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Mining Expert Witnesses

Mining expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on mining. The mining expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Accident Reconstruction, Accounting, Appraisal & Valuation, Blasting and Explosives, Construction, Energy, Engineering, Environmental, Equipment & Machinery, Fraud, Geology, Human Factors, Hydrology, Machinery & Technical Appraiser, and Mining.

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James J. Connors, Ph.D.

Expert in Environmental Contamination & Stormwater

James J. Connors & Associates, LLC

Mobile, Alabama

Hydrology, Environmental - PFAS, AFFF, PCBs, Landfill Leachate, Groundwater Contamination, PFOS, Flooding, Stormwater Runoff, PFOA, CAFO, Erosion, Sedimentation, Above Ground Storage Tanks, Underground Storage Tanks (USTs), Mining, CERCLA, RCRA, Hydrogeology, Hydrology, Environmental Impacts

NATIONWIDE PRACTICE in surface and subsurface hydrology. EXPERT IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION - Contamination of groundwater, soil, sediment, particulate, and surface-water by a variety of substances, including PFAS (PFOS, PFOA, others), PCBs, pesticides, herbicides, nutrients, radiation, metals, wood preservatives, fuels, microbes, disinfectants, oilfield brine, fracking fluids, drilling mud, BTEX, VOCs, SVOCs, solvents, and chlorinated solvents, such as trichloroethylene (TCE), tetrachloroethylene (PCE), dichloroethylene (DCE), vinyl chloride, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethane, etc. Also, landfill leachate releases, oil and chemical spills, applications of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), underground and above-ground storage tank leaks, concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) releases, etc. EXPERT IN STORMWATER HYDROLOGY - Runoff-related impacts such as flooding, erosion, and sediment transport and deposition. EXPERT IN GENERAL A...

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Christopher G Linscott, CPA, CFE, CIRA

Keegan Linscott & Associates, PC

Tucson, Arizona

Fraud, Accounting - Financial, Insolvency, Forensic Accounting, Bankruptcy, Business Damages, Economics, Mining, Business Operations, Accounting investigations, Forensic investigations, Litigation support, Litigation services

Chris Linscott is the Director of Keegan Linscott & Associates consulting practice with more than thirty-five years of experience. His background includes eight years with KPMG Peat Marwick in the New York City and Boston offices, two years with Coopers & Lybrand in Tucson, two years as a CFO in industry and twenty-six years with Keegan Linscott & Associates. He is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor. Chris has served as an expert witness and consultant to attorneys involved in litigation throughout the country. He has also served as a Financial Advisor to Debtors and Creditor Committees in Chapter 11, served as a Chapter 11 Trustee, court appointed Receiver, Financial Fiduciary, Special Master and Examiner in various court cases. Chris is adept at analyzing allegations of fraud in civil, criminal, and bankruptcy matters and working with counsel to understand the financial aspects of litigation. He has testified ...

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Gary L. Buffington, MS, AA, BS, CSP, CRSP

American Safety Consulting

Santa Clarita, California

OSHA, Construction - Accident Reconstruction, Personal Injury/Wrongful Death, Crane/Hoist & Rigging, Safety Training Plans, JHA/JSA, Confined Space, Fall Protection, Machinery Guarding, Ladders/Scaffolds, Forklifts/Scissor Lifts, Safety Codes/Regulatory Compliance, Audits, Mining, MSHA, HAZCOM, EM 385-1-1, ANSI

Mr. Buffington offers a unique combination of formal education, special training and project based technical experience in completing mega-projects valued at 20 billion dollars with over 12 million worker hours and safety statistics below half of the respective national averages and no fatalities. He is a CSP (US) & CRSP (Canada) by exam, licensed Private Investigator, former Federal Supervisory Special Investigator and MSHA federal Mine Inspector, Deputy Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff Criminal Investigator, approved OSHA 29 CFR Trainer Parts 1910 & 1926, approved MSHA 30 CFR trainer for surface & Underground coal and metal/non-metal mines. ASSE 2001 Safety Profession of the Year for Construction Practice Specialty & ASSE 2003 -2004 Safety Professional of the Year for Mining Practice Specialty.

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Stanford R Brown, B.Sc., CSP, CSHP, CRSP, CHSC

Raising the Standard Consulting (USA) Inc.

