Under Construction: A Perspective on Elements of Project Management in the Mining Industry

Christine Petch  

Deputy Project Manager – Greenstone Gold Mines

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Under Construction: A Perspective on Elements of Project Management in the Mining Industry

Christine is the founder of CPetch Consulting, which has been providing fit-for-purpose project management and risk management solutions for the mineral resources sector since 2014. She is currently Deputy Project Manager for Greenstone Gold Mines, a 60/40 partnership between Equinox Gold and Orion Mine Finance for the joint development of the Greenstone Project.

Prior to consulting, Christine spent 20 years with Falconbridge/Xstrata/Glencore where she worked on many exploration projects and is credited with the discovery of the Kikialik nickel deposit (Raglan Mine, Québec). She was Site Manager for a pre-feasibility project in Tanzania and held a variety of senior corporate roles within the business development, sustainability and strategic leadership teams.

Christine is currently on the boards of Quebec Nickel and the East York Leaning Experience, an adult literacy not-for-profit. She is also a member of PDAC Human Resources Development Committee.

In this lunch & learn session, Christine will provide a brief overview of the Greenstone Project, which is progressing well and remains on budget and on schedule to pour gold in the first half of 2024. This will be followed by a discussion on what she sees as key aspects of project management based on her experiences that include managing exploration projects in the Arctic, a pre-feasibility project in Tanzania and her current role with Greenstone Gold Mines.