1. Ronald Peter SMIT – Curriculum Vitae
1. Proposed Position: / To be determined2. Name of Firm: / Ron Smit Consulting
3. Name of Staff: / Ronald Peter Smit
4. Date of Birth: / 8th Dec 1956 / Nationality: / Dutch and South African
5. Education: / * Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh Business School), Edinburgh, UK. MBA, 2003
* University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. M.Sc.(Eng.)(Mining), 1992
* University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa. Diploma in Datametrics, 1986
* Rand Afrikaans University (now: University of Johannesburg), Johannesburg, South Africa. B.Sc.(Hons)(Geology), 1979; B.Sc.(Earth Sciences), 1978.
6. Membership in Professional Societies: / * Royal Dutch Institute of Engineers (KIVI-NIRIA)
* Royal Geological and Mining Society of the Netherlands (KNGMG)
* Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA)
* Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA)
* South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM)
* Registered as a Professional Natural Scientist (Pr.Sci.Nat.) in South Africa
7. Other training: / -
8. Countries of work experience: / Benin, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq (desktop, home-based work only), Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mongolia, Netherlands, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
9. Languages:
Speaking / Reading / WritingEnglish / Excellent / Excellent / Excellent
Afrikaans / Excellent / Excellent / Excellent
Dutch / Excellent / Excellent / Excellent
German / Basic / Fair / Poor
French / Basic / Fair / Poor
10. Employment Record:
From: / 1 Jul 08 / To: / PresentEmployer: / Ron Smit Consulting
Position held: / Owner; Independent Consultant in the fields of geosciences and mining institutional support, including projects in the areas of mining sector governance, environmental assessment, mining cadastre design, institutional restructuring and mining sector reform.
From: / 1 Jul 05 / To: / 30 Jun 08
Employer: / Swedish Geological / HifabGruppen AB
Position held: / Project Manager; Team Leader of an EU-funded Project within the Mining Sector Support Programme, Ghana
From: / 2003 / To: / 2005
Employer: / Independent Consultant
Position held: / Independent Consultant in the field of geoscience (mineral exploration)
From: / 1995 / To: / 2001
Employer: / Western Areas Limited (Previously called JCI Limited)
Position held: / Manager: Exploration (West Africa)
From: / 1991 / To: / 1994
Employer: / Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Co. Ltd (JCI)
Position held: / Ore Evaluation Manager
Exploration Manager (Africa)
From: / 1987 / To: / 1991
Employer: / Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Co. Ltd.
Position held: / Senior Geologist – Evaluation
Divisional Geologist – Evaluation
From: / 1984 / To: / 1987
Employer: / GENCOR (Previously known as General Mining Union Corporation Ltd)
Position held: / Senior Geologist
From: / 1982 / To: / 1984
Employer: / General Mining Union Corporation Ltd.
Position held: / Geologist
11. Detailed tasks assigned:
- Depending on the project design, to be finalised.
12. Work undertaken that best illustrates capability to handle the tasks assigned (in chronological order):
Name of assignment / project: / Mineral Production Monitoring Support to the Zambian Ministry of Mines, Energy and Water Development (MMEWD)Year: / January 2015, ongoing
Location: / Zambia
Client: / Adam Smith International, for the European Union
Main project features: / · Review of mining-related legislation
· Capacity building within the MMEWD to improve mineral production monitoring, to help facilitate improved royalty calculations
· Development of data collection procedures and software
· Support to policy, planning, budgeting and organisational development within MMEWD
Positions held: / Team Leader
Activities performed: / · Assessment of mineral production in Zambia
· Assessment of the MMEWD’s capacity to monitor production
· Procurement of equipment
· Development of training plans and conduct of formal and on-the-job training
· Review of proposed new mining bill and proposal of changes
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Name of assignment / project: / Strategic Study of Sustainability of the Gold Supply Chain
Year: / January 2015 – June 2015
Location: / The Netherlands
Client: / Profundo BV, for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Main project features: / · Description of sustainability issues related to gold mining, processing, trading and recycling
· Development of potential policy and project options for the Dutch government, in order to help improve sustainability
· Informing an international round table conference organised to discuss policy options for the Dutch government
Positions held: / Consultant
Activities performed: / · Literature study of gold mining, processing trading and recycling, with special reference to sustainability-related issues
· Conduct of a number of interviews with a wide range of participants, stakeholders and commentators in the gold supply chain
· Regular interaction with officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss preliminary results and potential ideas for policy proposals and other interventions
· Production of a Draft Report to help inform a round-table conference
· Production of a Final Report, incorporating decisions and proposals from the round table conference, outlining the proposed policies and activities
Name of assignment / project: / Kenya Extractive Industries Development Programme (KEIDP)
Year: / January 2014, ongoing
Location: / Kenya, The Netherlands
Client: / Adam Smith International, for DfID
Main project features: / · Extractives (including mining) policy drafting advisory and support to the Ministry of Mining (MoM)
· Investor promotion activities at Indaba and PDAC, broader communications strategy, branding, etc.
