Peter J Hayes

• Bachelor of Engineering (Mining Hons)

• Master of Engineering (Mining)

• Master of Business Administration

• First Class Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency  (NSW and Qld)

• Chartered Mining Engineer

• Fellow of Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (Chartered Professional Manager)

• Fellow of the British Institute of Mining Engineers

   Peter has over 33 years experience in the coal and metalliferous mining industry in Australia and has worked at all levels of management from face Deputy to Chief Operating Officer.

   Peter has previously been Operations Manager of QCT Resources Ltd, General Manager Operations of Centennial Coal, General Manager of Coal Operations Australia Ltd, General Manager of Southland Coal and Chief Operating officer of Gympie Gold Ltd.  He has been appointed by the Minister for Mineral Resources as a director of the Coal Mines Subsidence Board and was a former director of the Coal Mining Qualifications Board and the Joint Coal Board Health and Safety Trust.

   Peter has been consulting to the coal and metalliferous mining industry on technical, strategic, corporate, commercial, and management matters since 2002. He has undertaken assignments in Australia, South Africa and China during this time. Peter has also published over 15 papers on subjects such as longwall mining, coal mine fires, gas drainage, mining law reform, contract mining and open cut mining.