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Presentation

Conceived in 2010 by a group of independent professionals in the mining sector, MiningMath

Associates is a company that aims to put together in a unique formal structure people with

different backgrounds, expertise and levels of experience. This multi-skilled team hand-picked

by the company allows it to take larger and more varied amounts of work.

Making use of an innovative model, MiningMath operates a mix of associates and partners. The

company's mobile and collaborative structure allows it to share risks amongst the partners, to

keep the costs below the market average and still pay the professionals involved higher than

average.

From modern engineering techniques through to the development of sophisticated models and

systems, MiningMath seeks to provide its clients with the highest quality services from geology

through to economic viability.

E-mail: [email protected]

Skype: miningmath

Phone: +55 (31) 4062-7094

Download: Brochure

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Core competencies

The team of affiliates and partners of MiningMath Associates relies on engineers, geologists,

computational mathematicians and computing scientists, making up for a group of professionals

with a mining experience time of up to half a century. This multi-disciplinary team is capable of

performing activities such as:

Definition of optimal drilling grids, follow-up of geologic exploration, QA/QC.

Implicit geologic modeling, or by interpolation of sections.

Geostatistics using estimation methods and stochastic simulations.

Optimization and sequencing of open pit and underground mines.

Stockpiles definition and cutoff grade optimization.

Global scheduling optimization under uncertainties, using the SimSched.

Geologic and economic risk analysis.

Classification of resources and reserves.

Definition of mining methods and fleet sizing.

Mine planning and design of pits and waste dumps.

QP/CP for certification of Resources and Mineral Reserves NI43-101 and JORC.Mineralogical and technologic characterization.

Development of mineral processing routes.

CAPEX and OPEX.

Solutions based on simulation and optimization techniques.

Reconciliation with software integration from mine to port.

Scripts development and customized programs.

Elaboration of technical reports.

Independent technical consulting and auditing.

Technical

Team

Cristina Dornelas

Geologist

Engineer (UFOP,

1986), Cristina

has a large

experience and

has worked indifferent steps of

the mineral

research, from

gathering of

preliminary data

to studies of pre-

viability. She has

also worked on

the elaboration of

documents,

licensing and

accompanying

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some processes

at the DNPM.

She uses mining

and georeference

sotfwares and is

well known for

being

communicative,

careful and

aware of small

details at work.

Jaime Duchini

GeologistEngineer (UFOP,

1981), Jaime is

an exploration

consultant in

several regions

of Brazil. Having

worked for a

number of

companies and

with different

commodities, hehas a large

experience in

project execution

as well as in

acquisition,

research and

control of mines.

His work

experience also

encompasses

geologicmapping and

follow-up of

drilling. His

expertise is

applied to

activities in

underground

mines and open

pits.

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Iván Cisneros

Doctor's (2000)

and Master's

Degree (1996) in

Petrochemistry

from Universitéde Poitiers/FR,

Chemical

Engineer

(Unicamp, 1988),

Ivan consolidated

his career in

Process,

Production,

Quality,

Environment and

R&D. He has a

solid experience

in the graphite

mining realm,

ranging from

technical

(operational) to

managerial

positions,

including CEO

and R&D, andalso has

commercial

attainments in

both the

Brazilian and the

foreign markets.

Alexandre Marinho

Computational Mathematician (UFMG, 2004)

with a Master Degree in Mining Engineering

(COSMO Project – McGill/Montreal, 2012),

Alexandre has coordinated and executed

projects in the mining field, concluding them allin a high level of geostatistics and mine

planning, using specific software's and

developing routines. He is well known by his

managing skills and easiness on dealing with

groups.

Arthur Tavares

Mining Engineer

(UFMG, 2003),

Executive MBA

(FGV, 2006),

Arthur has

experience in

long and short-

term mine

planning, design

and mining

operation, fleetestimation,

OPEX and

Gustavo Peconick

Computational Mathematician (UFMG, 2008),

Gustavo has worked with some of the main

mining software packages, such as Gemcom

Gems and Maptek Vulcan. He also has good

knowledge of a number of programming

languages and has deep experience with linear

and non-linear optimization algorithms. Gustavo

has been working for the mining industry since

his graduation, mainly with development of

automation routines.

