Niyazi Mert Şener

As Underground Mine Geologist at New Liberty Gold Mine Project,

• Managed the geological team to ensure efficient operations and compliance with safety regulations.
• Supervised ore stock areas to facilitate production planning.
• Calculated the tons and grades extracted from the mine, and managed ore blending and tracking.
• Conducted geological interpretation and updated mine and district models to identify ore-controlling structures.
• Mapped faces and monitored sample headings in the underground mine to advance ore body knowledge.
• Planned and supervised drilling activities to identify ore targets.
• Prepared and presented monthly, weekly, and daily reports.
• Followed QA/QC procedures, including sample preparation, insertion, and database control.

Project New Liberty Gold Mine - Liberia

• Conducted investigation into the structure and evolution of the field, with a particular focus on the eastern part of Turkey and its natural resources.
• Developed exploration programs for mineral and base metal sites.
• Executed surveys and geological mapping of promising sites, while also gathering and recording samples and data, including rock chip, soil, and stream sediment samples.
• Managed projects, including conducting CRD Fe exploration in Elazig-Baskil and lateritic Ni, Cr exploration in Kayseri-Pinarbasi.

• Follow-up and control of underground and surface drilling, management of drilling teams, follow-up of drilling materials inventory and cost analysis
• Researching of underground faults and ores and logging of cores in detail by international standards (Umrek and Jorc etc.)
• Conducting field studies (Geological mapping, Sampling, Outcrop tracking, etc.) Transferring the data collected from the drillings and field studies to the computer environment and modeling them on the Netcad program
• Project: Canakkale-Kalkim Skarn Lead-Zinc Mine and Exporation

• Site management, team control and management of hiring process
• Controlling of NQ, HQ, PQ core drilling works
• Follow-up and procurement of equipment
• Responsible for in-hole slope-direction measurements (Devico DeviShot), in-hole continuous measurement (Devico DeviGyro), Core orientation (Devico DeviCore BBT)
• Performing sludge tests (Viscosity, sand content, sludge weight, water content and chlorine ratio analysis), logging of sedimentary units according to international standards and preparing of daily and weekly reports
• Completed projects; Aksaray-Tuz Lake: Natural Gas Underground Storage Facility Drilling Project (BOTAS - IC ICTAS) Kayseri Develi: Gold Mine Exploration Drilling Project (Centerra Gold-Öksüt Mining) Malatya-Kuluncak: Lead-Zinc Exploration Drilling Project (Eczacibasi ESAN)