Lawrence Sullivan - Principal Mining Consultant
Professional Experience
Lawrence has ten years of experience in the mining industry in operational, technical and consulting roles. Lawrence has been a Mining Engineer and Consultant working on projects across Australia, Africa, South America and Europe.
Lawrence is a pit optimisation, pit design and strategic planning specialist. He is a proficient user in Datamine Studio OP/NPVS, Whittle and MineSched among others.
Additionally, he has held site-based positions where he performed drill and blast design, scheduling, operational supervision and production systems implementations.
Key Projects
Rhodes Ridge Joint Venture Due Diligence, Mitsui/Rio Tinto – Australia. Part of a team responsible for the mining due diligence of a multi-billion-dollar joint venture deal. Rapidly optimised and scheduled pit inventories that ran into the billions of tonnes.
Mogalakwena SMU Study & Process Review, Anglo American - South Africa. Selective Mining Unit Analysis using mine-able shape optimiser and model re-blocking, including comprehensive comparison of the two approaches.
Hemerdon Feasibility Study, Tungsten West – United Kingdom. Responsible for Open Pit Optimisation, Design, Scheduling, and Cost Modelling as part of the 2020 and 2022 Feasibility Studies. Using cutting edge design tools to accurately model a pit with complex geotechnical regions.
Multiple Scoping Studies including the successful Cornish Lithium Trelavour 2021 study and various West African Gold Scoping Studies in Sierra Leone, Senegal, Mali and Guinea.
Affiliations and Memberships
IOM3 - Professional Member (MIMMM)
IOM3 & Engineering Council - Incorporated Engineer (IEng)
IOM3 – Qualified for Minerals Reporting (QMR)
Education
2015 graduate of Mining Engineering BEng (Hons) from Camborne School of Mines (University of Exeter)