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CAPEX. Worked

as a manager as

well as in

technical areas of

small and large

mining

companies,contractors and

consultancies.

With experiences

in both Brazil

and Australia,

he´s a versatile

professional,

capable of

visualizing

several areas and

angles of a

project.

Thales Araújo

Mining Engineer

(UFMG, 2008)

with Executive

MBA in

BusinessManagement

(FGV, 2012),

Thales has

acquired great

management

know-how taking

part in many

national and

international

negotiations and

coordinating

works in many of

the areas related

to the mining

sector. Thales

has also worked

in consulting

with focus on

mine planning

and has great

ability inmanagement and

projects

Geraldo Majella

Mining Engineer and Geologist (UFOP, 1990),

MBA in management (FGV, 2000) and

‘Qualified Person’ by the Australian Institute of

Geologists (AIG), Majella is dexterous in

coordination positions for engineering projects,

besides having experience in management of

mapping, sampling, geologic modeling, QA/QC,

geometallurgy and management of data bank

applied to mining. His expertise includes reports

about Resources and Reserves certification.

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Metallurgical

Systems (2009)

from

Universidade

Federal de Ouro

Preto. Has

acquiredextensive

experience in

Mine Planning

highlighting the

aid of various

softwares in

mining, and held

various projects

leading and

developing drafts

with a scope in

different metals.

challenges are remarkable.

Jô natas Mata

Mining Engineer

(UFMG, 1994),

post-graduated in

Mineral

Technology(UFMG, 2008)

and ongoing

MBA in Project

Management

(FGV, 2014),

Jô natas

possesses a solid

experience in

management of

operation and in

processes of

development,

mineral mining

and processing.

His experience

encompasses

projects

development and

notorious

expertise in

technologicalcharacterization

and conception

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of processing

routes for various

types of iron ore.

Development Team

Fabrí cio Ceolin

Industrial Electronic Technician

(CEFET, 1998) and

Computational Scientist (UFMG,

2005), Ceolin has considerable

knowledge of solution

development, accumulating years

of experience as a consultant for

large size projects. Ceolin works

with system development and

equipment conception. His

projects are focused on system

integration, automatization and

customization of solutions.

Charles Ferreira

With a Master’s degree (2011)

and a Bachelor’s degree (2008)

in Computer Science (UFMG),

Charles has acted as a

researcher in data mining

dealing with analysis and

characterization of online video

using. As a software engineer,

he deals with analysis, project

and building of web systems

and is also experienced in the

DevOps field. At MiningMath,

Charles works in various fronts

of the SimSched development

team.

Henrique Elias

Computing Scientist (UFMG,

2011), Henrique is experienced in

software development, unit

testing, agile development

methodologies, requirements

analysis and definition of systems

architecture. He works as .NETdeveloper, using Entity

Framework, MVC and WebApi,

as well as Web developer. In the

latter position, he utilizes the main

frameworks, namely Javascripts e

Cloud Computing.

Narcélio Filho

Computing Scientist (PUC-

MG, 2003), Narcélio has

experience in project and

software development, in both

high and low levels, several

architectures, platforms and

languages. He has been

working as a systems architect

for 6 years and has already built a variety of them, ranging

from small drivers to large-

scale systems. Narcélio is

engaged as a consultant in

MiningMath projects and

integrates the development

team of the SimSched

software.

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after his graduation degree,

having worked with the

development of automation

routines as well as data banks for

geologic prospect samples.

development leader at

Australia-based Audaxi. His

professional experience

encompasses research in the

areas of Algorithmic trading,

Deep Learning and Integer

Programming at UNIFAL.

Walace Ornelas

Computational Mathematician

(UFMG, 2013) and professional

programmer, Walace has

experience with programming in

various languages, including thoseof web, graphic interfaces

development and routines. He is

the creator of the company's

official webpage, as well as its

graphic material and system of

administrative management and

nowadays integrates the team in

charge of the development of the

SimSched software.

Luciana Rocha

Bachelor's degree in

Computational Mathematics

(UFMG, 2002) with a Master's

Degree in Computational

Modelling (LNCC, 2008) and

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering(UFMG, 2013), Luciana has

experience in Computational

Modelling, acting on the

following subjects:

Computational Intelligence,

Decision Theory, and

Bioinformatics. Currently, she

is a post-doctoral researcher at

PESC – COPPE/ UFRJ.

