Who we are
Vantage Mining Solutions is an Australian mining consultancy based on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
We are a technically driven team with deep operational experience across underground and open pit mining, delivering practical, high-value outcomes for our clients. Our strength lies in combining strong technical capability with real-world operational understanding — ensuring advice is grounded, credible, and implementable.
We support our clients across the full mine lifecycle. Whether delivering greenfield and brownfield studies, guiding start-up and project development, providing embedded operational support, or advising on rehabilitation, closure, and tailings reprocessing opportunities, we bring the same focus: clear problem definition, disciplined execution, and outcomes that stand up in operation.
At Vantage, we value technical rigour, professional integrity, and collaboration. We aim to be trusted advisors our clients can rely on when it matters most.
Our Team
greg walker
DirectorMining Engineer with more than 20 years’ experience across mining operations, technical services, project development and project management within the Australian mining industry.
Site Senior Executive Notices (Underground and Surface) and First-Class Underground Mine Manager’s Certificate, with leadership experience across large- and small-scale underground and open pit mining operations.
Held Mine Manager positions across five mining operations spanning multiple commodities, mining methods, companies and jurisdictions, with extensive experience in underground and surface mining environments.
Served as General Manager and/or Site Senior Executive for three operations across multiple commodities, companies and Australian states, leading operational performance, safety, project development and business improvement initiatives.
Broad experience across the mining lifecycle, including operational leadership, technical services, studies, operational readiness, contract mining strategy, project development and mine expansion projects.
matt gray
DirectorMining Engineer with more than 15 years technical, operational and leadership experience.
Highly dependable with accurate attention to detail, financial acumen and exceptional problem-solving abilities.
Mining Manager position for two mines, completion of PFS and FS studies, Technical Services Superintendent and Mining Engineer, JORC Competent Person for ore reserves, underground technical specialist with additional exposure to hydraulic mining of tailings.
Passion for optimising mining plans and operations for better operational and financial outcomes.
Mining Professional with more than 15 years operational and leadership experience.
Highly dependable with accurate attention to detail and exceptional judgement.
Superintendent, Foreman and Supervisor positions across multiple companies, commodities, states and countries.
Innate ability to foster support while holding people accountable to superior standards and expectations.
Directorcraig smith
Alan is a Chartered Professional Engineer with over 20 years’ experience delivering practical, high-value outcomes across water management, tailings, mine closure and environmental performance in the resources sector.
Throughout his career, Alan has held senior leadership roles within major mining organisations, including BHP, as well as global consulting positions. In these roles, he has led multidisciplinary teams, directed major due diligence and investment assurance processes, and worked directly with executive leadership teams and regulators on material risk and compliance matters.
Alan has developed a reputation for original thinking and disciplined execution in addressing complex ESG challenges. His work spans asset transactions, closure strategy development, water and tailings governance frameworks, and the delivery of technically robust, regulator-ready solutions.
Alan strengthens Vantage’s capability across the full mine lifecycle, particularly in rehabilitation, closure, and long-term stewardship of mining assets.
Principal Consultantalan hocking
Mining Engineer with 8+ years of international experience across Australia and Canada, specialising in life-of-mine planning, resource optimisation, and ventilation engineering.
Trusted technical advisor with a strong commercial lens, delivering measurable safety, production, and cost outcomes in complex hard-rock operations.
Senior Mining Engineerjonatan pERRIER-daigle
Luke is a Mining Engineer with over five years of experience specializing in narrow vein operations, new ore body development, and remnant mining
He is an expert user of the Deswik suite for mine design, production planning, and scheduling, and is proficient in managing underground ventilation modeling using VENTSIM. He holds a QLD Metalliferous Ventilation Officer’s Certificate of Competency.
Senior Mining EngineerLuke Alexander
Senior Mining Engineer with over seven years of underground hard-rock experience, specialising in medium-term mine planning and ventilation engineering.
Experienced across technically demanding and deep-level operations, including one of Australia's deepest copper mines at over 1,900 metres, and a fast paced underground gold mine mining over 150 stopes a year — holding scheduling and ventilation roles at both operations.
Proficient in Deswik CAD, UDGB and Sched for production planning, and Ventsim for ventilation network modelling across hybrid and series systems.
Holds a Metalliferous Ventilation Officer's Certificate from SIMTARS, allowing him to practice as a statutory Ventilation Officer in Queensland.
Commercially grounded through a Bachelor of Engineering and Commerce (Mining Engineering and Finance) from the University of Queensland.
Senior Mining EngineerKRISHNA JEGAMOHAN
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Phone: 0459 103 214