Dr Kym L Morton is a mine water strategist and consulting mining hydrogeologist. She has over 40 years of experience in mine dewatering design, tailings water management, risk reduction and mine water management. Her focus is always on reducing the negative effects of water on mines which concomitantly always reduces the impact on the environment. Qualifications include PhD Imperial College London on mining hydrology, an MBA in entrepreneurship and innovation from Imperial College London, MSc in hydrogeology from University College, London and BSc honours Kings College London. She is a Chartered Geologist (UK), Fellow of the Geological Societies of the UK and South Africa and Fellow of the Southern African Institute of mining and metallurgy. Kym is the CEO of KLM Consulting Services and consults internationally on mine water risk, water supply and dewatering design. Clients include De Beers’, Ivanhoe, Anglo American, Freeport McMoran, Rio Tinto, BHP, First Quantum and many others, covering Coal, Diamonds, Iron Ore, Copper, Lithium, Chrome, Gold and Platinum.
Her talk will be on the phased approach to mine dewatering design.