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Philippe Garneau

Closure and Rehabilitation Technical Community Lead / Principal Engineer
Phone
+61 (7) 3352 7222
Location
Brisbane
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Philippe Garneau BEng, MSc, is a Professional Engineer registered in Australia, with near 20 years of varied experience in the mining industry with a focus on mine waste management, environment, rehabilitation, and closure.

Through his career spanning both mining operations and consulting, Philippe has been involved and managed projects at all stages of development from scoping studies for greenfield sites to legacy assets. His project work spans the globe including the Americas, Oceania, Europe, Russia, Central and SE Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. He is well versed in working in culturally diverse environments and managing multi-disciplinary teams and projects across multiple time zones for successful completion of closure studies and implementation of closure designs.

Philippe’s experience makes him a specialist in mine closure and mine waste management for mining operations at all stages of development. He demonstrates thorough understanding of legislative requirements associated with mine closure in various jurisdictions, applicable industry codes and standards, and develops company governance structures for mine closure. He has been called upon as the technical lead for mine closure aspects of Due Diligence reviews for the mining financial sector; as well as conducting 3rd party reviews of mine closure plans and cost estimates for financial reporting. Philippe has developed the closure design of mine waste storage facilities, as well as the initial design and management of these facilities.

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BEng (Mining) McGill University

MSc (Environment & Management) Royal Roads University

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Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ)

Member Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (MAusIMM)

Chartered Professional (MAusIMM CP) Social & Environment Committee Member

Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng)

Member Institute Engineers Australia (MIEAust)

Closure Planning Practitioners Association (CPPA) Technical Committee Member

- YEARS AT ATCW

Joined 2023

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CLIENT
KAZ Minerals
LOCATION
Kazakhstan
The Bozshakol is a large copper mine located in Northern Kazakhstan. It has estimated reserves of 1.17 billion tonnes of ore grading 0.36% copper.
Slurry & Mechanical Engineering, Tailings Management
Central Asia
CLIENT
Ravenswood Gold
LOCATION
Queensland
ATC Williams undertook the detailed design and construction of the Nolans Tailings Storage Facility, which involved the expansion and encapsulation of the existing facility.
Dams Engineering, Tailings Management
Australia/New Zealand
CLIENT
KAZ Minerals
LOCATION
Kazakhstan
Aktogay copper mine is located in the eastern region of Kazakhstan. Tailings production is 50 Mtpa which shall increase to 60 Mtpa in 2025 from two tailings plants.
Tailings Management, Water Management
Central Asia
CLIENT
Anglo Gold Ashanti
LOCATION
Western Australia
Sunrise Dam Gold Mine is located in a semi-desert region about 200 km northeast of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.
Tailings Management
Australia/New Zealand

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