Colin Moorhead
reportable environmental incident . That operational readiness didn ’ t happen by accident . It requires a very strategic approach and planning from some experienced people to enable it to work .”
Due to the significant success the Tujuh Bukit mine has sustained , Moorhead believes that the development is among the leading projects worldwide . “ If you benchmarked Tujuh Bukit ’ s construction and compared it to any other project globally during this period , it would be up there as one of the best . Many projects don ’ t achieve their expectations early on ; this one has exceeded it . I think you ’ d have to look pretty hard worldwide to find a mine that was built on time , on
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Colin Moorhead
Colin has worked in exploration and mining for 3 decades since graduating from the University of Melbourne with a BSc . ( Hons ) majoring in geology and geophysics in 1987 . Most of his career was spent with Newcrest Mining Limited where amongst other roles he was Chief Geologist for periods at Telfer ( WA ), Cadia ( NSW ) and Gosowong ( Indonesia ) mines before returning to Melbourne as General Manager Technical Services for the Newcrest Group in 2006 . In 2008 Colin was appointed Executive General Manager Minerals responsible for global exploration , mining geology , resources and reserves governance and orebody knowledge . In January 2016 Colin was appointed CEO of emerging Indonesian gold producer PT Merdeka Copper Gold , Tbk . Colin is also a Graduate of AICD and a graduate of Harvard Business School , Advanced Management Programme ( AMP ). Colin was President of AusIMM from 2017-2018 and is currently the Immediate Past President . Colin is involved in numerous AusIMM Board Committees and is currently the Chair of the International Advisory Forum .
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