Will Coverdale

Will Coverdale is a seasoned Mining Engineer with 14 years of extensive experience in mining operational and technical aspects, spanning across diverse underground and open-cut projects in Australasia, Central Asia, China, and East-Africa. Beginning his career in Australia with Byrnecut as a Project Engineer and Miner, working for clients like Newcrest, Goldfields, and Aditya Birla, he later transitioned to freelance engineering roles, including managing the Mt Charlotte project for Barrick-Newmont JV in Kalgoorlie. Will's international experience involved providing planning services and conducting project technical studies in countries like Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Eritrea, focusing on open-cut development and expansion projects in Mongolia and the Philippines.

Will Coverdale holds educational qualifications including a Certificate in Underground Shift Boss Competency from the Department of Mines and Petroleum, Western Australia, an Executive MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management, a BEng in Mining from The University of Queensland, and another BEng in Mining from UNSW. He has held various roles in different organizations, including co-founding The CloudMiner Ltd as a Mining Analyst, working as a Mining Consultant at Coverdaleco, serving as a Mining Engineer at Leighton Contractors (Asia) Ltd, and holding positions like Tunnel Engineer at Costain & Morgan Est Pty Ltd, Tunnel Engineer at Morgan Sindall, Planning Engineer (Underground Sub-Level) at Oriel Resources Plc, Production Engineer (Underground Remnant Mining) at Barrick Gold Corporation, and Project Engineer (Underground) at Byrnecut Pty Ltd.