Robert E. Cameron, Ph.D.
Ammonite Resources is honored to announce that distinguished mining engineer Dr. Robert Cameron has become an associate of Ammonite and is now our Senior Mining Engineer. Dr. Cameron has over 40 years of experience in classical and computerized geostatistical analysis of ore reserves, mine planning, mine design, computerized studies for mine production optimization, ultimate pit limit optimization, mine efficiency studies, equipment selection and utilization and operations research. He is also an expert in mineral commodity studies, computer modeling of commodities, and remediation of abandoned mine sites. Bob Cameron has completed geostatistical estimations or resource and reserve reviews or audits on over 350 mining properties worldwide during his career.
Currently, Dr. Cameron is a Registered Member of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration and a Member and Qualified Person of the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America in mining and ore reserves. He meets the requirements for “Competent Person,” as defined in the Australasian JORC Code and the requirements for “Qualified Person,” as defined in Canadian National Instrument (NI) 43-101 for the purpose of Mining and Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimation and reporting. In addition, he is an Associate Mineral Appraiser of the International Institute of Mineral Appraisers. He holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mining Engineering from The University of Utah. In his “spare time” Bob teaches courses and lectures in geostatistics, mine planning, mine systems analysis, and mine valuation and engineering economics at the Colorado School of Mines and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Dr. Cameron is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Colorado School of Mines.
Ammonite Managing Partner Skip Hobbs noted that the addition of Bob Cameron to the Ammonite Associates vastly expands the firm’s expertise in the mining industry. Much of Ammonite’s mining consulting work Hobbs said, has been as consults to counsel in mining securities litigation, starting with the multi-billion dollar Canadian Bre-X gold scandal in 1997. Dr. Cameron is a perfect candidate as an expert witness in mining litigation where there are disputes in mineral resource and proven reserve estimates and their fair market value.