Established in 2014, Addison Mining Services Limited is a geological and mining consultancy providing high-quality consulting and contractor services to the global minerals industry. Our expertise spans a wide range of mineral projects including base and precious metals, industrial minerals and energy resources.
Addison Mining Services specialise in mineral resource and reserve estimation, exploration program design and implementation, procedural audits and best practice operating procedure development, Competent Persons studies and reporting to JORC2012 and NI43-101 standards.
AMS provide tailored flexible solutions to meet client objectives, working closely with the client management and technical teams and utilising in-house skillsets to achieve an efficient, cost-effective means of developing mineral assets and delivery of robust and reliable results.
Addison Mining Services currently operates from offices in East London in the United Kingdom, close to the City of London, with excellent local and global transport links.
Addison Mining Services has developed a solid portfolio of clients and project work across North, East and West Africa, Europe, Türkiye, Asia and the USA, building a reputation for delivery of reliable results, on time and within budget.
Our Highly Skilled Team
We provide high-value solutions to our clients by leveraging a core team of experienced Geoscientists who manage and deliver tailored solutions with the support of our network of specialist Associates.
Paula Mierzwa
Senior Geological Data Consultant
Background:
Paula Mierzwa (MSc, BSc, MAIG, FGS) is a specialist with 7 years of experience in geological software, especially in geological data management systems, as well as database management and data quality control. She joined AMS in September 2022 to advise on the implementation of geological databases, QAQC Standard Operating Procedures and provide services in the compilation of data from different generations.
Paula holds a BSc in Underground and Open Pit Mining and an MSc in Exploration and Mining Geology from the University of Science and Technology in Wroclaw. She is an active volunteer with the Women in Mining committee in the UK.
Key expertise:
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Implementation of Geological Database Management systems
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Advisory and training in digital data collection and database administration
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Compilation of data from different generations of mining and exploration projects
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Quality Assurance and Quality Control procedures and monitoring
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3D Geological modelling and mineral resource estimation
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JORC2012 and NI 43-101 Technical Reporting
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Resource audits and due diligence
Worked on projects from:
Australia, Cameroon, Egypt, Iran, Mali, Malawi, Morocco, Namibia, Poland, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sweden, Türkiye, UK and Zambia
Mineral experience:
Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, REE, Uranium
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David Rogers
Commercial Manager
Background:
David Rogers BSc (Hons) has over 14 years of experience in the minerals exploration and mining industry. David joined Addison in February 2024 and has previously worked as the Head of Business Unit for EMEA & Pitram at Micromine Ltd as well as the Mining Specialist at McLaren Applied’s Connected Intelligence Business Unit.
Having studied Geography and Environment Management at university, David is a proactive sustainability advocate who works with mining operations to reduce their Green House Gas emissions through the use of cutting-edge Tyre Technology and the use of Hydrogen Fuel Supplements.
Key expertise:
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Business Management.
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Business Development.
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Account Management.
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Business Administration.
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Technology for Mining – Geological Modelling, Mine Design, Database Management & Mine Control Systems.
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Hydrogen Fuel Supplement Technology for the reduction of CO2 in mining operations
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Technology for improving the life expectancy of Haul Truck tyres.
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Specialist Mining Executive Search.
Worked on projects from:
Albania, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Türkiye and UAE.
Sermet Ilhan
Associate | Principal Mining Engineer
Background:
Sermet Ilhan is a Mining Engineer with over three decades of experience in mining and consulting, He has honed his skills in mine production, management, and planning.
He also has extensive management and coordination experience in production and process and all administrative and supporting units (Planning, Project, Geology, HR, IT, Purchasing, Accounting, Sales, Mining License & Permits, and Business Development).
Key Expertise:
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Chief Operating Officer.
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Mine management – Production, Project, Risk Technical, Mine Planning.
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Principle Mining Consultant.
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Mineral Resource Management.
