PETER SMITH
PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST
Summary
Peter Smith is an environmental scientist with over 20 years’ experience in environmental management for the mining and mineral processing industries. This experience has been gained mainly from within Australia and China. He has also undertaken environmental due diligence reviews for projects in Mongolia, Philippines, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia and Serbia.
Peter has been involved in all aspects associated with the environmental management of exploration, mining and mineral processing projects. He has particular expertise in environmental due diligence reviews, environmental auditing, environmental impact assessment, project approvals and permitting, environmental management systems, rehabilitation and closure planning, and environmental risk assessment.
Qualifications
GDip Course (Advanced Environmental Management and Environmental Impact Assessment), Murdoch University, Perth, 1988
BSc (Environmental Sciences), Murdoch University, Perth, 1984
Registrations/Affiliations
MAusIMM
Current and Recent Projects
Environmental Due Diligence Studies (SRK Australasia)
Iron Ore Project, WA.
Bauxite Project, WA.
Coal Project, Queensland.
Gold Project, WA.
Gold Project, Ecuador.
Gold Project, Indonesia.
Jack Hills Iron Ore Mine, WA (Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd)
Strategy for the maintenance and retention of project environmental approvals Jack Hills Iron Ore Mine Expansion Project (JHEP).
Smoke Creek Diamond Project, WA (Kimberley Diamond Company NL)
Project approvals strategy and planning for the Smoke Creek Diamond Project.
Previous Experience
Environmental Due Diligence
Responsible for undertaking independent environmental due diligence reviews for international mining and mineral processing projects for SRK Consulting (China) and SRK Consulting (Australasia). Recent project experience (2008 to 2014) includes various international projects, where Peter was Principal Environmental Consultant responsible for conducting Independent Technical Reviews (Environmental Reviews) and preparing environmental assessment reports as follows:
Australian Projects:
Mineral Sands Project, Victoria, Australia.
Gold Projects (6), Western Australia, Australia.
Gold Project, New South Wales, Australia.
Chinese Projects:
Chengdu Jingan Mining, Au and Ag mines, Sichuan Province.
Wuzhou Lead Zinc Company Limited, Butuo Lead-Zinc Projects, Sichuan Province.
Wangfeng Lead Zinc Company Limited, Huili Lead-Zinc Projects, Sichuan Province.
Uni-Resource Investment Limited, Qijiaojing Vanadium Project, Gansu Province.
Ping’an Qinghai Resources and Development Company Limited, Yuanshishan Nickel-Iron-Cobalt mine, Qinghai Province.
Chuancaogedan Coal Project, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
CITIC Manganese Projects, Guangxi Province.
Wulashan Coal Project, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Shenyang Iron Project, Liaoning Province.
Linden Iron project, Hebei Province.
Yingdongpo Gold Project, Henan Province.
Tongbai Silver Project, Henan Province.
Kuishuping Vanadium Project, Shaanxi Province.
Chenjiawan Copper-Molybdenum Project, Hubei Province.
Yanshan Iron Mine, Hebei Province.
Iron Ore Mine and Concentrator, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Zhuban Pb-Zn Project, Fujian Province.
Sunite Fluorite Project, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Sanxing Coal Project, Shanxi Province.
Yongjia Iron Project, Hebei Province.
Tianyu Coal Mines, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Jiangxi Yinhai Xiabao Silver-Lead-Zinc Mine, Jiangxi Province.
Xiaonanshan Iron Project, Anhui Province.
Luxi Huaye Nickel Mine, Yunnan Province.
Yongjia Iron Project, Hebei Province.
Guizhou Coal Mines (5 mines), Guizhou Province.
Jilin Oil Shale Project (mine and processing plant), Jilin Province.
Guizhou Manganese Project (mine and 2 processing plants), Guizhou Province.
Xinjiang Coal Mines (4 mines), Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Liaoning Iron Projects (5 mines and processing plants), Liaoning Province.
Jiangxi Silver-Lead-Zinc Project (mine and processing plant), Jiangxi Province.
Wuhai Coal Project Resource Update (HKEx annual report for resource and reserve review), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Shandong Laizhou Iron Mine Project (mine and processing plant), Shandong Province.
Copper Mine Project, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Gold Project, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Coal Mines (4), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Mongolian Projects:
Iron Project, Selenge Province, Mongolia (also including developing Corrective Environmental Action Plan).
Coal Projects, Tuv and Uvs Provinces, Mongolia (also including completing the environmental component of a Scoping Study for the coal project in the Tuv province).
Gold Project, Dornod Province, Mongolia.
Other International Projects:
Copper Projects/Operations, Serbia.
Gold Mine Project, Uruguay.
Copper-Zinc Project, Saudi Arabia.
Copper-Cobalt Project (desktop review), Democratic Republic of Congo.
Iron Project (desktop review), Cameroon.
Uranium Mines (desktop review), Niger.
Copper Project (desktop review of TSF Site Selection Report), Afghanistan.
Copper-Zinc Project (desktop review), Portugal.
Zinc-Lead-Silver-Copper Project (desktop review), Sweden.
Nickel-Copper Project (desktop review), Spain.
Zinc Project (desktop review), Ireland.
Nickel Laterite Mine Project, Philippines.
Nickel Laterite Mine Project, Indonesia.
Gold Project, Indonesia.
Iron Ore Project (desktop review), Vietnam.
Project Environmental Assessment/Approvals and Management
Laverton Gold Project, Laverton, Western Australia, 2006-2008, Principal Environmental Consultant responsible for:
Project environmental impact assessments and approvals.
Laverton Gold Project Environmental Management Plan.
Laverton Gold Processing Plant Closure Plan.
Annual regulatory environmental reporting.
Widgiemooltha Nickel Projects, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, 2007-2008, Principal Environmental Consultant responsible for:
Project environmental impact assessments and approvals.
Widgiemooltha Nickel Operations Environmental Management Plan.
Widgiemooltha Nickel Operations Closure Plan.
Annual regulatory environmental reporting.
Salmon Gums Lignite to Liquids Project, Salmon Gums, Western Australia, 2007-2008: Principal Environmental Consultant responsible for:
Project environmental baseline assessment.
State and Federal Government Project referrals.
Project briefing documentation and Government liaison.
Bayanjargalan and Humuult Coal Project, Mongolia, 2013: Principal Environmental Consultant responsible for:
Environmental component of Project Scoping Study.
Iron Ore Project, Vietnam, 2013, Principal Environmental Consultant responsible for:
Completion of a strategy, schedule and cost estimate for the project’s international standard environmental impact assessment and management planning.
Selected Papers, Presentations and Publications
Environmental Regulation and Management in the Chinese and Australian Mining Industries – a Due Diligence Perspective, Technical Presentation for the China International Mining Group (CIMG) Meeting, Beijing, China, November 2008.
Environmental Management Challenges and Initiatives in the Chinese Mining Industry – a Technical Due Diligence Perspective, Technical Presentation for the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA) and International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) Workshop – ‘Environmental Impact Assessment, Biodiversity and the Extractive Industries in China’, Beijing, China, March 2009.
