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| Occupation: | Consultant Engineering Geologist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qualifications: | BSc, MSc, CEng, FIMMM, FGS, CGeol, FConsE, MBA
| Explanation of | Qualifications: Bachelor of Science | Master of Science Chartered Engineer Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining Fellow of the Geological Society Chartered Geologist Fellow of the Association of Consulting Engineers Master of Business Administration Organisation: | GWP Consultants | Address: |
Upton House |
Market Street Charlbury Oxon OX7 3PJ (View Location Map) (View Aerial Photo) Office Telephone: | 01608 810374 | Fax: | 01608 810093 | Email: |
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|  : www.gwp.uk.com |
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Design of mines and quarries in layered minerals, especially | for the opencast mining industry, the cement industry and gypsum recovery. Engineering geomorphological analysis of proposed mineral working areas and of the effects of former underground and surface mineral workings. Advice on landslip and ground stability with respect to opencast mining. Advice on the adequacy and design of surface water management installations at opencast mines and quarries. Advice on the quality and adequacy of geological and other information included with opencast mining and quarrying contracts. Investigation of claims for unforeseen ground conditions in the opencast coal mining industry. Advice on the relevance, design, quality and adequacy of site investigations, records and monitoring schemes associated with open pit mineral workings. Ms Allington has a range of expertise relating to the design of quarries and mines. In particular she has a specialist understanding of the cement industry and its raw material feed requirements. Ms Allington has acted as an expert witness on many occasions, and has a specialist knowledge of opencast coal mining and the interpretation of issues relating to contractual claims in UK surface coal workings. She has also prepared and presented expert witness evidence on a number of other matters including hydrogeological issues, valuation issues and Public Inquiries. Ruth Allington is a qualified mediator who has successfully mediated disputes (or assisted at mediations) relating to a wide range of commercial areas, including personal injury, alleged professional negligence, building and construction disputes, disputes relating to retail and wholesale transactions and contractual disputes. Career-long involvement in dispute resolution and dispute avoidance as an expert witness, through binding expert determination of disputes, through mediation, and through preparation of preliminary technical opinions for parties contemplating bringing actions or defending actions. Experienced in facilitating effective community/stakeholder dialogue in connection with construction and mining projects. In particular, explaining technical details of projects in ways accessible to the public and non-technical professionals involved in construction and mining projects, and communicating community concerns and suggestions to technical specialists in ways accessible to them. Equity partner in consulting practice (GWP Consultants) since 1989. Responsible for all aspects of business administration, including finances, HR, professional risk management and co-ordination of marketing and workload. More than 20 years' experience in engineering geology, hydrology and hydrogeology and the design of surface mineral operations and landfills. Experienced in training for specialists and non-specialists in the quarrying and related industries (quarry design, resource evaluation, introductory expert witness training, dispute avoidance, landform replication). Senior project responsibilities have included co-ordination and management of inter- professional teams, earthworks contract preparation, site management, and Expert Witness involvement in Public Inquiries, Arbitrations and High Court Actions. Specialist understanding of the impacts of quarrying, mining and other earthworks on surrounding land, water and people, in the investigation of alleged effects of mineral working and in the design of remedial measures. Specialist understanding of resource and reserve evaluation, including building of discounted cashflow valuation models for mineral and landfill operations, as part of due diligence exercises, the preparation of sales particulars and for the preparation of bankable documents, including prospectuses for rights issues on the UK Stock Exchange. Specialist understanding of groundwater and surface water in underground and surface mines, quarries and landfills and very experienced in identifying environmentally sound and economically viable design and management solutions and interpreting and solving problems in these areas. Institute : |
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