David C. Sundblad
Salt Lake UT,UT
Summary
An accomplished and self-oriented individual with 30+ years of extensive experience in project management including senior-level project development, management, supervisory, and technical experience in the mining and civil construction sectors as well as environmental remediation. Proven track records offering clients representation and guidance through all phases, from conceptual design through project close. Adept in managing administrative and technical personnel, including union and non-union direct-hire; subcontractor selection, management, and coordination; maintaining project cost and schedule controls; manpower loading and forecasting; change order negotiations; and client/regulatory agency liaison. Experienced in numerous aspects of construction, operations, and planning, and has managed multiple projects in separate geographic areas in the United States and Internationally. International assignments have included Indonesia, Peru, Uzbekistan, Turkey, West Africa, Siberia, Kazakhstan, and Guyana.
My business development experience includes establishing client contacts, bid qualification, and related strategic planning from the project layout through final bid negotiations. He has also been responsible for restructuring and diversifying a single focus construction company, Ames Construction, into a new arena using existing corporate resources.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
Construction Manager
NEVADA COPPER INC.
Yerington, Nevada
11.2013 - 01.2014
- The project is developing a 6500 TPD underground copper mine located in South West Nevada with an associated process plant and all associated infrastructure. Ongoing current activities include the shaft sinking, being executed by a contractor. The shaft will be excavated to a total depth of 2000 feet using a conventional drill blast benching method. The process plant is in the basic engineering phase and identifying major equipment to be considered for purchase so that a detailed engineering phase can commence. My responsibility included managing the shaft sinking effort as well as reviewing the basic engineering phase for the process plant and associated plant equipment selection.
- Pumpkin Hollow Project
Project Manager
AMES CONSTRUCTION
Salt Lake City, Utah
10.2012 - 11.2013
- Developing a silica sand mining and processing project located in south central Utah. The project is currently estimated at $2 million USD. In future a railroad spur will be constructed to the site to provide transport of the product to market.
- Silica Sand Project
Project Director – Feasibility Study
SUN – GOLD
06.2012 - 10.2012
- The Yubileinoye Gold Mine is located in Western Kazakhstan in the Aktobe Oblast. Current mining is via an underground mine and the ore is crushed and sold as a flux to clients in Russia and China. Shipping is via truck to Emba then loaded on rail cars for continued movement. The go-forward plan is to complete a feasibility study by end of 2013 for an open-pit mine with a 15 Ktpd processing plant for the production of more.
- Yubileinoye Gold Project
Construction Manager – Underground Mine Expansion
FREEPORT MCMORAN
01.2012 - 05.2012
- The project was to design and construct underground crushing stations to accommodate all mine production from block caving the main ore body. Open-pit mining of the Grassberg pit would be completed in 2014 and all remaining ore would be blocked caved and primary crushed underground and transported via conveyors to the process plant.
- Grassberg Mine – Paupa Indonesia
Project Manager – Process
KINROSS GOLD COMPANY
Toronto
12.2011 - 01.2012
- Initially, I was the Project Manager for site development, at Kinross’s recently acquired Tasiast Gold Mine located in Mauritania during the successful completion and approval of the Feasibility Study at which time my role shifted to Project Manager – Process responsible for the detailed engineering, construction and commissioning of the 60,000 TPD gold processing plant, from crushing through to the tailings deposition.
- Tasiast Gold Mine – Mauritania, West Africa
Construction Manager
KAZAKHMYS LLC
Almaty
01.2011 - 11.2011
- Kazakhmys Copper Company will be developing an 80,000 tpd copper mine located in the North Eastern region of Kazakhstan in the Pavlodar Oblast. The Feasibility Report to be completed by mid-October with construction to commence in 2011.
- Bozshakol Project – North East Kazakhstan
Project Manager
GUYANA GOLDFIELDS
Toronto
02.2010 - 12.2010
- The Aurora Project is a gold mine to be located in Guyana, South America. Currently, the Feasibility Study is being done in Toronto, Canada. As the Project Manager, reporting to the President and COO, I have the overall responsibility and guidance of the project from the Feasibility Study through Detailed Engineering and Procurement to Construction and Commissioning. Current activities include the Feasibility Study and initial infrastructure development at the mine site. The process plant will be sized at 8000 TPD to be supported by both open pit and underground mining. Project infrastructure include; airstrip, camp accommodations, tailings storage, water dams, river dike, and ground transportation which includes a combination of roads and river crossings.
