Dennis B Gibson

Dennis Gibson is a notable South African civil engineer, particularly associated with achievements in the international mining industry, serving as chairman of an Australian government-appointed team developing guidance on mine water management.

Gibson graduated with a BSc Civil Engineering (1978) and MSc Engineering (1981) both from the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa. He followed this up with an MBA at the Henley Management College in the United Kingdom (1998). He is a registered Professional Engineer in South Africa, and a Fellow of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering.

After developing his experience in civil engineering during the late 1970s, he started to focus on the mining industry in 1985. His expertise includes project management, water resources development and management, environmental protection, tailings management and risk reviews.

In 1989, Gibson joined Rio Tinto, working in operational and consulting roles in southern Africa, USA, Canada, Chile, Brazil and Australia. He transferred to Rio Tinto Australia in 2000 and spent five years consulting on water management to Rio Tinto globally. He helped develop the Rio Tinto Excellence in Water Management Diagnostic toolkit used across the Rio Tinto Group.

He joined Energy Resources of Australia in the Northern Territory as General Manager Technical Projects in 2005 where he had carriage of managing key life extension opportunities in the uranium business.

As General Manager Water Resources for Rio Tinto Iron Ore in Perth, Western Australia he was accountable for strategic water management.

Gibson was chairman of the Australian Federal Government Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism’s team which developed the leading practice sustainable development handbook on mine water management published in May 2008.

He left Rio Tinto after 20 years in January 2009 and established Dennis Gibson & Associates to focus on value added services to private and government sectors based on over 30 years specialist experience in resource sector, mining, infrastructure, water management, environmental, finance, technology, sustainable development and project management.

He provides strategic advice to Australian and international Governments and private sector technology and infrastructure organisations pertaining to market entry into the Mining Sector.

External links

• 1."Excellence in Water Management Diagnostic" toolkit
• 2. Energy Resources Australia
• 3. Rio Tinto Iron Ore
• 4. Australian Federal Government Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
• 5. Waste Management and Environment, Nov 2005
• 6. Water Awards - Western Australia, 2007
• 7. Our Three Percent, Rio Tinto Review No 86, June 2008
• 8. On the Waterline Rio Tinto Review No 86, June 2008
• 9 . Water Alliance Awards, Adelaide , May 2008

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