Arnold van der Heyden
BSc, MAusIMM
Arnold is employed with H&S in their Sydney office as a resource geologist.
He has over fifteen years experience in resource evaluation and mine geology.
Arnold has worked for North, BHP, MMM and Savage River Mines in a wide variety
of commodities and types of deposits, both in Australia and overseas.
Arnold's work with these companies and H&S includes:
 | resource estimation of gold, base metals, iron ore and uranium in a
variety of projects using classical and geostatistical techniques
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 | due diligence and feasibility studies on copper and gold deposits
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 | comprehensive experience in mine geology, including grade control and mine
to mill reconciliation
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 | audit of mine geology systems and resource estimates
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 | design, implementation and management of drilling programs
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 | assessment of quality control issues such as drill hole sampling, assay
accuracy and precision
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 | advice on preparation of JORC compliant resource statements
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 | experience in financial modelling of mine projects and technical
evaluation of merger and takeover targets
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 | the ability to develop and implement innovative solutions to mining
problems
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 | experience in Datamine, Surpac, Whittle and Vulcan mining software
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