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Sepor Services LLC
In early 2019, a group of colleagues sat down and commiserated, from both perspectives, how junior and mid-tier mining companies were at the mercy of ever-expanding teams of specialists thrust upon them when engaging engineering firms to assist with preliminary project studies. Often, these studies are virtually completed by the mining company, and require an independent review only.
We had all been on one side of the table or the other with a group of 2 or 3 mining executives that were conferencing with a dozen or more QPs in time zones that crossed half the globe. And the mining company is of course paying hourly rates for all, whether needed or not.
Sepor Services LLC was the result of our conversation. We use our multi-jurisdictional, multi-faceted expertise to provide the independent review and guidance that a project requires to get through preliminary economic assessment, prefeasibility or just a preliminary ‘sanity check’. We are not focused on the large feasibility studies, but the steps that a project needs to traverse in order to reach the feasibility study stage. We can prepare the
Prefeasibility Study or the Preliminary Economic Assessment for your project required to advance your project to the next phase without draining your treasury.
For more information, please contact Tim Miller at (310)233-7355 or (954)854-5142 or you can email [email protected].
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President and CEO of Sepor Inc.
• MBA Webster University
• Prior was CEO of Atacama Minerals Corp
• VP of Goldcorp, Central America
Founder and CEO of Consultoría y Tecnología Ambiental (CTA)
More than 20+ years of experience working in the precious and base metals mining industry. He has international experience with design and implementation of environmental baseline and monitoring programs, as well as site assessments, ESIAs, permitting, compliance and cyanide code auditing, and implementation of the Mining Association of Canada’s TSM (toward sustainable mining) for Tailings Storage Facilities
CEO of CTA Environmental Consultants since 2000; he was previously the head of the Guatemalan EPA for 2 years. He also has academic experience in Water Resources Management in Germany and Guatemala. His credential include
• Certified gold mining technical auditor by the International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI).
• Certified TSM auditor by the Mining Association of Canada (MAC).
• Ph.D. (Dr.-Ing.) Water Resources and Hydrology, 1991: University of Hannover in Germany.
• M.Sc. Hydrology, 1987: University of San Carlos in Guatemala.
• BS. Civil Engineer, 1984: University of San Carlos in Guatemala.
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General manager Sepor Inc. & Sepor Services LL
Mr. Palma is a Chilean Construction Engineer with a Masters in Civil Engineering with 38+ years of national and international professional experience in construction, mining consulting and engineering. He is a Qualified Person and Member of, ASCE, CI-ASCE, AISC and the Registro Público de Personas Competentes en Recursos y Reservas Mineras in Chile and former Member of AusIMM and SAIMM.
ACTIVE ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP
American Society for Civil Engineering (ASCE). Since 2003
CRIRSCO. Since 2012. Qualified Person for Project Managment in Mining Projects in the “Registro Público de
Personas Competentes en Recursos y Reservas Mineras de Chile”.
American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). Since 2020
• Masters in Civil Engineering Geotechnical and Infrastructure
• University of Hannover (Germany) October 1992– January 1995
• Diplom Bauingenieur, professional degree recognition, Germany 1991
• Construction Engineer. University La Serena, October 1978 – January 1985
• Construction Engineer. Updated Degree at University La Serena, 1998