Gf piping systems supports planners, contractors and design engineers using bim building information modeling software from autodesk. Michael dombroski technical services manager glencore. As a mining operation, its not every day we get the chance to step outside our core business and make a real, lasting impact on a cause that means so much to so many people, not only in our community but all over. Mount isa mines indigenous employment program society. The mine is divided into two separate mining areas being george fisher north and george fisher. Underground mining families take to the depths as mount. Guests of the george fisher mine in mount isa, taking a rest in the.
George fisher south uses a combination of modified retreat benching and continuous fill benching methods, while george fisher north uses retreat benching and transverse open stoping. Zinc ore is currently being supplied to the concentrator by george fisher mine and black star open cut mine. April 17, 2020 maintenance plannerscheduler boddington western australia, australia april 17. The george fisher mine is a mine located near mount isa in queensland, australia. Sharing air management data at mount isa mines society. Guide to creating a mine site reconciliation code of practice.
Fran burgess, general manager, zinc processing says the first step on our journey. Eps and excel software packages were used to prepare schedules. The new warehouse at george fisher mine in 2007 was part of a major onsite revamp project. Gf piping systems releases bim library for autodesk revit. Chairperson of the 50s and 60s, sir george fisher following the completion of the gfm expansion project, gfm is set to ramp up production to 4.
General manager processing mount isa qld, australia april 18. As an apprentice at george fisher mine, nathan works on the remote. The george fisher mine, an underground zinclead mine located about 20 kilometres north of mount isa in northwest queensland. Guide to creating a mine site reconciliation code of practice c morley fig 3 detailed example of an intersecting box on the matrix illustrat ed in figure 2. He helped develop mount isa from a small town to a major inland city. General manager george fisher mine mount isa qld, australia april 18. Vancouver, bc, july 21, 2016modular mining systems, inc.
View ed cooneys profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Modulars dispatch underground 2015 fms to be implemented at glencores george fisher. By the secondquarter of 2001, george fisher had become the main ore supplier to the isa concentrator. Poseidon nickels stellar news, yellowcake, norton enterprise, drill rigs running idle, australian mining towns van. View george fisher s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Mining engineer senior mining engineer george fisher mine. James isles ug mine manager oceanagold corporation.
The mine was originally named hilton mine in honour of charlie hilton, the general manager of mount isa mines at the time of discovery. George fisher mine has become the largest supplier to the mount isa processing plant george fisher was the chairman of mim during the 1950s and 60s and the expanded mine was respectfully given his name with production starting in mid 2000. A joint stope dilution study between the xstrata zinc george fisher mine figure. A free inside look at georg fischer salary trends based on 25 salaries wages for 20 jobs at georg fischer. View elton peebles profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. As a mining operation, its not every day we get the chance to step. View thomas lethbridges profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Chris mccleave, general manager george fisher mine says zinc goes pink was an incredibly important opportunity for the company. George fischer is senior vice president and group president for verizon global enterprise, and leads a sales, operations and marketing team focused on delivering strategic networking, managed. In 1947, mim geologists discovered a leadzincsilver deposit 20km north of mount isa, named hilton after the then mount isa mine manager.
In north queensland, we operate the george fisher underground mine, lady loretta underground mine, a zinclead concentrator, zinclead filter plant and lead smelter. Performing accurate and consistent logging of core through the minalogger software for future availability of information. Terratec has completed the factory acceptance testing of a custom tr3000 raise boring machine rbm, which will be deployed at the glencores george fisher underground mine in queensland, australia. The deposit is located 22 km north along strike from the mount isa lead mine. George fisher mine to implement modulars underground. After attending gladstone high school and prince alfred college in adelaide, he took a. Management structure the board of directors is responsible for managing the company, defining the strategic direction, and setting financial and accounting policies. Leadership of the george fisher mine in mount isa, including management team development and performance, workforce engagement and cultural development. A proactive partnering approach using internal and external expertise to identify incremental and stepchange improvements through the deployment of technology.
What australian miners can expect after septembers election. Modulars dispatch underground 2015 fms to be implemented. Terratec supplies custom raise borer to mount isa mining. The george fisher mine is situated approximately 25 km north of mt isa, it is an underground silver, lead and zinc operation wholly owned by glencore xstrata plc producing in excess of 3 mta. George fisher mine, hilton district, city of mount isa, queensland, australia. George fisher mine, hilton district, city of mount isa. Thomas lethbridge manager operations evolution mining. Our mount isa zinc operations employ about 1,300 people. George fisher mine built a new team within the technical department to ensure there was a connection between short term execution and the business strategy and vice versa. Casa grande, george fisher s home in mount isa, 1954 with the impending retirement of mount isa mines mim chairman, julius kruttschnitt, fisher joined mim, then controlled by us company asarco, in 1952 as general manager, becoming chairman in 1953.
George fisher npd program manager depuy synthes linkedin. Mine development optimisation an evolutionary process. Our zinc and lead products are exported from the port of townsville. Gf piping systems releases bim library for autodesk revit george fischer m sdn. Sir george fisher spent 50 years in the australian mining industry, and was chairman of mount isa mines mim limited during the companys major expansion of copper and silverleadzinc production in the 1950s and 1960s. Until 2009 george fisher mine relied on traditional pyrotechnic blasting methods. A large operating, underground silverleadzinc mine located in nw queensland, closely related to the mt isa mines 20km. The development of this expanded george fisher mine, named after mims chairman in the 1950s and 1960s, was approved in 1998 and production started in mid2000.
Australias mining monthly july 20 by aspermontaust issuu. An opportunity has arisen to take on the leadership of all aspects of our george fisher mine in mount isa as well as be a part of the zinc assets australia senior management team. Modular mining systems dispatch underground 2015 fleet management system fms has been selected for the george fisher mine in. Cameron moore mining manager mount isa mines glencore. Gf piping systems releases bim library for autodesk revit george fischer. Minalyzer in the field, george fisher mine gfm gfm, owned by glencore, contracted minalyzer to perform xrf core scanning at their underground leadzincsilver mine, located in. Families of george fisher mine workers putting tags on the board to show they are underground. Joining the tour was heather dewar, a mount isabased truck driver whose. He exhibits a mature disposition and has strong desires to achieve the most from his chosen career, he said.
Manager was a miner at heart the sydney morning herald. Underground mining families take to the depths as mount isas. Mt isa operations george fisher extension overview. Glencore hiring general manager george fisher mine in. George fisher mine the george fisher leadzincsilver ore bodies, located 20 km north of mount isa, were discovered in 1947. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover george s connections and. Last june, glencore announced the deployment of modulars dispatch underground 2015 fleet management system fms to its george fisher zinc mine in north queensland, australia. Salaries posted anonymously by georg fischer employees. The mine is located 20 kilometres 12 mi north of mount isa in north west queensland. It is one of the largest zinc, lead and silver mines in the world. In this broad, highimpact and visible role, you will have full accountability across the complete mining valuechain of the worlds largest underground zinc operation. Chris mccleave, general manager at george fisher said the mine engaged in extensive research and a feasibility study to find a fms that best suited the operational requirements. George fisher lead, zinc and silver mine mining technology.
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