Harish Kumar Sharma
Harish Kumar Sharma
A seasoned top-level Geologist with 35 years of extensive experience in Project Management, Mineral Exploration, Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, Resource Evaluation, Mine Planning & Designing, Liaison & Coordination, and Team Management.
Has traveled extensively around the globe and gained experience in exploration from reconnaissance to detail exploration, feasibility stages, and mining with experience in Cambodia, Indonesia, Mozambique, USA, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, DRC Congo, and Mexico. Deft in the identification of mineral prospects for detailed exploration, development, and investment.
Hands-on experience in geological exploration, mapping, and data interpretation with immense knowledge of geological mapping, drilling, core logging, geophysical logging, sampling & analysis, and mineral reserves. Skilled in handling & developing projects in a multicultural environment assessment, evaluation, identification, and development of mineral exploration and mining projects.
Adroit in a camp establishment, planning & budget projections for exploration formulating & establishing plans & strategies for ensuring completion of project assignments in a set time frame. Proficient in Quality Assurance & Control, Geological & Structural Mapping, Mineral Exploration & Mining Projects, and Due Diligence.
Successfully led the mine situated in Batu-Batu Village Muara Badak, East Kalimantanl involved in exploration, mine planning & designing, infrastructure development (camping, jetty & stockpile management & hauling road) hauling operations, and jetty management and barging.
Skilled in field data & structural interpretation, geological report preparation including reserve estimation. Excellent relationship management, analytical and negotiation skills with deftness in swiftly ramping projects.
Highlights
Efficiently evolved the regional geological structure which enabled to assess the open cast potentiality in 45 sq km area in SSKB block Jambi coal with the available data without any further r expenses on exploration.
General Survey in balance area of ANZ coal block Bunati, revealing additional open castable coal resources in the dip side of the KP.
- Geomagnetic and drilling report on Bumi Babahrot Iron ore block Aceh.
- Klasik gold Meropoh Malaysia
- PT. Mandiri Utama Hampang for Iron Ore on General Survey
- PT Sumber Rahayu Inda for coal General survey
- Sami Galu Mn. Central Java.
HEG Ltd. (LNJ Bhilwara Group) | Head of Mining & Geology Division Jul 04 to Aug 06
Involved in the selection & procurement of potential iron ore and coal deposits responsible for monitoring the work related to prospecting licenses and mining leases. Liaised with the government officials. Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd., H.Q. Nagpur | Assistant Manager
Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd., H.Q. Nagpur | Assistant Manager(Geology) | Apr 04 to Jun 04
Involved in planning and execution of exploration of minerals; geological mapping, core logging, sampling monitoring of geological activity in the field, and exploration report at HQ
Accountable for preparing geological reports through geological data interpretation, qualitative and quantitative assessment of mineral deposits project management of exploration projects, and business development.
Govt. College of Science, Raipur | Lecturer | 1983-1984
Teaching Geology to Under Graduate & Post Graduate students
Scholastics
- M.Sc. Geology from Ravi Shankar University, Raipur in 1983.
- MBA (Marketing & Personnel Management) from Nagpur University, Nagpur in 1992.
- B.Sc. from Govt. Science College, Raipur, in 1981.
Professional Experience
Mesco Integrated Steel Ltd. New Delhi| CEO & Director Mesco Mining Ltd. & Chief Geologist Mesco Group Companies | Jun 13 -Till March 2019
- Responsible for creating & implementing exploration strategies and drilling plans involved in researching and reviewing exploration prospects to determine project feasibility
- Accountable for identifying and locating high and low-grade zones of natural resources preparing & interpreting geologic cross sections, sub-surface maps, and models.
- Interpreting & compiling geological data & generating reports for exploration & estimation of reserves & resources geological, structural & geotechnical logging QA/QC of generated data with maintaining all protocols.
- Directing geological work in existing Iron Ore mine at Roida, prospecting/ exploration, resource evaluation for Gold, and base metals in Cambodia & USA. Involved in mine planning & designing both for open cast & underground proposition evaluation of projects in Canada, Mexico, USA, Australia, Cambodia, Malaysia for mineral deposit evaluation.
- Resource evaluation for coal, iron ore & manganese in India, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Mozambique. Large scale geological mapping, drilling, core logging, geophysical logging, sampling & analysis at the field.
- Interpretation of field data & structural interpretation, geological report preparation including reserve estimation. Mine planning and designing.
Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd. (India) & PT. Monnet Global Ltd. Indonesia General Manager (Geological Services) Aug 06-May 08
- Prepared the mine plan for 168.80 Ha area of PT Mustika Cynthia Mandiri’s KP adjoining to ANZ coal block, arranged and accompanied the mining contractor's visit in this area
- Running a mine for Manganese in Luapala Province of Zambia, It is an open cast mine. Mesco Integrated Steel Ltd., New Delhi CEO & Director Mesco Mining Ltd. & Chief Geologist Mesco Group Companies | June 13 - Till March 2019
- Effectively organized the technical due diligence by test drilling oversaw the exploration & report preparation for the same finalized the geological report on general survey work in Sulawesi (Makassar) for Chromite ore.
- Handled technical evaluation of PT. Sarwa Sembada Karya Bumi’s PKP2B KP data interpretation and evolved the geological structure to prepare a regional scheme for exploration.
Chief Geologist Earth Rock Sdn Bhd Malaysia & HighLand Mines & Minerals Ltd Based at Lusaka Zambia. In India, HQ is Located at Balasore & Bhubaneswar Odisha.
- Assessment of mineral deposits, for Copper, Manganese, Gold, and other minerals carrying prospecting and exploration.
- Running a mine for Manganese in Luapala Province of Zambia, It is an open cast mine. Mesco Integrated Steel Ltd., New Delhi | CEO & Director Mesco Mining Ltd. & Chief Geologist Mesco Group Companies | June 13 - Till March 2019
Amira Group Prakriti Marg Sultanpur Farms NCR | Business Head Mining | Mar 12 – May 13
- Looked after diamond prospecting in RP areas, in India.
Vision Resources Having Overseas Offices in Dubai, Indonesia,
Mozambique & Singapore | Sr. Vice President (Geology) | Sep 10 – Feb 12
- Involved in resource evaluation and acquisition of new mineral concessions and carrying out exploration in various parts of Indonesia, Cambodia and Mozambique.
Gupta Group of Industries Nagpur (India) & PT Mandira Mitra Coal Indo, (Indonesia)| Sr. Vice President (Mines & Minerals) | Jun 08 – Sep 10
- Involved in resource evaluation in various parts of Indonesia particularly in Kalimantan & Sumatra Islands for coal.
- Responsible for mine planning, execution production & logistics of coal in Mandira Mitra Coal Iindo (PT. MMC a company duly registered in Indonesia) belonging to Group near Samarinda in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
- Accountable for mine planning, exploration, structural interpretation for 2 coal blocks allocated to Group in JV in Wardha Valley Coal fields WCL command area India.
- Carried out exploration, preparation of geological reports, mine planning & designing and execution of mine plan.
- Effectively obtained necessary clearances from Govt. Agencies land acquisition, development of mining facilities, engagement of mining contractors, and production of coal. Evacuation of coal (logistic management), jetty and stockpile management, the despatch of coal, selling of coal and arrangement of SKAB (export documents).