Peter Geddes – Director

Peter Geddes is a Mining Engineer with extensive experience in open-pit and underground mines in Australia and internationally. In recent years he has been involved in company funding and governance and has been a director of several mining companies and an international NGO. Peter has worked for a range of mining, venture capital, and consulting groups including Mount Isa Mines, Cerro Matoso SA, Acacia Resources, Billiton Australia, MineConsult and Lion Selection. Consulting engagements have been completed for AngloGold, MMG, international banks, BHP Billiton and Newcrest Mining, among others. As founding director, Peter is focusing GoldFern Consulting on strategic services to major, mid-tier and junior mining companies. His core skills are in Project Management, Contract Management & Negotiation, Strategic Planning, Study Management, Project Startup & Expansions as well as cross-cultural team development. Peter is a proficient communicator and regularly manages multi-disciplinary teams. Peter has substantial offshore experience having both traveled widely and worked successfully for several years in South America and in Asia. He offers a diverse mix of corporate, commercial and project-related skills in underground and open pit mines, processing and infrastructure as well as familiarity with gold, base metals and bulk commodities.
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Associates

Scott Barton

Scott Barton is a highly experienced Mining Engineer with expertise in Project Management, Contract Management and Negotiation, Independent Technical Assistance, Risk Management, Strategy Development and Implementation, and Corporate Support. Scott specialises in mining fleet estimation, economic modelling, mining contract documents, and shadow estimates. He also manages tendering processes, mine design, mine planning, feasibility studies, and due diligence and technical reviews for corporate transactions. Scott has worked for renowned consulting firms including MineConsult, Minarco MineConsult, and Runge Pincock Minarco, and is currently the Director of Nicscotia Consulting.

Key Technical Skills and Competencies

Scott Buchanan

Scott Buchanan is a Strategic Mining Engineer and the founder of CGK Strategy. Through CGK Strategy, Scott offers specialised expertise in strategic mine planning, probabilistic/stochastic mine planning and the integration of ESG & Shared-value considerations into strategic decision-making.

A key vision of CGK Strategy is the application of machine learning to augment complex data analysis and simulations within mining strategy. Machine learning is complemented by adept geopolitical analysis for informed decision-making within the industry.

CGK Strategy excels in two key domains of software development. Firstly, crafting custom software solutions designed to automate work processes. Secondly, programming machine learning algorithms, specifically designed to augment decision-making capabilities within the mining industry.

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MineScope Services

MineScope is a specialised consulting firm formed in 2017 by Michael Davis and Royce McAuslane and managed by a group of experienced mining professionals who have extensive and successful backgrounds across a wide range of mineral commodities and global locations.

Core services include support for technical, operational, project development, project delivery, technical due diligence and operational optimisation.

MineScope has experience in over 30 countries and is currently active in regions of Africa, Australasia, Europe and the Americas. It is based in Perth, Western Australia.

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