Danielle Schmandt

Danielle is an economic geologist who has worked in minerals and energy resources for many years. She was first introduced to minerals exploration through her undergraduate summer job exploring for copper in Alaska. She graduated from Smith College with a B.A. in Geology working under Dr. Meinert for her undergraduate thesis. She then went to get her M.S. in Geology at the Colorado School of Mines with research on the world-class Kamoa Deposit under Prof. Hitzman and Dr. Broughton.

The following years she worked in base metals exploration in the Americas, ore deposit modeling and resourcing, and geochemical analysis and interpretation of shale gas plays. She then returned to academia to pursue her Ph.D. in Australia working on the world-class Olympic Dam deposit. Her research was multifaceted and included the advancing merging of mineralogy and metallurgy studies that contribute to both enhanced understanding of deposit formation and efficient metal extraction.

Danielle has worked across the globe in a variety of geologic settings for both industry and academia. With experience across the value chain she has seen the benefits of multi-disciplinary approaches and lateral communication and believes in the ability to apply new information and technology results in success.