Derek has three decades of mineral exploration, resource evaluation, and mining experience. As a principal geologist, he leads multidisciplinary exploration, geotechnical, resource, and mining projects. He’s worked on projects across multiple resource sectors, geologic settings, and socio-political environments around the world.
Specializing in multi-commodity resource evaluation and post extraction beneficiation, Derek applies appropriate resource estimation methods based on the style of mineralization and geostatistical evaluation of the data. He has assisted major mining and energy companies in developing their on-site resource modeling and interpretation skills and has produced numerous technical reports for the purposes of public listing of mineral properties on international exchanges.
When he isn’t busy working on mineral resource projects, you might find Derek hiking with his family, flyfishing, or playing guitar with his friends.