Our Team

Specialists in mining, geotechnology and explosives.

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Specialists in mining, geotechnology and explosives. -

Principal Engineer - Mining & Explosives

Greg Dala

Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland - Mining - RPEQ (27790)

Chartered Professional Mining Engineer - CP Mining - MAusIMM

Post Graduate Certificate in Mining Engineering (GradCert) - UNSW

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Global - James Cook University

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Mining Engineering - PNG Unitech

Certificate IV in Training and Assessing (TAE)

Certificate III in Emergency Response and Mine Rescue

Licensed Shotfirer in Queensland and Western Australia

QLD and WA Explosives Security Clearance Holder

Greg is an experienced mining professional with 20 years of mining engineering and operations experience across Australia, Africa, Mongolia and Papua New Guinea. Greg’s extensive experience includes roles as Mines Inspector for Resources Safety and Health Queensland, Drill and Blast Superintendent at the Oyu Tolgoi Mine and Mine Ventilation Officer and mining engineering and operational roles.

He is a native English speaker, who also speaks, French, Bahasa Indonesia & Tok Pisin (PNG).

Core areas of expertise:

  • Regulatory compliance and Safety and Health Management Systems

  • Drill and Blast Technical and Operations

  • Explosives Management

  • Emergency Management Mine Rescue

  • Mine Engineering and Mine Planning

  • Mine Ventilation

Contact:

Email: greg.dala@dalcore.com.au Mobile: +61 493968458

Principal Engineer - Geotechnical & Hydrology

Wilfried Claeys

Registered Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) of The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)

Master’s Degree in Geology and Earth Science - Ghent University

Graduate Diploma in Rock Mechanics - University of the Witwatersrand

Diploma in Formation Evaluation Downhole Geophysics - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.

Wilfried is a Rock Mechanics Engineer with over 40 years of international experience in underground and open pit mining with extensive experience in Africa, Asia, and North- and South-America.

He operates fluently in in English, Dutch, and French, and also has a functional knowledge of German and Afrikaans.

Core areas of expertise:

  • Major mining methods (e.g., room and pillar, longhole stoping, sublevel caving)

  • Hydraulic backfill design

  • Geohazard risk management

  • Tailings storage facilities

  • Engineering geology and hydrogeology

Contact:

Email: wilfried.claeys@dalcore.com.au Mobile: +1 236 668-4373