I am quite positive this Matt Bender IS the Newmont guy.
From Pre-feasibility study:
http://www.copperfoxmetals.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=319027&_Type=News-Releases&_Title=Copper-Fox-Metals-Announces-Positive-Results-of-Preliminary-Feasibility-Stu...
The NI 43-101 compliant PFS was undertaken by a team led by Matt R. Bender, P.E., Director of Process, Mining & Metals of Samuel Engineering, Inc of Denver, Colorado and independent Qualified Person who is the signatory of the PFS report.
From linkedIN:
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=39532303&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=LOhl&locale=en_US&srchid=c29e5c30-4d4a-4501-afdf-4ba63473ffda-0&srchindex=7&srchtotal=89&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_*1_Matt_Bender_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link
Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Mining & Metals industry
May 2007– December 2008 (1 year 8 months)
Responsible for the direction, management, and growth of the process and metallurgy group (currently at 14). Direct all facets of technical and development activities to support existing clients and new clients. Hire key support personnel to fill the process/metallurgical/project engineering/study manager needs. Responsible for business development and marketing the process/metallurgy capabilities. Collaborate with other members of senior management to optimize development plans and resource activities in consideration of short and long range business strategies, goals, and objectives. Project Manager for multiple projects ranging from Scoping Studies to Bankable Feasibility Studies and Canadian NI43-101 Technical Reports (ranging from $250 million to $3 billion). Qualified Person and author for NI43-101 reports.
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Public Company; 10,001+ employees; NEM; Mining & Metals industry
March 2010– Present (2 years 7 months)
Organize and lead select Order of Magnitude, Stage 1 and Stage 2 studies across the Newmont organization while providing leadership and technical support to Newmont Capital due diligence evaluations. Ensure the Capital Effectiveness philosophy and Stage Gate process is consistently applied to all Newmont assessments. Continuously focus the study team(s) to provide Newmont with a competitive advantage, by leveraging cross functional expertise throughout the organization to identify innovative approaches and new business opportunities. Facilitate Stage 1 & 2 studies from planning through execution, documentation, gate review, and gate decision.
