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Alex Hossack

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Canada Vale Canada Limited

Biography

Alex Hossack is a qualified Geotechnical Engineer with 20 years' experience working in open cut and underground operations in the metalliferous and coal commodity sectors. He specializes in ground support and slope design, overseeing investigations to support operation production plans and using risk-based approaches for strategic planning. Currently based in Toronto for Vale Base Metals, Alex is the Global Practice Leader, Geotechnical, responsible for governance and standards, assurance, technology prioritization and implementation, significant incident investigations, the business's skills advancement program, and the creation of systems/processes that can be applied globally. Alex's qualifications include a Master of Engineering (Mining), Master of Project Management, Master of Engineering (Geotechnical), and a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (Geological). He is also a Chartered Professional with the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Registered Practicing Engineer of Queensland.

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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
The Digital Innovation on Underground Geotechnical Data Collection at Vale’s North Atlantic Operations
Sihong Peng Minax Inc.
Anneta Forsythe Vale
Alex Hossack Vale Canada Limited
Mike Yao Vale Base Metals
Rock Mechanics/Engineering Technical Session Attachment
Geotechnical Data Management
CIM Connect 2024 Vancouver
An Approach to Technology Roadmap Development for Ground Control
George Hemingway Stratalis
Alex Hossack Vale Canada Limited
Rock Mechanics/Engineering Technical Session
Geotechnical Data Management
CIM Connect 2024 Vancouver
Bridging the Skills Gap – A Blueprint for Enhancing Technical Capabilities
George Hemingway Stratalis
Alex Hossack Vale Canada Limited
Sustainability & Culture Technical Session
Culture: Mining success through people: culture, safety and Innovation at the core
CIM CONNECT 2025 Montréal