Work Experience

Steve Amor's
WORK EXPERIENCE
1995-2007
1990-1994 1984-1990 1979-1983 1973-1979 Home Page

June-September 2007 Durango Capital Inc., Vancouver, B.C. Position: Exploration Manager (Contract Position) Photos

Managing grassroots helicopter-supported Cu-Au exploration project in northwestern British Columbia
Supervising 4 geology students, 2-3 local employees
Field-based, remote location, arduous terrain.

January 2002-June 2007 Working Outside The Mining Industry

May 1997-January 2002 Self-Employed Position: Consulting Geochemist Photos

Assignments included the following:

Soil orientation survey in northern Manitoba, using proprietary partial digestion techniques (Enzyme Leach®, TerraSol®), 2001. Photos
Interpreted regional overburden multielement geochemical data, and carried out follow-up overburden, humus and lake-water field programs, Nunavut, 2000. Developed cost-saving method of estimating provenance of glacial sediment samples based on multi-element analysis. Photos
Designed and coded QA application program for commercial geochemical lab, 2001 (program accepts or rejects duplicate analyses dependent on external or internally-derived criteria). Co-designed QA programs for diamond-drilling program in Zambia, and for multi-media geochemical program in Mali. Work for last project was carried out on site (1997).
Interpreted multielement data from Guyana, Ghana, Mali, Mongolia, Northwestern Ontario, Manitoba (MMI® Interpretation), Peru and Alaska (1997-1999). Identified relationship between observed stream characteristics and multielement sediment composition and used it to quantify and filter out effects of aeolian interference in arid regions (Mongolia)
Presented modules “Data Presentation and Interpretation Requirements for Geochemical Exploration” at professional development workshop, Queen’s University, March 2000. Co-presented short course “Practical Application of Exploration Geochemistry” at PDAC Convention, 1998

January 1996-May 1997 Blue Ribbon Resources, Vancouver, BC
Position: Project Manager, Suriname Photos
Responsible to Company President for the following:

Designing, budgeting, supervising and participating in all aspects of company's Suriname exploration program
Property acquisition
Supervision of up to 6 geologists, up to 50 local employees

December 1994-December 1995 Self-Employed Position: Consulting Geochemist Photos
Assignments as follows:

Soil/saprolite mapping program, and soil geochemical interpretation, in Kilometre 88 district, Venezuela
Evaluation and exploration of properties in Uruguay
Geochemical Specialist, Wells-Barkerville District, Wells, BC

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1990-1994
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August-December 1994 Canarc Resource Corp, Vancouver, BC
Position: Chief Geochemist, Guiana Shield Photos

Carried out Orientation Surveys and studied soil/landscape profiles on Canarc's properties in Suriname, Guyana and Venezuela
Compiled manual of guidelines for geochemical exploration in the Guiana Shield
Translated technical reports from Spanish to English
Made critical evaluations of commercial geochemical and assay labs in the region

1993-August 1994 Canarc Resource Corp
Position: Chief Geologist for Suriname (Project Geologist, Nov-Dec 1993) Photos

Planned, budgeted, supervised and implemented exploration projects in Suriname, and consulted to the company's operations elsewhere
Trained indigenous soil-sampling crews to collect appropriate sample material and record relevant field observations
Designed and inaugurated exploration program for Sara Kreek property, and interpreted results thereof, which led to discovery of "Wild Parrot", "DP" and "EB" gold occurrences
Evaluated property submissions
Drafted contracts and established salary and labour codes, recruitment procedures, and other administrative and technical protocols

1990-1993 Le Groupe Minier SIDAM Inc., Kingston, Jamaica
Attached to Jamaican Geological Survey Division, monitored by Geological Survey of Canada
Position: Project Geologist (Deputized for Project Manager) Photos

Planned, supervised and executed various exploration projects, including fieldwork and core logging, mostly with strong geochemical and/or computer component, and interpreted results
Discovered "6X" gold occurrence south of Port Antonio Abstract & Map and evidence of a massive-sulphide system elsewhere in the Blue Mountains Maps
Conducted study of temporal variation in stream-sediment composition Abstract & Diagrams
Wrote press releases and Ministerial briefings, and co-designed Publicity Brochure to promote exploration investment in Jamaica

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1984-1990
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1989-1990 SA Geochemical Services, Lynn Lake, Manitoba, Canada

Position: Consulting Geochemist (self-employed)

Contracted by Manitoba Mineral Resources Ltd. to log, sample and interpret Sonic overburden drillcore at three properties in northern Manitoba

1984-1989 Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd./ LynnGold Resources Inc., Lynn Lake, Manitoba
Position: Chief Geochemist (Consulting Geochemist, 1981-1983) Photos

Conducted multi-media geochemical programs on gold and base-metal properties in central Canada
Evaluated new geochemical techniques
Advised geologists on sampling and interpretational procedures
Wrote software
Supervised field crews and contract drillers
Edited reports for other staff members
Advised other departments on statistical matters

1984 University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Position: Lecturer (part-time), Fall Semester

Set up, lectured and examined a first-year course in Physical Geology for external students in Lynn Lake

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1979-1993
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1979-1983 Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Position: Graduate Teaching Assistant (part-time)

Set up, demonstrated and marked lab exercises in Geology for Engineers, Field Methods, Mineral Deposits, Ore Petrology and Exploration Geochemistry.

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1973-1979
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1977-1979 General Mining and Finance Corporation, Johannesburg, South Africa
Position: Field Geologist Photos

Mapping, rock and soil sampling, percussion-drill and diamond-drill supervision and logging, and plane-table surveying. Explored for chrysotile asbestos, tin, uranium, fluorite and base metals in the Barberton Greenstone Belt and Bushveld Complex.

1974-1977 African Selection Trust Exploration, Johannesburg, South Africa
Position: Field Geologist (Student Geologist, June-September 1973)

Mapping, stream-sediment and soil sampling, magnetometer surveys, percussion-drill and diamond-drill supervision and logging, and plane-table surveying. Explored for base-metals in the Namaqua-Natal Mobile Belt and the Barberton Greenstone Belt

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