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PROJECTS

Since the last 15 years, I have been engaged in various international mining and constructional projects. A brief summary of the projects I have worked on are mentioned below.

Latest Projects

Sirius Minerals North Yorkshire Polyhalite Project

AMC UK (JV of four world class shaft sinking parent companies; Redpath Mining Canada, Deilmann-Haniel, Thyssen Schachtbau and Thyssen Mining Canda) is a contractor to Sirius Minerals PLC for sinking five shafts at the North Yorkshire Polyhalite Project. It is a high profile project and will deliver a significant boost to the UK economy. The future mine (Woodsmith Mine) would be the largest producing potash mine in the world.

Ust-Jaiwa Project: Sinking of Freeze Shafts Uralkali

Sinking of two freeze shafts in Russia for a new mine of Uralkali OAO with a diameter of 8 m, located 150 m from each other.

KNAUF Gips KG

Knauf is a multinational, family-owned company based in IphofenGermany well known for drywall gypsum boards, founded in 1932. The company is a producer of building materials and construction systems comprising construction materials for drywall construction, plasterboard, cement boards, mineral fibre acoustic boards, dry mortars with gypsum for internal plaster and cement-based external plaster. It has more than 150 production sites worldwide. It is one of the seven producers which hold approximately 81% of the worldwide wallboard market.

Other Industrial Projects
  • Woodsmith mine site development, York potash project (England)

  • Engineering system management, process mapping/development, document management/control, quality control/assurance (Germany-England)  

  • Ust-Jaiwa freeze shaft sinking and execution of shaft lining/support, installation of shaft fittings (Russia)

  • Gol-e-Gohar Iron open pit mine design/optimization/equipment selection/stability analysis/hydrogeology/economic studies (Iran)

  • Alkhabra Phosphate open pit mine design/optimization/hydrogeology/stability analysis/equipment selection/financial studies      (Saudi Arabia)

  • Stability analysis of various quarries in Germany; Ambrock, Albersweiler and Mackenheim (Germany)

  • Optimization of “Kirchheimbolanden” Asphalt Plant, AMK (Germany)

  • Dyckerhoff Lengerich quarry equipment selection (Germany)

  • Jawor-Mecinka quarry resource estimation (Poland)

  • Copper, Iron, Gold, and Coal market analysis

  • Study of recovering iron, gold, and precious metals from mining wastes of Valea Calugareasca (Romania)

  • Mining-Course lecturer at Knauf Gips KG (worldwide)

  • Optimization of Knauf gypsum mines in Italy, Romania, Iran, Austria, Moldova, and Latvia

  • Optimization of blasting operation at Knauf gypsum mines in Moldova

  • Final product and aggregate quality control optimization of different quarries; Brunnenberg, Eisensteiner Kopf and Michelbach (Germany)

  • Pit optimization based on product quality in various quarries; Brunnenberg, Eisensteiner Kopf and Michelbach (Germany)

  • Anhydrite-Gypsum quality control at Knauf Gips production sites (Germany)

  • A study of recycled water quality control at metal mineral processing plants, DOW (Austria)

  • Field studies and geotechnical operation for designing “Acutum-Jiplu-Binzam” road and the other access roads to the respected power plant and dam site (Guinea)

  • Cost estimation and preparation of bill of quantities for “Acutum-Jiplu-Binzam” geotechnical project (Guinea)

  • Stabilizing the trench toward the concentration plant in “Sungun” copper mine (Iran)

  • Geotechnical field studies at the following dam sites; Nowsud, Baghan, Gavarak and Shishpir (Iran)

  • Resident supervisor engineer for excavation operation of “Ghomrud” water transportation tunnel (Iran)

  • Resident supervisor engineer for lining and grouting operation of “Lavasan” water transportation tunnel (Iran)

  • Price analysis and cost estimation of “Tehran-Karaj” water transportation tunnel (Iran)

© 2018 by Ali Tayebi.

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