MINERALS ADVISORY GROUP, LLC
ROGER A. NEWELL
REGISTRATION
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Registered Professional Geologist, South Carolina, #395
EDUCATION
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Ph.D., Mineral Exploration, Stanford University, 1974
Dissertation Topic: Exploration Geology and geochemistry of the Tombstone District
Cochise County, Arizona. A mining district study supported by The Anaconda Company and
by Placer-Amex.
Henry DeWitt Smith Award, 1973 – 1974, for outstanding scholarship
AIME's Evan Just Award for the most outstanding Berkeley/Stanford graduate student
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M.Sc., Economic Geology, Colorado School of Mines, 1971
Thesis Topic: Geology and geochemistry of the Northern Drum Mountains, Juab County,
Utah. A caldera exploration thesis supported by The Anaconda Company.
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B.Sc., Geology, University of Oregon, Eugene, 1965
Emphasis in mineral exploration and mining geology.
QUALIFICATIONS
Responsible for world-class gold discoveries and mineral property development. Works closely with
leaders, including CEO's in the exploration and mining community. Strong leadership and management
skills and works well in multi-disciplinary environments.
Achievements include doctorate in mineral exploration, record of major exploration discoveries,
negotiating joint ventures, resolution of major legal disputes, mineral property acquisitions and managing
budgets exceeding $10 million.
EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
1997 – Present, Minerals Advisory Group, LLC, Principal
Consulting company providing advisory and appraisal services to mining companies, governments and
financial institutions.
1996 – Present, Independent Consulting Geologist
1989 – 1995, Gold Fields Mining Company, Exploration Manager
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Discovered major multi-million ounce gold deposit in Nevada.
Planned and directed exploration in the United States for new mineral deposits with an emphasis
on gold. Implemented, planned and directed all aspects of pre-development programs at Mule
Canyon, Nevada and Elkhorn, Montana. Pre-development programs at Mule Canyon and Elkhorn
required coordinating all environmental activities, engineering studies, including reserve
calculations, electric power supplies, metallurgical, environmental, land-legal and governmental
reporting requirements along with all other project activities. Successfully, identified, discovered
and managed exploration on gold targets through six regional exploration offices.
Responsible for identifying major corporate acquisition opportunities. Performed mineral
appraisals and evaluations on district, regional and national scales.
Managed Gold Field's technical team during three years of intense legal proceedings involving
the Pipeline gold deposit, Nevada. Worked closely with attorneys, expert witnesses and
consultants involving economic evaluation studies, mining and metallurgical engineering
evaluations, ore reserve calculations, permitting and environmental studies.
1977 – 1989, Newmont Mining Corporation, Danbury, CT and Tucson, AZ, Exploration
Manager/Senior Geologist
 Managed exploration, property acquisition, environmental compliance, and development work
throughout the eastern U.S. Formulated programs which identified important gold exploration
targets in the southeastern U.S. Successfully explored for industrial minerals including
aggregates, clays, talc and limestone.
 Recognized Carlin Trend potential and encouraged Newmont to re-staff for new Nevada
exploration programs that led to the discovery of major gold operations yielding over 1,000,000
ounces per year. Identified key personnel to staff Newmont's new programs.
 Led gold exploration team in southern California, which discovered a gold property that
developed into a medium-sized mine.
1974 – 1977, Kennecott Copper Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah and Silver City, New Mexico
 Explored for volcanogenic massive sulfides in "Island Arc" geologic terrains of Haiti, West
Indies and identified gold ore body.
 Explored for porphyry molybdenum exploration at Questa, New Mexico that led to development
and production from a new molybdenum ore body.
 Increased reserves at Kennecott's Chino Mine, Silver City, New Mexico through detailed
porphyry copper and copper skarn mapping.
1969 – 1974, Exploration Geologist, part-time while working on M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees.
1972 – 1974, Placer-Amex
District evaluation to locate and expand gold/silver reserves in Crescent Valley, NV and Tombstone, AZ.
1969 – 1971, The Anaconda Company
Geological and geochemical studies at Tombstone defined a new mineralized center. Field mapping and
geochemical sampling in the Drum Mountain, UT caldera located gold, lead, zinc and beryllium
mineralization. Field mapping in the Twin Buttes, AZ area; identified a new porphyry copper prospect.
1965 – 1968, Malaysian Geological Survey, Malaysia, Geologist
 First American geologist to work for Malaysian Geological Survey. Explored for precious metals
and alluvial tin deposits.
AFFILIATIONS
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Society of Economic Geologist
Geological Society of America
Who's Who in the West
AIME-SME
Nevada Geological Society
Indonesian and Spanish Languages
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