Mr. James Powell, M.Eng., P.Eng., is the Area Manager for Mine and Infrastructure with
Alderon Iron Ore Corp. Mr. Powell has academic training in civil, geotechnical and
mining engineering and has over 15 years of experience in mining, geotechnical, and
civil engineering.
Mr. Powell’s previous consulting engineering career included engineering and
environmental project work with NL, Canadian, and international mining companies
covering all stages of the mining life cycle from early exploration, through environmental
and economic assessment, operations and on into mine rehabilitation and closure. This
experience includes secondment roles to operating mines such as IOCC and Wabush
Mines' Scully Mine, and long-term engineering consultation relationships with several
mining companies from early mine planning and development through to operations. Mr.
Powell’s consulting experience included management of the geotechnical and mining
engineering group for Newfoundland and Labrador at Stantec Consulting Ltd, and
management of large (up to multi-million dollar value), multidisciplinary mining-related
projects for exploration, mine development, and operating mining companies, and the
Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
As Area Manager of Mine and Infrastructures for Alderon Iron Ore Ltd, Mr. Powell is
primarily responsible for the design and construction of the Labrador West open pit
mine and general infrastructure including roads, rail, bridges, non-process buildings,
tailings management facility, mine waste dumps, maintenance facility, sedimentation
ponds, fuel storage and delivery, and water supply and effluent treatment systems.
Mr. Powell has held positions on the Board of Directors for the Consulting Engineers of
Newfoundland and Labrador since 2006 as Director, President, and now Past
President. James has also been involved with Mining Industry NL since 2006 as a past
Director and in support of committees.