· Organisational review and strengthening of the MoM
· Mineral rights licensing and geodata review
· Development of a regional strategy
· Airborne survey advisory and support
· Fiscal training, with specific reference to transfer pricing
· Pricing mechanisms advisory and support
· Business organisations capacity building
· Civil society advisory and support
Positions held: / Mining Adviser
Activities performed during Inception Phase: / · Discussions with the Ministry of Mining officials, including the Cabinet Secretary (minister)
· Review of proposed new mining bill and proposal of changes
· Contribution to the Inception Report and project plan
· Review of the existing mineral rights cadastre system and the relevant organisational structure
· Review of the proposed cadastre upgrade ito suitability and value-for-money
· Consultations concerning mining regulations and sector governance (monitoring, inspection, enforcement, etc.)
Name of assignment / project: / Strategic Assessment of the Mining Sector in Ethiopia
Year: / May 2013 – January 2014
Location: / Ethiopia; The Netherlands
Client: / Swedish Geological AB, for the World Bank
Main project features: / · Analysis of the mineral sector value chain in Ethiopia
· Assessment of the existing regulatory and institutional framework to ensure appropriate governance of the sector
· Study of the potential benefits and costs of the mining industry, for Ethiopia
· Assessment of exploration potential for various minerals
Positions held: / Team Leader
Activities performed: / · Discussions with the Ministry of Mining, its different departments, as well as various other public institutions in Ethiopia
· Map the exploration and mineral investment potential in respect of various types of mineral deposits in different parts of the country
· Discussion of mining- and exploration-related policy matters, especially with respect to mineral rights licensing
· Assess the governance landscape, with reference to the various issues (legal, technical, financial, environmental, etc.) as well as the federal, regional and local aspects
· Discussions with other donor agencies (CIDA, AusAID and others) to ensure coordination and avoid overlaps
· Formulation of recommendations to identify opportunities and to avoid risks, so as to ensure that mining industry has a maximum beneficial impact on the country.
Name of assignment / project: / Policy Advice to the Ministry of Mining on a Functional Review of Institutions engaged in the Management and Regulation of the Mining Sector in Mongolia
Year: / May – September 2013
Location: / Mongolia; The Netherlands
Client: / Ministry of Mining, Mongolia, under WB-funded MSISTAP
Main project features: / · Conduct a review of mining policy and legislation in Mongolia
· Conduct a functional review of the mining-related public institutions in Mongolia, with reference to their ability to ensure (a) appropriate governance over the mining sector and (b) maximisation of the sector’s long-term contribution to country’s wider economy
Positions held: / Consultant
Activities performed: / · Wide and in-depth consultation with the Ministry of Mining and other relevant Ministries, Implementing Agencies, mining companies, local government agencies and special interest groups, on the topics of mining policy and institutional structure to facilitate implementation
· Review of various draft mining policies, and provision of comments and suggested changes in the text
· Conduct of workshops to discuss mining policy, mining sector governance, monitoring and inspection regimes and institutional mandates
· Formulation of recommendations to the Ministry of Mining, proposing improved institutional structures and mandates, to work towards better sharing of information within the sector
· Discussions with other donor agencies (CIDA, AusAID, Swiss Development Agency) to ensure coordination and avoid overlaps
· Participation in the World Economic Forum’s meeting of the Responsible Minerals Development Platform
Name of assignment / project: / Project design to plan AusAID assistance for improved mining governance in Zambia
Year: / November 2012
Location: / Zambia
Client: / Adam Smith International, for AAPF/Cardno
Main project features: / · Identification of focus areas for intervention to improve mining sector governance and to increase the beneficial impact of mining on the economy of Zambia
· Assessment of potential intervention areas, including geological mapping requirements, management of the mining cadastre system, mining-related regulation design and enforcement, verification of mine production and mining sector technical training requirements
· Planning of project activities
Positions held: / Consultant
Activities performed: / · Discussions with the Ministry of Mining, Energy and Water Development, (Permanent Secretary, Mines Development Department, Mineral Economics Unit, and Geological Survey Department)
