Micheal Harvie
Butte,MT
Summary
Results-driven management professional with proven ability to lead teams to success. Strong focus on team collaboration, operational efficiency, and achieving measurable outcomes. Adept at strategic planning, process improvement, and fostering culture of accountability and excellence. Known for adaptability and consistently meeting changing organizational needs.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager of Engineering and Geology
Montana Resources
05.2018 - 02.2025
- Accountable for all mine planning projects, short to long-planning, geologic modeling, geotechnical engineering, surveying, development and exploration drilling
- Supports annual operating and capital budgets, ensuring long-range operating objectives are met
- Responsible for the Yankee Doodle Tailings Impoundment (YDTI) construction and monitoring
- Implemented real time monitoring of YDTI and Berkeley Pit
- Work closely with Environmental Department and Engineer of Record for permitting of future expansion of the tailings impoundment
- Oversee multi-million-dollar projects to ensure quality and quantity of work being performed meets the operation's needs
- Participate and fully support all safety processes by providing support to all departments on safety issues, conducting safety meetings, audits, and contacts
- Addresses any safety concern with utmost importance
- Supervise up to six technical staff providing planning, scheduling, mine designs, surveying, geological and geotechnical services
- Responsible for the development of Life of Mine to weekly mine plans to ensure production requirements were met
- Oversee the developmental and exploration drilling programs around the minesite to improve ore reserves
- Oversee the annual Site Investigation drilling programs on the Yankee Doodle Tailings Impoundment (YDTI)
- Oversee the installation and maintenance of the real time monitoring systems on the YDTI which has over 100 sites including vibrating wire piezometers, inclinometer wells, in place inclinometers, Geo4Sight, and GNSS equipment
- Incorporated real time monitoring system to the Berkeley and Continental Pits
- Work closely with the Environmental Department, Engineer of Record and Independent Review Panel to ensure the proper operation and maintenance of the Yankee Doodle Tailings Impoundment
- Developed operating budgets and tracked costs for Engineering and Geology Department throughout tenure
- Oversee multi-million dollar projects that included the West Embankment Drain, On-Site Containment, Moulton Reservoir Municipal Water Line Relocation, and HorseShoe Bend Drain and Buttress Project
- Worked closely with contractors and consultants to ensure work quality and schedules were met
- Tracked project costs to ensure all projects were completed under budget
- Improved the geotechnical program by incorporating radar systems, I-Site laser scanner, satellite imagery, robotic total station and real time monitoring
- Work closely with consultants to improve the geologic and block model development, geotechnical/hydrogeology understanding of the minesite
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Controlled costs to keep business operating within budget and increase profits.
- Managed budgets effectively, ensuring optimal financial performance while investing in necessary resources for business growth.
- Organized professional development programs for staff, leading to improved performance and skill sets.
Principal Engineer
Teck Alaska - Red Dog Mine
04.2017 - 05.2018
- Accountable for mine operations projects, short and mid-range planning, ensuring mine operation is consistent with safe practices, governmental regulations, and production and financial objectives
- Supporting preparation of annual operating and capitals budget, ensuring long-range operating objectives of Red Dog Mine are met
- Established best practices in design methodology, resulting in increased efficiency and consistency across projects.
- Championed continuous improvement initiatives, promoting a culture of innovation and excellence within the organization.
Chief Mine Engineer
Teck Alaska - Red Dog Mine
11.2012 - 04.2017
- Accountable for both short and mid-range planning, ensuring mine operation is consistent with safe practices, governmental regulations, and production and financial objectives
- Responsible for overseeing planning and scheduling, mine design, surveying, geological and geotechnical duties
- Responsible to the initiation and execution of studies to address problems, improve safety, increase production and efficiency, while reducing costs
- Ensured Life of Mine to weekly mining plans represented the most cost-effective method of ore removal, consistent with safe and environmentally sound practices, and mining regulations
- Responsible for the development of detailed economic analysis to determine optimal equipment replacement strategy for the mine
- Accountable for ensuring major mine construction projects are technically sound, economically viable and completed on schedule and within budget constraints
- Developed production and cost budgets for mine operations and mine maintenance departments over past 10 years
- Operating budgets ranged from $60M to $70M depending on mine production goals and capital budgets ranged from $5M to $10M
- Track costs and reported variances against budget
- Assisted in preparation of budgets for Mine Operations, Mine Technical, Surface Crew, Travel, Port Operations and Distribution
- Supervised up to 21 technical staff providing planning, scheduling, mine designs, surveying, geological and geotechnical duties
- Co-Championed Mine-2-Mill Initiative with Chief Metallurgist to improve concentrate production and maximize profitability through the optimization of geologic analysis, blasting, crushing, and blending of ore
- Facilitator for Courageous Safety Leadership process to improve safety culture throughout mine site
- Provides relief for the Operating Superintendent in the absence of the Operation Superintendent-Mining and Port
Senior Production Mine Engineer
Teck Alaska - Red Dog Mine
04.2011 - 11.2012
