Jim Stroud

About Jim Stroud

Licensed Professional Geologist in NC, SC, VA, GA, AL, TN, KY, MO, AR, and FL with over…

Experience

1. Professional Mining Geologist, Vice President & Owner

   Subhorizon Geologic Resources, Llc

   Mar 2013 — Present

   Brett McLaurin, PG and I cofounded Subhorizon Geologic Resources (SGR). SGR is a geologic consulting company, located on the East Coast with offices in Bloomsburg, PA and Winston Salem, NC. We are licensed Professional Geologists with over 30 years experience in the mining industry and academia. The following are services that we currently offer: •Economic Evaluation of Mineral Resources (Aggregates & Industrial Minerals) Exploration, drill management, stone quality assessments, reserve estimates, and evaluations.(Experienced with Mineral Resource Evaluations of Conservation Easements and Condemnation Cases). •Rip Rap & Armor Stone Certifications - Professional Licensed Geologist with over 5 years aggregate quality control experience necessary to act as qualified \"Stone Quality Control Supervisor\" at Quarry locations. In addition, qualified to perform initial quarry certifications, typically required by Corps of Engineers for marine contractors. •Slope Stability Evaluations - Geologic structure mapping and rockfall investigations utilizing RockPack and CRSP software to make economic recommendations for unstable areas. These software programs are recognized as the industry standard for evaluating rockfall hazards. We can investigate slides or unknown hazards in mines that were not previously recognized and make face orientation, benching, and catch berm location recommendations. In addition, we can assist in the review of MSHA rockfall hazard citations. •Environmental Assessments - Phase One Assessments •Petrographic Services - Mineral identification and aggregate & concrete ASTM C 295. •Geospatial Solutions (Remote Sensing and GIS)- Experienced in utilizing GIS software in exploration for greenfield mineral and aggregate locations. •Natural Hazard Delineations - Landslides and sinkholes. •Medical Geology - Experienced dealing with the relationship between geological materials and geologic processes and their impacts on health.

Education

• North Carolina State University

  Bachelor of Science, Geology

  1979 — 1984

Skills

• Rockfall Hazard Investigations
• Sampling
• Geologic Mapping
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Environmental Awareness
• Autocad
• Engineering Geology
• Gold
• Geological Mapping
• Armor Stone Certifications
• Hydrogeology
• Base Metals
• Surfer
• Geographic Information Systems (Gis)
• Logging
• Rock Pack
• Gis
• Petrography
• Technical Writing
• Seismology
• Research Proposals
• Slope Stability Analysis
• Structural Geology
• Groundwater
• Crsp
• Global Mapper
• Environmental Compliance
• Mineral Exploration
• Core Drilling
• Remote Sensing
• Minerals
• Wetlands
• Surface Mining
• Aggregate
• Management
• Hydrology
• Gps
• Remediation
• Drilling
• Quarrying