Keith Wallace

Keith manages a team of engineers in the design and implementation of underground mine ventilation systems for mining and civil projects around the world. Keith has been active in the ventilation community by serving on the executive committee of the Underground Ventilation Committee of the Society of Mining Engineers, publishing over 30 papers on various aspects of ventilation and was the editor of the 12th US/North American Mine Ventilation Symposium. He has been in involved with numerous ventilation studies at both metal/non-metal mines, coal mines, tunnel construction, and nuclear waste repository projects throughout the world.  He has worked on numerous projects including large and midsize mining companies such as Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Goldcorp, Newmont, Barrick, Golden Star Resources, Lundin Mining, and Peabody Energy. He has been involved in operating and designing the ventilation system at the Waste Isolation Project Plant (WIPP) since 1988.  Keith has assisted in developing ventilation software and has organized and conducted over 40 workshops on ventilation planning and design to mining professionals. Keith was the recipient of the 2012 Howard L. Hartman Award given by the Society of Mining Engineers for outstanding service in the field of mine ventilation engineering.