Matthew Cleary, B.Sc., P.Geo. (BC), has 19 years of experience in physical and chemical hydrogeology, including mine-water assessments, water supply assessments, environmental assessments, dam assessments, and wastewater disposal. His project sites have taken him all over Canada, the USA, Mexico and throughout South America. Matthew has managed numerous large open pit hydrogeology studies involving large field components and complex numerical groundwater modelling aspects, for all phases of mine life from baseline and operations through to mine closure.