Thales Ceolin

With a B.S. degree in Computer

Science (PUC MG, 2008), Thales

is a IT Professional with more

than ten years of experience in

industry, with extensive

experience in Software and

Systems Engineering. He hasworked for a number of national

and international companies,

including Prodemge, Unisys,

Razorfish and Financial Times.

Currently, Thales has been

practicing DevOps and

maintaining the infrastructure

stack for the SimSched.

Octávio Guimarães

Mining Engineer (UFMG,

1991), Master´s degree in

Sequential Pattern Mining

(UFMG, 2007) and ongoing

Doctor´s degree at UFRGS,

Octávio has a major interest in

software applications in the

mineral field. He hasdeveloped systems in

topography, statistics and

geostatistics, and studied the

application of optimization

algorithms to the designing of

pits and sequential pattern

mining. Currently, he works in

the development of mining

projects.

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Thais Diniz

Thais has experience in network

management while she is still a

student in Computing Science

(CEFET-MG). She performed an

8 month internship in thetelecommunication company

Alctel as well as a technical

support tenure. By means of the

latter position, Thais worked in

the Computing Division of the

University itself. She joined the

MiningMath team whereby she

works namely in the development

of SimSched software.

Administrative Team

Kátia Marinho

Executive Secretary (Newton

Paiva, 1983) and Specialist in

Project Elaboration (UFMG,

2007), Kátia communicates inEnglish and Spanish. She

worked for more than two

decades in Mendes Júnior,

including its international

sector. Kátia has advanced

abilities in market softwares and

has many leadership qualities.

She is responsible for the

management and commercial

representation of the company.

Ellen Nicoli

Public Relations (Newton Paiva,

2008), Ellen has lived abroad for

2 years, period during which she

gained more fluency in the

English language. Havingworked for approximately 8

years in the commercial field and

in events coordination, she is

highly skilled in customer

service, both internal and

external. She is currently in

charge of supporting the

administrative management of

the organisation and of the

commercial rapport with the

clientele.

Lucas Nicoli

Lucas has experience in

administrative clerking, as well

as sales and IT support.

Throughout 8 years working as

an administrative agent in civil

construction and events'management and production, his

résumé showcases the alluded

Leonardo Di Pietra

Bachelor's Degree in Law (PUC-

MG, 1999), he is currently taking

the Master's Degree in Public

Administrattion (ENAP,

Canada). Worked at Mendes

Júnior Trading e Engenharia S.A.and at J Lacerda Advogados

Associados (MG/Brazil).

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to background. Lucas'

experience as technical vendor

for mining-related equipments

also speaks to that. Nowadays,

he holds a management

supporting position at

MiningMath.

Established the Legal

Department at Empresa

Brasileira de Pesquisa

Agropecuária (2012) before

moving to Canada. Amongst

other activities, Leonardo is

presently the legal consultant forMiningMath.

Cláudio Vasconcelos

Social Communicator (UNI BH,

2004) specialized in Strategic

Management of Marketing

(PUC MG, 2010), Cláudio have

experience on a range ofcompanies with different sizes

and fields, as employee or

consultant. Recently he add to

his professional skills a

qualification on International

Business (ILSC Australia,

2013), making him a more

complete professional prepared

to face different challenges.

Partners

LPM-EE-UFMG

In partnership with the Laboratory of Mineral Research and Mine Planning LPM-EE-UFMG,

MiningMath contributes with initiatives to

support research projects, students' training and

the delivery of speeches and courses for the

spread of recent technological improvements.

The participating students engage themselves

in real clients' cases under the guidance of Prof.

Carlos E. A. Ortiz and MiningMath

professionals.

UNIFAL

MiningMath and UNIFAL (UniversidadeFederal de Alfenas) hold a partnership

agreement by means of which the students of

the nucleus of the Mining Engineering Program

are offered the opportunities to perform their

undergraduate projects. These new

professionals are indulged with the

technologies produced by our company against

a backdrop of contribution with better practices

and resources in their learning process.

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