Session 7A | Risk, ESG and System-Level Decision Making
Open Pit Operators Conference
| Wednesday, June 24, 2026 |
| 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM |
| River View Room 4 |
Speaker
Mr Tim Sharman
Global Mine Sustainability Lead
AMC Consultants Pty Ltd
Resilient open pits in an ESG-conscious world: A strategy-optimisation playbook integrating mining and ESG parameters
1:30 PM - 1:45 PMBiography
Tim has more than 23 years of experience in the mining industry in a variety of technical and senior management roles across 5 continents and various commodities. Tim has a comprehensive skill set, encompassing project development and commissioning, operations, technical services management, strategic planning, and studies. Tim has led sustainability and mine closure planning initiatives within numerous corporate organizations, identifying and realising substantial value and driving effective outcomes. Tim’s experience and knowledge in the mining, closure planning and execution fields have been awarded with the appointment by the Minister for Lands, Planning and Environment of the Northern Territory to be part of the independent panel of experts for the planning of Closure at the McArthur River Mine. Tim will also facilitate the Closure Execution module of the AusIMM Professional Certificate in Integrated Mine Closure in 2026.
Dr Remke van Dam
Technical Director
Southern Geoscience
High-resolution 3D models of ground conductivity in a channel iron deposit to de-risk production scheduling
1:45 PM - 2:00 PMBiography
Remke van Dam has 25 years' experience in academia and industry. He holds a PhD from the Free University (VU) in Amsterdam and specialises in near-surface geophysics for environmental, geotechnical, and hydrological applications. His experience includes contaminated site assessments and AMD, groundwater exploration, non-destructive testing and engineering geophysics, monitoring of subsurface processes, infrastructure surveys, and other applications. Besides Australia, Remke has worked in Brazil, Laos, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Panama, Sudan, Svalbard, UAE, and USA.
Session Chair
Q&A + Discussion (Session 7A)
2:00 PM - 2:10 PMBiography
Mr Glen Williamson
Principal Mining Engineer
AMC Consultants
Enhancing dilution and ore loss estimation
2:10 PM - 2:25 PMBiography
Glen has more than 40 years of experience in the mining industry working for mining companies, a mining contractor, and in consulting across a range of commodities and locations. His experience includes mine planning, operations management, technical management, feasibility studies, due diligence reviews and Ore Reserve estimation, and includes operations experience in iron ore, coal, gold, copper, tin, and industrial minerals. Glen has managed a number of project studies across Australia and internationally, including recent projects in gold, copper, tin, lithium, and coal.
Session Chair
Q&A + Discussion (Session 7A)
2:40 PM - 2:50 PMBiography