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Xavier Prevost
Senior Coal Analyst at XMP Consulting.
In coal since 1977. Established and managed the Geological Survey's National Coal Database (1979), General Mining's IT Manager (1990), Minerals Bureau Chief Coal Economist (1995) and Wood Mackenzie Senior Coal Analyst (2007). In 2009 established XMP Consulting. Lectures, writes on coal reserves, quality, economics and marketing. Has extensive knowledge of South Africa's coal. Main tasks being junior mines, reserves and resources, quality control, marketing and exports.
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Senior Coal Analyst - XMP Consulting
2009 - Present XMP Consulting - Queenswood, Pretoria
o Coal consulting; Reserve evaluation, Market analysis, quality control, logistics, etc.
o Compiling coal industry's statistics for local and international companies and liaising with coal producers, consumers, logistics providers.
o Liaising with Associates to compile and present reports to clients.
o Compiling and Editing AfriCoal Energy Review, the SA coal newsletter.
Senior Analyst - Wood Mackenzie
2007-2009 Wood Mackenzie Ltd - Woodmead, Johannesburg
Chief Mineral Economist - Coal and Hydrocarbons
1995-2007 Minerals Bureau - DME, Braamfontein, Johannesburg - Pretoria
Consultant IT
1993-1995 Information Technology Analyst, Pretoria and Johannesburg
o Contracting and provision of support on database packages and other software.
Information Technology Manager
1989-1993 General Mining-Gold Exploration, Marshalltown, Johannesburg
o Building and operating a Gold-Exploration Database.
o Expansion of database to comprise the company's other mineral commodities
o Training staff of four regional offices in database software handling. to input, manipulate and extract data.
Specialist Scientist - Database Manager
1974-1989 Geological Survey of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
o Designing, testing and implementation of the National Coal Data Base (NCDB) storing all coal boreholes comprising South Africa's coalfields (40 000 holes).
o Data gathering, preparation, correlation, capturing, loading and validation using coding and input clerks.
o Database Management
o Training and support of geologists and data input personnel.
o Designing and implementation of database applications using the database query language.
o Marketing database services designed to produce coal potential reports for clients interested in surface development in coal-bearing areas.
o Liaising between inter-departmental bodies with emphasis on coal-related issues.
Education
o 1997-2002 Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg, South Africa
M. Eng. Mining Engineering. Thesis: The Witbank Coalfield
Graduated Diploma in Engineering (GDE).
o 1973-1974 Montanistische Hochschule, Leoben, Austria
Montan Diplom: Postgraduate Advanced Course in Prospection, Exploration and Mining cum Laude.
o 1962-1969 Universidad Mayor de San Andres - La Paz, Bolivia
o 1969 MSc. Engineering Geology Thesis: The Mineralisation of Cerro Rico, Potosi
Publications
o 1969 The Mineralisation of Cerro Rico, Potosi
o 1979-2012 Papers presented at conferences and companies on various coal aspects; mainly on reserves and related subjects (about 200).
o 1979-1995 Unpublished coal potential reports, mostly about coal bearing areas produced using the National Coal Data Base of the Geological Survey, now Council for Geoscience (about 60-80).
o 2007-2012 Unpublished (Confidential) reports for large and small mining companies on different aspects of coal e.g. reserve, quality issues, marketing and others.
Employment History
Senior Coal Analyst - XMP Consulting
2009 - Present XMP Consulting - Queenswood, Pretoria
o Coal consulting; Reserve evaluation, Market analysis, quality control, logistics, etc.
o Compiling coal industry's statistics for local and international companies and liaising with coal producers, consumers, logistics providers.
o Liaising with Associates to compile and present reports to clients.
o Compiling and Editing AfriCoal Energy Review, the SA coal newsletter.
Senior Analyst - Wood Mackenzie
2007-2009 Wood Mackenzie Ltd - Woodmead, Johannesburg
Chief Mineral Economist - Coal and Hydrocarbons
1995-2007 Minerals Bureau - DME, Braamfontein, Johannesburg - Pretoria
Consultant IT
1993-1995 Information Technology Analyst, Pretoria and Johannesburg
o Contracting and provision of support on database packages and other software.
Information Technology Manager
1989-1993 General Mining-Gold Exploration, Marshalltown, Johannesburg
o Building and operating a Gold-Exploration Database.
o Expansion of database to comprise the company's other mineral commodities
o Training staff of four regional offices in database software handling. to input, manipulate and extract data.
Specialist Scientist - Database Manager
1974-1989 Geological Survey of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
o Designing, testing and implementation of the National Coal Data Base (NCDB) storing all coal boreholes comprising South Africa's coalfields (40 000 holes).
o Data gathering, preparation, correlation, capturing, loading and validation using coding and input clerks.
o Database Management
o Training and support of geologists and data input personnel.
o Designing and implementation of database applications using the database query language.
o Marketing database services designed to produce coal potential reports for clients interested in surface development in coal-bearing areas.
o Liaising between inter-departmental bodies with emphasis on coal-related issues.
Education
o 1997-2002 Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg, South Africa
M. Eng. Mining Engineering. Thesis: The Witbank Coalfield
Graduated Diploma in Engineering (GDE).
o 1973-1974 Montanistische Hochschule, Leoben, Austria
Montan Diplom: Postgraduate Advanced Course in Prospection, Exploration and Mining cum Laude.
o 1962-1969 Universidad Mayor de San Andres - La Paz, Bolivia
o 1969 MSc. Engineering Geology Thesis: The Mineralisation of Cerro Rico, Potosi
Publications
o 1969 The Mineralisation of Cerro Rico, Potosi
o 1979-2012 Papers presented at conferences and companies on various coal aspects; mainly on reserves and related subjects (about 200).
o 1979-1995 Unpublished coal potential reports, mostly about coal bearing areas produced using the National Coal Data Base of the Geological Survey, now Council for Geoscience (about 60-80).
o 2007-2012 Unpublished (Confidential) reports for large and small mining companies on different aspects of coal e.g. reserve, quality issues, marketing and others.
