Christine Blackmore CEnv CSci FIMMM
IOM3 President & Associate Director, Wardell Armstrong LLP
Christine is the current President of IOM3 and has been a member of IOM3 for more than 25 years. Since 2016, Christine has been the Chair of Mining Technology Board (MTD) and prior to this she was the first female President of the Western Institute of Mining and Minerals (WIMM) for 5 years and Honorary Secretary for 6 years.
Biography
Christine is an Associate Director at Wardell Armstrong International (WAI) working as a Geo- Environmentalist and Environmental Auditor with 20 years' experience in the international mining and metallurgical industry. Her expertise is focused in environmental due diligence, management and auditing to international best practices such as the ICMI Cyanide Code. Her work has included the preparation, implementation and auditing of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) ISO 14001. Many of her projects have included management of hazardous goods used in the mining industry and transportation.
Christine has also worked on sensitive political, social and economic studies where interaction with interested stakeholders has been complex (e.g. State Governor, Government Ministers, Mining Police Executive, Mining Unions). Christine has worked internationally including in sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa, Mexico, Armenia, Sweden, Kazakhstan, Sultanate of Oman, Iran, Pakistan, Spain, Ukraine, Russia, Czech Republic, Romania, Sweden, Spain, Ireland, Portugal, China and others including UK for several years, and in many challenging environments, which has involved her in the extraction and processing of many commodities from precious metals and base metals and coal.
