Michelle D. Fussell
Mining Engineering Intern, Precious metals
Golden, CO · (856) 555 0142 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/michelledfussell
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Two summer internships in surface metal and aggregate operations
INDUSTRIES
Precious metals, construction aggregates
SPECIALTIES
Drill and blast layout, haul cycle studies, short term dig plans
SYSTEMS
Deswik, Maptek Vulcan, AutoCAD, Power BI
CREDENTIALS
Part 48 new miner training, student member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
EDUCATION
Bachelor of science in mining engineering expected 2027, Colorado School of Mines
Executive Summary
Senior mining engineering student with two summers behind her, one on an open pit gold mine and one at a limestone quarry. Builds short term dig plans in Deswik, times haul cycles, and is trained under part 48.
Signature Achievements
- Rebuilt the haul cycle report in Power BI so the pit crew saw tons per operating hour by truck.
- Designed a bench blast pattern in Deswik that was shot as drawn with even fragmentation and no flyrock.
- Found a 4,000 ton stockpile error while reconciling a month of survey pickups against the short term model.
- Wrote the workplace examination refresher page the quarry now hands to every new hire.
Professional Experience
Mining Engineering Intern
Sagebrush Basin Mining Company, Elko, NV May 2025 to August 2025
Open pit gold mine moving about 60,000 tons a day, placed with a six person technical services group.
- Drew short term dig plans in Deswik and walked each one with the pit supervisor.
- Timed 240 haul cycles and showed where a revised ramp speed added tons per operating hour.
- Logged blast holes with the grade control crew and entered ore grade results into the model.
Engineering Intern
Bighorn Rock Products, Golden, CO June 2024 to August 2024
Limestone quarry and portable crushing plant supplying highway contractors across the Front Range.
- Surveyed stockpile volumes monthly and reconciled them against scale house shipping records.
- Drafted quarry face plans in AutoCAD for the annual permit renewal package.
- Shadowed the foreman on workplace examinations and logged corrections daily.
Licensure and Certification
Fundamentals of Engineering examination passed, 2025
Part 48 new miner training, forty hours
Education
Bachelor of science in mining engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, expected May 2027
Core Skills
Drill and blast layout · Deswik · Maptek Vulcan · AutoCAD · Haul cycle studies · Stockpile survey reconciliation · Grade control sampling · Power BI reporting