​Mine ES People

Mine ES currently employs four Mining Engineers. This page provides a brief summary of their skills, experience and availability. Please contact dave.pearce@minees.com.au if you would like further details.

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Dave Pearce - Director of Mine ES / Senior Mining Engineer

• 18 years experience in underground hard rock mining in Australia
• Bachelor of Engineering (Mining Engineering) (First Class Honours), West Australian School of Mines (WASM), 2007
• WA First Class Mine Managers Certificate
• Experience in roles such as Senior Mining Engineer, Senior Production Engineer, Deputy Alternate Underground Manager, Mine Planning Engineer, Mid-Term Scheduling Engineer, Deswik CAD & Scheduler Trainer, Production Engineer, D&B Engineer, Registered Ventilation Officer
• Software skills include Deswik CAD, Deswik Scheduler, Surpac, Vulcan, Ringking

     Availability: Dave Pearce is currently booked out until 17th Oct 2025


Jon Hamilton - Senior Mining Engineer

• 16 years experience in underground hard rock mining in Australia
• Bachelor of Engineering (Mining Engineering) (Honours), West Australian School of Mines (WASM), 2009
• Certificate IV in Project Management
• JORC Code Reporting course certificate (AusIMM)
• Experience in roles such as Principal Engineer, Senior Mining Engineer, Long Term Planning Engineer, Mine Planning Engineer, Production Engineer, D&B Engineer
• Software skills include Deswik CAD, Deswik Scheduler, Deswik SO, Vulcan, Surpac, Ringking

    Availability: Jon Hamilton is currently booked out until 20th Sep 2025 

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Jarrad Strelein-Fox - Senior Mining Engineer

• 12 years experience in underground hard rock mining in Australia
• Bachelor of Engineering (Mining Engineering), University of Western Australia (UWA) 2013
• WA First Class Mine Managers Certificate
• Experience in roles such as Alternate Underground Mine Manager, Senior Mining Engineer, Senior Production Engineer, Planning Engineer, Drill & Blast Engineer, Production Engineer
• Software skills include Deswik CAD, Deswik D&B, Vulcan

    Availability: Jarrad Strelein-Fox is currently booked out until 1st Oct 2025


Yibo Zhang - Senior Mining Engineer

• 13 years experience in mining in Australia (underground and surface mining)
• Bachelor of Engineering (Mining Engineering) (Honours), University of Western Australia (UWA) 2012
• WA First Class Mine Managers Certificate
• Experience in roles such as Alternate Underground Mine Manager, Senior Mining Engineer, Senior Production Engineer, Production Engineer
• Software skills include Deswik CAD

    Availability: Yibo Zhang is currently booked out until 1st Oct 2025