PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Barrie Bolton , B.Sc. (Hons.) F.G.S., F.AuI.M.M.
Associate
Mining Environmental Management

Summary
Mr. Bolton is an associate of Earth Systems. He has more than 25 years experience as an earth and environmental scientist and has successfully designed and implemented environmental management strategies to minimise or eliminate operational impacts in settings ranging from forests and tundra of northern Europe and Russia, rainforests of West Africa and PNG, to fragile desert environments of Mongolia and Australia. In addition to specialist technical skills in environmental science, he has extensive experience in interdisciplinary environmental assessments and project management.

Education and Affiliations

• Bachelor of Science (Honours), Earth Science, Flinders University, Adelaide, 1975.
• Fellow, Australian Institute of Mining and Metalurgy.
• Fellow, The Association of Applied Geochemists.
• Fellow, The Geological Society of London.
• Fellow, Society of Economic Geologists.
• Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Department of Geosciences and Water Studies Centre, Monash University.

Countries of Work Experience
Mr. Bolton has worked on environmental management projects in Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Namibia, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Turkey, France, Bulgaria, Sweden, U.K., Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Australia, Indonesia, U.S.A., and most recently, Papua New Guinea. He has lived and worked in U.S.A., Ghana, U.K., Australia, Mongolia, and Papua New Guinea.

Professional History

• 2006 to Present: Managing Director, Barrie Bolton Consulting Pty Ltd.
• 2000 to 2006: Program Manager and Scientific Advisor, Environment Department, Ok Tedi Mining Limited, P.N.G.
• 1990 to 1999: Various management positions with BHP, Washington D.C., Accra, London, Ulaanbaatar.
• 1986 to 1990: Senior Research Fellow, University of Adelaide, S.A.
• 1982 to 1986: Lecturer in Geology, La Trobe University, Victoria.
• 1980 to 1982: Research Fellow, Monash University, Victoria.

Fields of Special Competence
Mr. Bolton’s experience in environmental project management includes involvement in the preparation of site-specific environmental management plans and environmental impact assessments, environmental and safety auditing of mining and exploration sites, preparation of legislative compliance manuals for operations in a number of countries, and the preparation and delivery of material used in developing workforce environmental awareness. He also has considerable experience and expertise in the analysis and review of environmental data and its presentation to Company Boards, senior management, business units, shareholders, customers, suppliers, government agencies, and other stakeholders such as local communities, NGO’s and the media. He has special competence in environmental geoscience and geochemistry; management of acid drainage; sedimentology and economic geology, environmental decision-making techniques, and environmental management systems.

Representative Experience
Mr. Bolton’s recent roles and projects include:

• Project manager and specialist advisor for project designed to assess impact of mining on the geomorphology, sediment geochemistry and water quality of the Fly River delta, Papua New Guinea.
• Project manager and specialist advisor for project to evaluate the impact of mining, and particualrly the risk of acid generation and metal leaching on the geochemistry and water quality of the Fly River basin, Papua New Guinea.
• Project manager and specialist advisor for a project to evaluate Ok Tedi mine waste tailings ARD mitigation options.
• Project manager for projects to develop ARD and water quality monitoring program as part of Ok Tedi mine closure plan.

Selected Publications
Bolton, B.R. (Editor), 2009. The Fly River, Papua New Guinea: Environment Studies in an Impacted Tropical River System. Developments in Earth & Environmental Sciences, 9, Elsevier, Amsterdam.

Bolton, B.R., Kundapen, H., Pile, J.L. and M. Thompson, 2005. ARD mitigation studies at the Bige dredge operations on the Ok Tedi, PNG: A case study. 5th Australian Workshop on Acid Drainage, Fremantle, WA, 29-31 August 2005, 6pp.