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