District Distinguished Service Award
Neda Farmer is a skilled mining professional with over 20 years of experience working in team environments, with direct contribution to large-scale surface mine projects in North America. She is a degree qualified mining engineer and registered P.Eng. in both British Columbia and Alberta.
She has completed technical studies and designs from concept through to execution for several surface mine projects. Key technical skills include mine design, mine sequence/scheduling, mine optimization, financial modelling, strategic planning and project management. Farmer has extensive experience in operations. Key operations exposure includes equipment selection, budgeting, short-mid-long range planning, operations improvement, mine production, site project work, business coaching, regulatory approvals, technology implementation and technical training.