California

Safety, OSHA - Construction, Mining, Workplace Inspections, Crane, Rigging, EM 385-1-1, First Aid/CPR/AED, General Industry, Accident Investigation, Safety Training, Compliance, Workplace Conditions, Fall Protection, Powered Industrial Trucks, Machine Guarding, Excavation, Trenching, Scaffolds, Multi-Employer

Stanford R. Brown, B.Sc., CSP, CSHP, CRSP, CHSC, has over 30 years of experience managing safety and health for various projects. He has been involved with multiple construction safety/OSHA cases as an expert witness. A sampling of the expert witness cases he has been involved with include: • Workplace injury at refinery construction project. • Worker fatally electrocuted during a paving incident. • Construction training and safety standards for power tool injury. Safety and Slip Trip & Fall, EM 385-1-1, OSHA, (SSHO), Competent Person, First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor Trainer, Certified Safety Professionals (CSP) designation with the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, Certified Safety and Health Professional (CSHP) in the State of Hawaii. Construction and General Industry, Accident Investigation, Fall Protection, Forklift, Aerial Lift, Boom Lift, Scissor Lift, Machine Guarding, Amputation, Struck By, Caught Between, Scaffold, Ladder, Roofing Safety, Amputation, Excavation/T...

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Daniel B Boring, CRE® MAI ARA ASA

Expert Valuation for Real Estate & Machinery

Kidder Mathews Inc.

Nokomis, Florida

Machinery & Technical Appraiser, Appraisal & Valuation - solar, Quarry, Landfill, mining, water, Foreclosure, bankruptcy, damages, estate, marine, Fish, greenhouse, food, machinery, equipment, Cost Segregation, trust, tax, waste, flood

Dan Boring CRE® MAI ARA ASA has 30+ years of experience in the valuation, analysis, acquisition & disposition of institutional investment-grade real estate & machinery & equipment (M&E) on both a national & international levels. He holds the position of senior vice president at Kidder Mathews Valuation Advisory Services, working within the Agribusiness, Land & Natural Resources group, the M&E group, the Litigation Support Services Group & the Marine Services group. The Agribusiness, Land & Natural Resources group focuses on agricultural cropland, permanent plantings, food processing, bottling, cold storage, nurseries, greenhouses, hydroponics, feed mix operations, vineyards, wineries, fish farms, water rights, wind & solar energy, quarries, landfills, transfer stations, waste management & mining. Dan possesses extensive experience in USPAP-compliant machinery & equipment valuations & cost segregation studies across a broad range of industries, including food processing, agricultu...

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Stanford R Brown, B.Sc., CSP, CSHP, CRSP, CHSC

Raising the Standard Consulting (USA) Inc.

Honolulu, Hawaii

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KURT E GLEASON

Mining and Construction Blasting Expert Witness

Rock Management Services, LLC

Eckerty, Indiana

Blasting and Explosives, Mining - Construction, Mining, Blasting, Explosives, Drilling

PROFESSION: Mining & Construction Blasting Consultation; Claims Investigation; Expert Witness Testimony EDUCATION: BS Construction Engineering (Civil) 1985, Purdue University Associates in Applied Science Building Construction Technology 1983, Purdue University LICENSES/PERMITS: FEL License Number (18 U.S.C. Chapter 40) 4-IN-061-33-0C-00812 (retired) IN Regulated Explosive Use - Operator PSID # 8186-6097 (retired) IN Regulated Explosive Use - Blaster PSID # 8186-6097 (retired) DMRE Explosives and Blasting Branch - KY Blasters License #9869 (retired) CERTIFICATION: MSHA Miner ID: MIIN – M70515220 Office of Surface Mining Blaster Certificate# OSM-942-0066 (retired) IN Dept. of Natural Resources Certification #660 (retired) ...

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Kevin A Rider, PhD, PE, CHFP

Human Factors Expert

Forensic Human Factors, LLC

Delaware, Ohio

Human Factors, Traffic Engineering - Distracted driving, Driving behavior, Reconstruction, Biomechanics, Maritime, Manufacturing, Mining, OSHA, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Safety, Slips, Trips, Falls, Transportation, Warnings, Conspicuity, Cell phones, Texting, Lighting

Dr. Kevin Rider is a human factors expert and owner of Forensic Human Factors, LLC, providing investigations, reports and expert testimony for personal injury cases – plaintiff and defense. His expertise involves investigating how people interact with other people, products and environments in predictable ways, and applying this understanding to effective, efficient and safe products, services and systems. He has been consulted as an expert in 49 states (so far). Dr. Rider’s expertise includes: • MVAs and pedestrian collisions, incl. trucks, trains, buses, motor/bicycles • Illumination, nighttime visibility, and conspicuity • DUI/DWIs, where intoxication was not a proximate cause of crash • Adequacy of product designs and warnings • The design and maintenance of safe civil and occupational environments • Premises liability, and slips, trips and falls • Workplace and construction safety Dr. Rider is a Professional Engineer (PE), a Certified Human Factors Professional (CHFP), and ...

