Imparte: Phil Benghiat holds an MSci in Geology and MSc in Hydrogeology and is a senior hydrologist and hydrogeologist. He has over 10 years professional experience across a broad range of mining projects specialising in GoldSim water balance and chemical mass balance modelling, and surface water management. He has been the architect of GoldSim models for a range of mine sites at stages of development spanning pre-feasibility through operations and into closure. His experience in surface water management includes hydrometric network design and installation, rainfall analysis, rainfall-runoff modelling, and outline design of surface water conveyance channels and sediment retention ponds. He has worked on projects across a range of climatic conditions including mine sites in Zambia, Eritrea, Mali, Mauritania, Ghana, Macedonia, Indonesia, Peru, and Dominican Republic.”.
