Douglas Sands, P.Eng

Over 4 decades international professional experience in mine site operations & engineering, project management, project development, EPCM and mine site management in the hard-rock gold & base metal industries, including 20 years at Mine Manager, Contract Manager and Project Manager levels. Highly experienced in underground mining technologies, contract estimating, mine planning, mine operating and project evaluation.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

  • B. Applied Sc. - Mining Engineering – Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, 1979

  • Professional Engineer - Ontario - since 1981

  • Professional Engineer - Newfoundland - since 2019

SELECTED INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND PROJECT LOCATIONS

CANADA

  • Geco mine – Manitouwadge, Ontario – Copper/zinc mine/mill

  • Golden Giant mine – Marathon, Ontario – Gold mine/mill

  • Winston Lake – Schreiber, Ontario – Zinc/copper mine/mill

  • David Bell mine – Marathon, Ontario – Gold mine/mill

  • Montcalm mine – Timmins, Ontario – Nickel mine

  • Lalor mine – Snow Lake, Manitoba – zinc mine/mill

  • Cochenour mine – Red Lake, Ontario – gold mine/mill

  • Musselwhite mine – Thunder Bay, Ontario – gold mine/mill

  • Voisey’s Bay mine – Nain, Labrador – Nickel/Cobalt mine/mill

UNITED STATES

  • Balmat Mine – Gouverneur, New York - underground zinc mine

  • Stillwater Mine - Montana - underground platinum mine

MEXICO

  • La Colorada - Zacatecas - underground silver mine/mill

AFRICA

  • Bougrine - Tunisia - underground silver/lead mine/mill

ASIA

  • Oyu Tolgoi – Gobi, Mongolia – underground gold/copper mine/mill