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Thomas D Gillespie, P.G.

Gilmore & Associates, Inc.

Center , Pennsylvania

Geology, Environmental - Groundwater, Hydrogeology, Geology, Geo-Hazards, Mining, Stormwater, Oil & Gas, Bedrock Aquifer, Groundwater Contamination, Environmental Forensics, Environmental Evaluation, Environment, Water Resources, Water Supply, Karst, Karst Geology, Karst Hydrogeology, Sinkholes

Expertise in hydrogeology, geology and environmental forensics with a specialization in groundwater flow and contaminant transport in fractured bedrock aquifers. Mr. Gillespie's technical expertise is complemented by an industry insider’s savvy of corporate needs and operations and the regulatory acumen of a former agency reviewer and bureau official. He is a published researcher in hydrostructural geology and karst hydrogeology, an adjunct university professor of geology and a frequent provider of continuing professional education courses. Mr. Gillespie is routinely invited to speak on matters of earth, environment and energy to government committees, national business organizations and educational institutions. He developed and leads a geoResource Risk Reduction practice, specializing in strategic representation in regulatory and legal venues. Mr. Gillespie has provided litigation support, testifying expert services, expert regulatory negotiation support and public representa...

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Stanford R Brown, B.Sc., CSP, CSHP, CRSP, CHSC

Raising the Standard Consulting (USA) Inc.

Texas

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Rance Herren, CFPSD, CFPAI

Hydraulic Fluid Power Subject Matter Expert

Fluid Power SME

Houston, Texas

Engineering, Equipment & Machinery - Hydraulic Consultant, Hydraulic Systems, Pneumatic Systems, Hydraulic Pumps, Hydraulic Cylinders, Hydraulic Motors, Hydraulic Valves, Hydraulic Hoses, Hydraulic Manifolds, Motion Control, Hydraulic Design, Hydraulic Accumulators, Compressors, Schematics, Hydraulic Seals, Hydraulic Filtration, Pressure, Construction, Mining, Oil & Gas

Over four decades of experience in the design, application, implementation, troubleshooting and service of complex hydraulic and pneumatic systems and related control components, including: • The use of standard and electrohydraulic components and circuitry in machine control • Integration of electronic devices for actuator control, including feedback and diagnostics • Manifold design, 3D solid modeling, and hydraulic circuit and component simulation and analysis • Hydraulic power unit (HPU) and closed-circuit hydrostatic transmission system design • Efficiency and throughput improvements for underperforming systems • Troubleshooting and repair of hydraulic/pneumatic machine control components and systems • Interpretation and implementation of ISO/SAE/ANSI/ASME fluid power standards • International Fluid Power Society Credentials: - Certified Fluid Power Systems Designer (CFPSD), February 2012 - Certified Fluid Power Accredited Instructor (CFPAI), August 2013 ...

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Randall M Albert, PE

Shale Advisory Group, LLC

Bluefield, West Virginia

Energy, Oil and Gas - Leases, JOA, Safety, Drilling, Completions, Operations, Project Management, M&A, Midstream, Upstream, Damages, Mining

I have over 40 years experience in the Energy sector with the last 20 at the C-Suite level. I have extensive experience as an expert witness for both defendant and plaintiff. I have worked with large national law firms and small regional law firms. I have provided both deposition and trial testimony.

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Tim A Martin

Mine Safety Consultant

Martin Consulting, LLC

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Mining, Accident Reconstruction - Mine Safety, Mine Consulting, Mining Disasters, Coal Mining, Mine Fires, Mining Safety, Mining Consulting, Mining Explosions, Metal-Non Metal Specialist, MSHA Specialist, Mining Regulatory Standards, Mine Fatalities, Underground Mine, Mining, Mine Accident, Mining Accidents, Surface Mining

Mr. Martin is the leading Mine Safety Expert in the US. Mr. Martin provides expertise in accident investigation & reconstruction, and assisting the legal community navigate through complicated regulations within the MSHA and OSHA industries. He has served on legislative committees working on Capitol Hill for The National Mining Association as well as the State of West Virginia through the West Virginia Coal Association and in Kentucky through the Kentucky Coal Association. Mr. Martin has in-depth knowledge in working through complicated Department of Labor safety regulations within the mining industry as well as general industry. Mr. Martin has served as an Expert Witness and Litigation Consultant for numerous Civil and Criminal Cases through-out the United States. He has also provided expert safety consulting services to the Metal Non-Metal mining industry, the Coal Mining Industry and the Aggregate and Stone Mining Industry including Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron Ore, Bituminous Coa...