| Personal details |
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| Degree: | BSc Geosciences (Hons) |
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| School(s): | School of Geography and Geosciences |
| Year of Graduation: | Jun-2010 |
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| National of: | United Kingdom |
| Employment details |
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| Organisation: | Stonewall Mining |
| Job title: | Mine Geologist |
| Occupational Sector: | Geology |
| What has been your route to getting your current position? |
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I kept in touch with a contact I made while caddying at the Old
Course I St. Andrews. He owned shares in gold mines throughout South
Africa and eventually offered me a job after I graduated.
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| What does your job involve ? |
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Underground mapping, collation and management of old maps and data,
grade control during ore processing, sampling, core logging and drilling
oversight.
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| What are the best bits of your job ? |
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Underground mapping, core logging, and working out the three-dimensional models for ore patterns underground.
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| Why were you successful? |
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I just continued to keep in touch with my contact on a regular basis
(every 2-3 month) with questions about the industry and being sure to
show interest in the field.
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| What skills/ knowledge from your degree have you found particularly helpful in this role? |
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| The structural courses and ore geology courses were particularly helpful
along with all of the field skills learned on the field excursions. |
| What advice would you give to students wishing to follow the same path? |
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In most mining operations like this one, be prepared for long/unusual
hours and a compromised social experience. If you can get past those
hurdles, the job experience is unlike any you will ever have. I have
never learned as much about myself and the mining industry as I did in
the 6 months I worked for Stonewall Mining in South Africa.
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