Staff Profile

Overview

Chris works as a Principal Consultant in Resource Geology and Geostatistics. With 30 years' experience in the mining industry, he has a wide range of operational experience in multiple commodities across a diverse client base of major mining companies. This depth and breadth of experience gives Chris a comprehensive understanding of how to add value throughout the mining value chain from exploration and feasibility studies to operations. Having learned from some of the best in the business, Chris draws on a wealth of technical expertise, which he has applied in open-cut and underground scenarios for most commodities both in Australia and internationally.

Career Summary

Manna Hill Geoconsulting (August 2017 to present). Principal Consultant - Brisbane
Quantitative Group Pty Ltd (January 2006 - July 2017, Acquired by ARANZ Geo in November 2014) . Principal Consultant - Perth and Brisbane Offices.
MPI Mines Pty Ltd (February 2004 - December 2005) Senior Resource Geologist - Stawell Gold Mine, Resource Geologist - Stawell Gold Mine
BHPBillton (September 2001 - January 2004). Senior Resource Geologist - Newman, Resource Geologist - Newman
WMC Resources (April 2000 - September 2001) Senior Mine Geologist - Three Springs WA
WMC Resources (September 1997 -March 2000) Resource Geologist - Melbourne Office
WMC Resources (November 1994 - August 1997) Mine Geologist - Leinster WA
WMC Resources (February 1993 - January 1994) Junior Geologist - WA

Qualifications and Memberships

Qualifications

M.Sc. Geostatistics - Adelaide, 2010
M.Sc. Ore Deposit Geology and Evaluation - UWA, 1999
B.Sc. (Hons) Geology - UWA, 1994
B.Sc. Geology - ANU, 1992

Memberships

Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG)
Member of Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AUSIMM)

Publications

De-Vitry, C., 2014. The Person Factor in Resources and Reserves. Monograph 30 - Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Estimation - The AusIMM Guide to Good Practice - Second Edition (The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).

De-Vitry, C., 2014. Identifying and dealing with outliers in Resource estimation. Ninth International Mine Geology Conference 2014, Mine Geology Through the Value Chain, 18th - 20th August 2014, Adelaide South Australia. (The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).

De-Vitry, C., Vann, J., and Arvidson, H., 2014. Multivariate iron ore deposit resource estimation - a practitioner's guide to selecting methods. Monograph 30: Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Estimation - The AusIMM Guide to Good Practice. (The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne). This is a republication of the 2010 paper.

De-Vitry C., 2013. Simulation of Correlated Assay Variables - A Case Study from the Yandi Channel Iron Deposit. In Iron Ore 2013, 12-14 August 2013, Perth, Australia, (The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).

De-Vitry, C., Vann, J., and Arvidson, H., 2010. Multivariate iron ore deposit resource estimation - a practitioner's guide to selecting methods. Applied Earth Science (Trans. Inst. Min. Metall. B) 2010 Vol. 119 No. 3: pp. 154-165.

De-Vitry C., Vann, J. and Arvidson, H., 2007. A Guide to Selecting the Optimal Method of Resource Estimation for Multivariate Iron Ore Deposits, in: Iron Ore 2007, 20-22 August, 2007, Perth Australia: pp 67-77, (The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).

De-Vitry C., 2005. Utilising Statistics and Geostatistics to Validate, Characterise and Improve Geological Domaining: A Case study from BHP Billiton's Yandi Channel Iron Deposit, in Iron Ore 2005, 19-21 September 2005, Perth, Australia, (The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).

De-Vitry C., 2005. Alternatives to Conditional Simulation for the Estimation of Iron Grade Distributions: A Case Study From BHP Billiton's Mt Whaleback Operations, in Iron Ore 2005, 19-21 September 2005, Perth, Australia, (The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).

De-Vitry C., 2002. Resource Classification: A Case Study From the Joffre Hosted Iron Ore of BHP Billiton's Mt Whaleback Operations, in Iron Ore 2002, 9-11 September 2002, Perth, Australia, pp 127-136, (The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).

De-Vitry C., 2002. A Geologists Guide to Destroying Shareholder Value and a Business Improvement Model to Insure Against it, in AUSIMM Value Tracking Symposium, Brisbane Qld, 7-8 October 2002, pp 109-113, (The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).

De-Vitry C., Libby J W and Langworthy , P J, 1998. Rocky's Reward Nickel Deposit, in Geology of Australian and Papua New Guinean Mineral Deposits (Eds: D A Berkman and D H Mackenzie), The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne.

Broome, J. et al, 1998. Agnew Gold Deposits, in Geology of Australian and Papua New Guinean Mineral Deposits, (Eds: D A Berkman and D H Mackenzie), pp 315-320 (The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).