Simon Nickson

Mr. Simon Nickson

3 articles
Canada Vale Canada Limited

Biography

Simon graduated from McGill University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Engineering - Mining and subsequently worked for 7 years in various engineering and operational roles at mines in the Lynn Lake, Manitoba area. He completed a Master of Applied Science - Mining Engineering degree at the University of British Columbia in 1992 with a thesis on Cable Bolt Support Guidelines. Simon joined Noranda Inc. in 1993 and spent 9 years at the Noranda Technology Centre working in rock mechanics, mine design and technology. In 2002, he moved to Vale’s Ontario Operations in Sudbury and worked initially in the Mines Technology and Business Planning areas. Simon then returned to an Operations role in 2006 and spent 6 years at the Frood-Stobie Complex as Engineering Supervisor for the sublevel caving and remnant recovery areas of the mine. After completing two years as a Chief Mine Engineer for the central mines engineering group, Simon moved into a Corporate role in Technology and Innovation as Principal Engineer - Mining. Simon is married with two children and lives in Sudbury, Ontario. He has been involved in the community with a leading role in the Sudbury South End Community Action Network from 2008 to 2018.

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Geotechnical and Geological Data from LIDAR Assessment
Samantha Espley Stantec
Simon Nickson Vale Canada Limited
Farid Malek Vale
Alex Hossack Vale Canada Limited
Rock Mechanics/Engineering Technical Session Paper
Geomechanical Data Collection and Analysis II
CIM 2023 Convention Montreal
Hydraulic Preconditioning in High Stress Mining Applications
Simon Nickson Vale Canada Limited
Farid Malek Vale
Alex Hossack Vale Canada Limited
Sean Maloney MIRARCO Mining Innovation
Rock Mechanics/Engineering Technical Session Paper
Seismicity and Induced Stress Management II
CIM 2023 Convention Montreal
Moving Operators Away From Seismic Hazard
Simon Nickson Vale Canada Limited
Andy Charsley Vale
Alex Hossack Vale Canada Limited
Cedric Laney Vale
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Protecting our People Technical Session Attachment
Designing Out Risk
CIM Connect 2024 Vancouver