- Accountable for developing mine plans, both short and mid-range planning, to ensure optimized for safety and production
- Responsible for overseeing planning and scheduling, mine design, surveying, geological and geotechnical duties
- Ensured that daily, weekly, monthly and yearly mine production targets were met
- Provided support and direction to the drill and blast crew to ensure the delivery of quality blasting plans and was ATF responsible person for site
- Support the short-range Engineers to confirm weekly plans are in line with the monthly plan and budget and were clearly understood by the operations group
- Provided report on mine production to Senior Management and explained rational for any variances from the production plan
- Monitored equipment performance on productivity and utilization on a daily and weekly basis
- Overseen mine projects to ensure quality and quantity of work being performed met the operation's needs
- Provided an effective engineering service and ensured maximum utilization of skills by developing staff, identifying training needs, and evaluating performances
- Contributed to cost control by coordinating annual budget preparation, monitoring and analyzing cost and explaining variances
- Ensured that all engineering services provided complied with environmental regulations and programs
Chief Mine Engineer
Thompson Creek Mining Company
01.2000 - 11.2010
- Lead and assisted in maintaining a no lost time and zero reportable accident rate in engineering department for over 16 years
- Assisted in maintaining a no lost time record at Thompson Creek Mine for 4 consecutive years
- Instrumental in increasing mine life by eight years through developmental drilling program and maintaining mine operations during periods of low market prices
- Instrumental in tracking operational costs and reducing operational costs by improving mining efficiencies and cost saving programs
- Participated and fully supported all safety processes by providing support to all departments on safety issues, conducting safety meetings, audits, and contacts
- Addressed any safety concern with utmost importance
- Prioritize and manage all engineering activities including the exploration and developmental drilling, mine modeling, reserve/resource estimations, surveying, ore control, short and long planning, scheduling, pit dewatering, slope stability, dump designs, reclamation, and special projects
- Developed production and cost budgets for mine operations and mine maintenance departments over past 10 years
- Budgets ranged from $12M to $70M depending on mine production goals and manpower varied between 70 to 370 people
- Track costs and reported variances against budget
- Increased mine production by improving slope monitoring systems, pit dewatering systems, improving equipment utilization and mobility, equipment replacement selections, and improving pit designs and roads
- Work closely with mine operations to increase mining efficiencies and increase mine production
- Cross trained as mine superintendent
- Managed special projects from +$20M contract mining for waste stripping to +$100k mine reserve review
- Managed and supervised $650k project to remove old bridge and replace new 180ft steel bridge on access road in 6 weeks, on time and on budget
- Work closely with Environmental Department on reclamation bonding issues and EIS process for future mine expansion
- Provide plans for waste dumps, reclaiming of pit areas, cost estimate reviews for bonds, and assisted with informational meetings with federal and state agencies
- Work closely with consultants on many environmental issues
- Supervised environmental projects and monitored costs and schedules when required
- Secured and provided pertinent data which lead to the sale of Thompson Creek to Blue Pearl
- Managed several different consultants in exploration consultation, exploration drilling, mine block modeling, mine scheduling and 43-101 reviews of mine reserves and resources
- Monitored blast contractor and was responsible person for TCM blasting permit
Mine Engineer
Thompson Creek Mining Company
01.1994 - 01.2000
- Started performing Ore Control and surveying duties and progressed to short/long range planning engineer
- Worked closely with mine operations and mill to meet production goals
- Supervised surveyors and assisted, when necessary, performed all mine surveying and blast pattern layout and monthly volumetric calculations
- Managed blast hole assays and made ore/waste classifications
- Closely tracked blast hole assays and block model to ensure block modeling reconciliation
- Monitored mine block model/ blast hole reconciliations and mine / mill grade reconciliations
- Mine and mill reconciliation averaged below 3% variance
- Reported monthly volumetric reports, mine reports and reconciliations
- Designed economic pits and phased laybacks for various market conditions
- Produces mine reserves reports based upon laybacks
- Provided short- and long-range planning requirements for mine production, including equipment requirements, manpower needs and production goals
- Produce several mining budgeting and forecasting scenarios for different market conditions
- Assisted in budget development for mining projects, identifying opportunities to reduce costs without compromising quality or safety.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID12-1990
Skills
- Team leadership
- Time management
- Decision-making
- Verbal and written communication
- Complex Problem-solving
- Staff training and development
- Staff management
- Task delegation
Timeline
Manager of Engineering and Geology
Montana Resources
05.2018 - 02.2025
Principal Engineer
Teck Alaska - Red Dog Mine
04.2017 - 05.2018
Chief Mine Engineer
Teck Alaska - Red Dog Mine
11.2012 - 04.2017
Senior Production Mine Engineer
Teck Alaska - Red Dog Mine
04.2011 - 11.2012
Chief Mine Engineer
Thompson Creek Mining Company
01.2000 - 11.2010
Mine Engineer
Thompson Creek Mining Company
01.1994 - 01.2000
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
University of Idaho
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