Chris Wijns has been the Group Geophysicist since 2008 for First Quantum Minerals Ltd, a global base metal miner. Previously, he held a similar role with gold company Resolute Mining. After geophysics degrees in Canada, Chris worked in gold exploration in West Africa before moving to Australia in 1999, where he completed a PhD in 2004. He has enjoyed working inside sizeable mining companies for the constant interaction with other geoscience disciplines, and assorted engineers and metallurgists. Chris is driven to find opportunities for geophysics to add value to mine development and operations as well as exploration. He also enjoys the challenge of bringing research results into the mining and exploration industry.