable studies, mine design and project management programs.Seconded to African Minerals as Project Manager for Platreef Project, large brown-fields Pt/Pd/Ni exploration program on north limb of Bushveld Complex, RSA. Managed team of geologists, metallurgical/smelting experts, mining engineers and resource estimation personnel in exploration/feasibility level study for $3,500M project. Field work included 15 diamond drills, field crews, sample collection/preparation with intense QA/QC, database management, resource estimation, mine design, process design (process/concentrate handling/smelting and off-take arrangements) and social issues. Other African assignments included Zambia and Botswana. Outside of Platreef work other minerals projects included tin and gold/silver projects. Show less

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  Andes Colorado Corp.

  Sept 2003 - Mar 2005

  CEO

  Responsible for the management and execution of feasibility studies, due diligence studies, technical operations and corporate audit work for projects around the world for clients that included international mining companies and financial institutions. Project values of up to $1,500M, emphasis on tin and copper work.

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  Aitcobol S.R.L.

  Mar 2005 - Nov 2007

  Managing Director

  Responsible for organization and management of tin exploration/development company operating in Bolivia. Four projects evaluated, two through feasibility level utilizing underground and surface geology/sampling, resource estimation, metallurgical characterization and mine design with capex value up to $200M each. Also responsible for new project generation and all facets of corporate management and liaison/negotiating with national, departmental and local government and non-government authorities in constructive, proactive and positive manner. Successfully generated two notable projects in Brazil in addition to work in Bolivia. Worked closely with all stakeholders and developed excellent working basis with some of the most difficult stakeholders in Bolivia with no community or social conflicts. Show less

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  Inca Pacific Resources Inc.

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  COO

  Responsible for the corporate and project work related to establishing and operating a copper-mining company in Peru. Responsibilites include creating corporate culture, establishing and managing corporate policies and corporate business affairs, hiring workforce and developing $600M project, including successful EIS permitting for mine, access and port. Also responsbile for all project management issues, public relations, social/community and other stakeholder issues. Interact and conduct negotiations with all levels of government from presidential to local level in proactive, positive manner. Notable achievements include unamimous acceptance by community of project, no social conflicts and excellent working relations with all of the communities involved in the project area. The EIS license was the first granted by the Peruvian government in five years for a large scale copper project. Show less

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  Apurimac Ferrum S.A.

  Mar 2011 - Nov 2012

  CEO

  Responsible for development of two large scale Fe projects in the Andes. Work included obtaining permissions from local communities, all phases of exploration work, including technical studies and project development. Also responsible for establishing corporate culture of safe and responsible work in a productive setting.

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  Atico Mining Corporation

  Mar 2013 - Sept 2016

  COO

  Change management for improvements in safety and productivityProject managementOrganization of people to improve project performanceIncrease production 300% safelyIntroduction of new methods and equipment

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  Andes Colorado Corp.

  Oct 2016 - Feb 2020

  CEO

  Evaluating various minerals projects for development in Latin America and North America.

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  Antioquia Gold LTD

  Feb 2020 - now

  Country Manager and Director

  Managing Antioquia Gold's assets in Colombia, which include two underground gold mines and a process plant undergoing expansion from 600tpd to 1,200tpd, with additional expansions in the planning stage. In addition to the two operating mines, AG has various other targets that are being prepared for late stage exploration and development, if warranted by the exploration work. AG is pioneering a new, long-hole, narrow vein stoping method that may result in significant advances in narrow vein mining technology. Tom is also a director of Antioquia Gold Ltd. Show less

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  Telson Mining Corporation (TSXV: TSN)

  May 2021 - Sept 2023

  Director