Richard Brummer
President of ICCI, Principal Geomechanics Engineer
Dr. Brummer has over 40 years of experience in geomechanics consulting, practical mining applications, research and academia. His areas of specialization are all aspects of the behavior of highly stressed rock in deep mines or in extensively mined workings. He also has expertise in rockbursts, the design of microseismic and general instrumentation systems, the design of backfill and backfill systems, and particularly in the optimization of mining layouts to reduce risk and maximize value.
He is the author of over 50 technical articles. Dr. Brummer is a Registered Professional Engineer in Ontario, Saskatchewan & the Northwest Territories, and is a Designated Consulting Engineer with Professional Engineers Ontario.
Education
D.Eng. (Doctor of Engineering), 1988
Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, South Africa
BComm (Hons), 1990
M.Sc. (Engineering), 1980
B.Sc. (Engineering), 1977
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Professional Memberships
Canadian Geotechnical Society
Canadian Institute of Mining
Metallurgy and Petroleum
South African Institution of Civil Engineers
South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Institute for Risk Research
International Society of Rock Mechanics
Awards & Recognition
1990 Manuel Rocha Medal, International Society for Rock Mechanics
2003 Award for Applied Rock Engineering, American Rock Mechanics Association