· Diagnosis of the regulatory and organisational situation w.r.t. mining cadastre management in Zambia
· Discussions with Zambian Revenue Authority (Large Taxpayer Department)
· Discussions with other donor agencies (World Bank, EU, Norwegian Embassy) to ensure coordination and avoid overlaps
· Formulation of recommendations for AusAID
Name of assignment / project: / Scoping study in Ghana to help determine potential future AusAID-supported projects
Year: / July-August 2012
Location: / Ghana
Client: / Adam Smith International, for AAPF/Cardno
Main project features: / · Determination of areas where AusAID could potentially assist in mining sector development and governance
· Wide consultation with mining sector stakeholders
Positions held: / Consultant
Activities performed: / · Discussions with sector stakeholders, including the Minerals Commission, Environmental Protection Agency, Chamber of Mines, individual mining and contracting companies, civil society organisations and think-tanks
· Internal discussions
Name of assignment / project: / Consultation with the Colombian Contraloría General de la Republica (CGR, the Comptroller General’s Office) in connection with Mining Environmental Impacts
Year: / November 2011 – April 2012
Location: / Colombia
Client: / IKV Pax Christi
Main project features: / · Consultation on general environmental and social effects of mining and exploration (November 2011)
· Training of CGR staff members on EIA and general environmental governance issues (March 2012)
Positions held: / Consultant
Activities performed: / · Discussion of closure planning, decommissioning and Environmental Financial Assurance mechanisms
· Presentations to a national forum hosted by the CGR
· Interactions with Colombian NGO’s and advocacy groups
· Training sessions with Contraloría staff on mining sector EIA and mining sector regulations and appropriate governance
Name of assignment / project: / Non-oil Minerals Sector component of the UNIDO Private Sector Development Project (Upstream Output Consolidation) for Iraq
Year: / December 2011 – June 2012
Location: / Home-based desktop study work
Client: / D’Appollonia, through TAS Europrojects
Main project features: / · Determination of priorities for private sector development and investment in the minerals sector
· Proposals for the investment road-map
· Proposals for institutional and legislative reform
Positions held: / Consultant
Activities performed: / · Description of the existing mineral resources and industry in Iraq, comparisons with other countries
· Development of proposals for different minerals, including strategic investment and specific action plans
· Development of proposals related to restructuring of legislation and mining sector related institutions
· Interactions with Iraqi and international institutions and experts
Name of assignment / project: / Design of a Mining Cadastre and Registry Project, part of the Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources Project (SMMRP)
Year: / June 2009 – May 2010
Location: / Uganda
Client: / Department of Geological Survey and Mining (DGSM), Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD), Uganda, funded by the Nordic Development Fund
Main project features: / · Review of legislative framework and institutional organisation related to the mining cadastre
· Assessment of institutional mandates and capacity within the DGSM
· Diagnosis of cadastral procedures within the DGSM
· Evaluation of the geodetic and topographic network in Uganda
· Development of a geodetic transformation algorithm to translate between cartographic datasets in different projections/datums
· Translation of Mining Act and regulations into work flows
· Registration of current mining and exploration licenses and applications, into one common coordinate system with one common datum
· Design of a modern mining cadastre system, to be used for the management of all types of mineral rights
· Training, including “on-the-job” training, short courses, national workshops and (international and regional) study tours
Positions held: / Team Leader
Activities performed: / · Leadership over a small group of Ugandan and international experts
· Institutional liaison
· Capacity building, including the design of training programmes for staff employed by the DGSM
· Extensive collaboration with DGSM staff and officials from other institutions involved in the mining industry in Uganda
Name of assignment / project: / Mining Sector Support Programme (Integration of DAP Servers into the IMS and Incorporation of Geophysical and Geological Data Project)
Year: / October 2009 – June 2010
Location: / Ghana
Client: / Minerals Commission of Ghana, funded by the European Union
Main project features: / · Selection of DAP server hardware and software to host geophysical and geological data in the Minerals Commission