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Deep underground mining and deep-level gold mining.
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Mechanised LP & XLP equipment.
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Underground and open pit mining (vertical and horizontal transportation).
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Mine Optimisation
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Mine and financial evaluation.
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Shaft pillar extraction and mine closure.
Countries worked in:
Sermet has a wide variety of international experience including Türkiye, Africa and Central Europe.
Mineral experience:
A broad range of commodity experience including precious and base metals.
Competent / Qualified Person:
Sermet can act as a Qualified Person for a variety of underground and open pit operations.
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Dr. Sue Struthers
Associate | Principal Environmental Engineer
Background:
Sue Struthers is a Geologist and Environmental Engineer with over 34 years of practical mining experience, working as a mining geologist at a range of underground and open-pit mines.
Key expertise:
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Mine environmental management; DD, QP & NI 43-101 site review; ESIA & Feasibility Study audits; ESIA management, assessment & design.
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AMD/Waste/Tailings management – waste storage site selection and design, sampling programmes and systems, ABA, NAG and in-situ leaching studies, AMD prediction, prevention and mitigation.
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Sustainability; minimising impacts on environment, communities and society. Benefits of mining.
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Training - lectures on sustainable mining, environment and society.
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Productive waste reuse and recycling.
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Health and safety, and social aspects of operations.
Countries worked in:
Australia, Botswana, Chile, China, Colombia, DRC, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Norway, Romania, Rwanda, Russia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Spain, Sweden, UK and Zambia.
Mineral experience:
A broad range of commodity experience including precious and base metals, coal, iron ore, uranium and rare earth elements.
Competent / Qualified Person:
Sue can act as a Qualified Person for various environmental and social project aspects.
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Julian Bennett
Associate | Principal Mining Engineer
Background:
Julian Bennett (BSc, FIMMM, CEng) is a widely experienced mining professional with over 50 years in the industry. He is a Chartered Engineer, and gained a Bachelor of Science (Engineering) (Hons) in Mining from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London (1964). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (UK) and holds an Associateship of the Royal School of Mines.
Key expertise:
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Mining engineering
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Mine design and planning
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Mine operations management
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Mine construction
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Mine consultancy
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Open pit and underground mining
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Reports for IPSs
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Investor due diligence
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Project appraisals
Countries worked in:
Julian has a wide variety of international experience including Australia, Canada, Mongolia and Zambia.
Mineral experience:
Bauxite, Copper, Cobalt, Gold, Chrome, Iron ore, Nickel, Lead, Tin, Tungsten, Zinc and Uranium.
Competent / Qualified Person:
Julian acts as a Competent / Qualified person in all aspects of open pit and underground mining.
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Dr. John Forkes
Associate | Principal Consultant - Geostatistics
Background:
Dr John Forkes (PhD, MSc, BSc, FIMMM, CEng) has over 40 years of experience in mineral resource evaluation. He also has considerable experience in teaching and training in resource estimation, having taught at a number of universities in the UK and North America and has significant experience in the design and implementation of training and mentoring programs for resource estimation.
Key Expertise:
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Resource estimation and geostatistics.
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Advanced non-linear Geostatistics including conditional simulation for risk analysis and optimization of drillhole planning.
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Teacher of Geostatistical theory, previous visiting lecturer and PhD co-supervisor at a number of universities.
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Reviews/audits of resource models for clients for potential mergers, acquisitions (M&A) and Technical Assurance purposes.
Countries worked in:
John has a wide variety of international experience including South Africa, Namibia and Australia
Mineral experience:
Broad range of commodity experience including Uranium, Coal, Copper, Diamonds, Gold, Iron Ore, Lead, Molybdenum, Nickel, Platinum Group Metals, and Titanium Minerals.
Competent / Qualified Person:
John can act as a Qualified Person for a variety of vein/shear hosted, porphyry-related, VMS and stratigraphic polymetallic deposit types.
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