Itasca Australia Pty Ltd.

Ronald Lachenicht

Principal Geotechnical Engineer

Australia
Itasca Australia Pty Ltd.

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Areas of Expertise

Geomechanical
Instrumentation
Microseismics
Mining
Numerical Modeling
Risk Assessment
Rock Mechanics

Consulting Services

Mining
Ground-Structure Interaction
Synthetic Rock Mass
Ground Subsidence
Earthquakes
Laboratory Testing
Microseismic
Site Characterization and Investigation
Data Management & Presentation
Third Party Review

Ronald Lachenicht

Principal Geotechnical Engineer

Mr Lachenicht has 25 years’ experience in mining geomechanics ranging from consulting, research projects, studies to mine operational experience. Over the course of his experience, positions held include manager, senior geotechnical engineer, geotechnical superintendent and principal geotechnical engineer roles with associated levels of responsibility.

A key focus of Mr Lachenicht's experience has been to identify, mitigate and manage geotechnical risks for mining companies within open pit to high stress underground operations encompassing both weak and strong rock mass environments.

Education

BSc Mining Engineering, 1993
University of the Witwatersrand

Chamber of Mines Rock Engineering Certificate
Chamber of Mines, South Africa

Professional Memberships

Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM)

Publications

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