- Aurora Project- Guyana, South America
General Director/Country Manager Kazakhstan
IVANHOE MINES LIMITED
Vancouver
01.2007 - 12.2009
- Ivanhoe Mines subsidiary Central Asian Mining Limited (CAML) holds a 70% interest in the Bakrychik Mining Venture (BMV). The Bakrychik property is an underground gold deposit located in the village of Auezov approximately 1,100 km north-east of Almaty (the former capital city of Kazakhstan) and about 100 km from Ust Kamenogorsk. BMV also has a support office located in Almaty Kazakhstan. The ore deposit is said to be “double refractory” in nature which increases the processing difficulty. BMV is currently completing the construction of a pilot plant capable of processing 200,000 TPA, using a rotary kiln to oxidize the ore, followed by conventional grinding and cyanidation of the calcine. The ore will be mined underground using a mechanized underhand drift and fill, with a cemented paste backfill and initially accessed from a ramp driven from the bottom of the No. 4 pit. As the General Director, reporting to the President of Ivanhoe Gold Division, I am the key executive in Kazakhstan with the mandate to lead the development of this project successfully, on-time and within budget and to ensure that a fully competent operational organization is hired and trained.
- Bakrychik Mining Venture – Almaty and Auezov Kazakhstan
Project Director Russia
HIGH RIVER GOLD
Toronto
10.2006 - 01.2007
- Project Director responsible for the development, construction, start-up, and commissioning of a 4,000 TPD gold processing plant located in Siberia. Responsibilities also included ensuring that all areas of this project are engineered and planned to meet objectives, including productivity, timing, safety, environment and budget and uses the best technology available within the acceptable limits of legal, technical and financial risk. The current estimated capital cost is $111 million which includes pre-stripping and mining costs. The gold recovery process uses a crushing and grinding circuit followed by a cyanidation circuit and a carbon-in-pulp (CIP) plant. The tailings are transported by gravity through a pipeline to a tailings filtration plant where the slurry is dewatered to produce semi-dry tailings solid. Using four pressure filters, the semi-dry tailings are placed in a lined engineered impoundment. The facility is designed with a zero-discharge water recovery system.
- Berezitovy Project – Siberia Russia
Project Manager International Operations
NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
Denver, Colorado
01.1996 - 01.2006
- Responsible for the following projects:
- Ahafo Mine Site – Ahafo, Ghana West Africa (2006)
- Site Manager of Projects at the Ahafo Gold Mine in Ghana West Africa responsible for developing and implementing an ongoing Project Department including Civil Construction, Mine Water Management, Project Engineering, and Construction Management to support a 24,000 TPD open-pit gold mine, process plant and site infrastructure.
- Phoenix Project - Battle Mountain, Nevada 2004 – 2006
- Zarafshan - ZNJV Zarafshan, Uzbekistan 2001 – 2004
- Minera Yanacocha S.R.L Cajamarca/Lima, Peru 1999 – 2001
- P.T. Newmont Nusa Tengara, Batu Hijau Mine, Sumbawa, Indonesia 1999
- P.T. Newmont Minahasa Raya, Minahasa Mine, North Sulawesi, Indonesia 1996 – 1999
Education
BS - Forestry/Forest Management
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, Michigan01.1974
Skills
Strong analytical abilities and critical thinking
Innovative problem-solver
Able to work with limited supervision
Good communication skills and time management
Exceptional collaborative abilities with experience in leadership roles Creativity
Problem-solving skills
Listening skills
Prioritization
Ability to work under pressure
Creativity and Detail Oriented
Interpersonal Skills
Project Management
Structural Design
mathematical skills
Mechanical skills
Teamwork and collaboration
Certification
OSHA Hazardous Waste Management Training per CFR 1910.120
Timeline
Construction Manager
NEVADA COPPER INC.
11.2013 - 01.2014
Project Manager
AMES CONSTRUCTION
10.2012 - 11.2013
Project Director – Feasibility Study
SUN – GOLD
06.2012 - 10.2012
Construction Manager – Underground Mine Expansion
FREEPORT MCMORAN
01.2012 - 05.2012
Project Manager – Process
KINROSS GOLD COMPANY
12.2011 - 01.2012
Construction Manager
KAZAKHMYS LLC
01.2011 - 11.2011
Project Manager
GUYANA GOLDFIELDS
02.2010 - 12.2010
General Director/Country Manager Kazakhstan
IVANHOE MINES LIMITED
01.2007 - 12.2009
Project Director Russia
HIGH RIVER GOLD
10.2006 - 01.2007
Project Manager International Operations
NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
01.1996 - 01.2006
BS - Forestry/Forest Management
Michigan Technological University