Fernando Luis Lucena Cancado

Geologist, with Bsc in Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) and Master's degree in Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio Mesquita Filho (UNESP Rio Claro). Employee of Vale do Rio Doce Company since 2001, where it integrates the Department of Exploration and Development of Mineral Projects. In this Company participated, initially, in the Riacho dos Machados Zinc Project. The team was responsible for the definition of the geological resources of zinc in the Salobro deposit and for the wide regional programme to identify deposits of zinc and copper in Minas Gerais and Bahia. In 2002 began to coordinate regional campaigns looking for nickel and copper deposits in the Brazilian Northeastern Sertão. In 2003 became Chief Geologist of the Platina Carajás Project, responsible for the geological model and resources estimation of the Luanga Platinum Deposit (PGE-Ni). In this same period was responsible for a wide regional exploration programme to prospection of PGE and nickel deposits in Carajás Mineral Province. In 2004 began an international experience becoming Chief Geologist of Angola Exploration Programme. Along this year, selected research areas and elaborated the exploration programme to this African country. Starting from 2005 assumed the Mozambique Exploration Manager position, being responsible for the regional exploration programme and target generation and for the management of the exploration programme, in FEL 3 level (Economic Feseability), of the Moatize Coal Deposit. In Moatize Coal Programme, was responsible for the geology, geotechny and hydrogeology areas, as well as a manager responsible for the budge, and for the inter-discipline team composed of professionals from several nationalities, including a series of contracts with Brazilian, South-African, Australian and American companies. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)