Abhijit Patra, Ph.D.

Team member of one CBM exploration project in India, one coal exploration project in Mozambique, three coal exploration projects in Indonesia and one iron exploration due-diligence project in Mauritania. • Duties performed: Geological mapping; lithological and geotechnical logging of core; coal sampling for coal exploration and CBM projects; followed health-safety protocols; geotechnical sampling according to the area of interest, SOP and JORC; coal seam correlation and structural interpretation; database management and resource estimation by cross-section method for coal and iron ores; lithological and downhole geophysical depth intercepts correlation & correction (QA/QC); additional follow up activities.

Indian Statistical Institute

Project Linked Person / September, 2013 — March, 2014

Geological fieldwork and research-related work as assigned by Project In-charge Prof. Dilip Saha.

Indian Statistical Institute

(Senior/ Junior) Research Fellow / July, 2014 — January, 2021

PhD proposal submission, Geological Mapping, sampling, paleostress analysis, petrography, fault geometry and lateral variation recognition, fault rock reclassification, clay mineralogy, geochemistry, paleo-seismicity

Freelancer

Freelancer Geologist / January, 2021 — December, 2022

Geological report preparation, technical modification, petrographic and geochemical interpretation (part-time; PhD thesis work continued, because 2 laptops & gadgets were stolen before Covid lockdown & final submission. A substantial portion of thesis redone.).

Geos Mining Consultant LLP

Senior Structural Geologist (Consultant) / December, 2022 — February, 2023

Team leader in Geological mapping and preparation of profile sections, mentoring freshers and capturing proper scientific data for geotechnical analysis in Tanakpur-Bagheshwar railways survey project, Uttarakhand, India. The generated datasets were meticulously captured along proposed railway track during field survey. • Fault zone, structural anisotropy, weak zone recognition and collection of every geotechnical parameter, e.g., number, orientation, spacing, filling, surface roughness of joints, types of joints, water condition etc. included.

Geovale Services Pvt. Ltd.

Senior Project Manager (Exploration) / March, 2023 — August, 2023

• Business Development; Prepared technical bid-document for Saudi Arabia (Muhaddad block, base & precious metals) and Oman (11A, 22B, 22D and 22E blocks; base metals, chromium, precious metals & REEs); • Analyzed prospectivity initially (based on data) for Iron ore exploration in Sudan and Copper exploration in Chile (Amaya property) to conduct due diligence (also few possessions for base & precious metals mainly in Zambia and Morocco).

ELITech Earth Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

Manager – Geology / December, 2023 — Present

• Assessment of Critical and Strategic Mineral Blocks in India to assist Investors in decision-making. • Prepared exploration plans and budgets for Lithium, Manganese, Copper, Phosphorite blocks in India. • Assessment of Coal Blocks in India; including coal seam correlation and structural interpretation. • Prepared Exploration plan, budget, sampling and analysis schemes for the exploration of Beach Sand deposit. • Preparation of Exploration plan, budget, database QA-QC, and about to prepare gold ore- body model in a structurally complex domain of India using Surpac.

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