scott rathbone

Responsible for ground and surface water management at all Phu Bia mining projects, ensuring slope stability and mining production objectives are achieved.

Developing a site water management plan and targets - incorporating both mine tactical and strategic planning cycles. Model, monitor groundwater and pit relationships with geothermal regime. Project managing; pit expansion depressurisation and dewatering, ground and surface water interaction with cofferdam, sourcing dedicated drilling equipment and services for water bore and horizontal drill rigs. Model, monitor groundwater and surface water to mitigate risks to mine plans.

Building a team of technical and field specialist for hydrogeology, geotechnical and near mine resource studies. Overseeing the planning and forecasting of drilling schedule and developing drill contracts in the Pilbara - WA. Study Manager for the below water table Marandoo project

Developed and implemented site water management policies and procedures related to ground and surface water. Developed medium and long term water strategies to mitigate risk to mining operations. Developed water monitoring programs Modelled the 4West and East region of Paraburdoo to test what impacts dewatering and increased mining would have on local spring and riparian species.

Structural mapping and installation and management of geotechnical monitoring equipment and systems. Daily mine related geotechnical hazard mapping and geotechnical hazard awareness to operations and operators. Developed, in conjunction with PSM, a geotechnical model for Southern Ridge final wall redesign work. Part of a team that developed the Rio Tinto Iron Ore H&S standard for working with heights associated with pit walls – this project was nominated for the Terry Palmer safety award.

Groundwater characterisation of the McArthur River site, duties include planning, management and delivery of hydrogeology drilling and field investigation programs. Recently, part of a team responsible for delivering MRMs EIS expansion project.

Designing and implementing a groundwater monitoring network for a newly commissioned underground coal gasification (UCG) operation, management of the drilling program in terms of resources and delivery of high-quality infrastructure and data. UCG site characterisation project management within the Surat Basin,water quality database implementation (Esdat) and investigating coal seam geometry using various geophysical techniques. Experienced with legal and committal proceedings in QLD and technical support to expert witness.