engineering mining engineer vice president
Nieto holds a Bachelor of Science in mining engineering from Guanajuato School of Mines, a Mississippi in geo-statistics from Ecole Des Mines de Paris (Paris Technical), and a Mississippi and Doctor of Philosophy in earth-systems engineering from Colorado School of Mines.
Before his current role Doctor Nieto worked at Penn State and Virginia Technical as professor of mining & minerals engineering. Nieto worked as an Assistant Professor at Virginia Technical and prior to his academic career he worked as a mining engineer in underground mining and surface mining. Nieto specializes in ore reserve estimation and mining methods at Penn State University.
His research focuses on mining operations and information technology, specifically in the areas of ore spatial characterization and real-time sensing systems
Doctor Nieto holds a Bachelor of Surgery Mining degree from Guanajuato School of Mines, an Master of Surgery in Mining Engineering from Colorado School of Mines, an Master of Surgery in Geostatistics from Ecole Des Mines de Paris, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Earth Systems at the Colorado School of Mines. He is often interviewed by news networks on mine safety and technology news.
Nieto has published more than 60 international technical papers. His publications include, a book chapter on "Underground Mine Design" (Small and Medium Size Enterprises Mining Engineering Handbook 2011), "Supply and demand analysis of rare-earths", "Assessment tools, prevailing issues, and policy implications of sustainability in China mining-communities", "Comparison of typical regulatory mechanisms for improving global mine safety", "Key deposit indicators and key ore-extraction indicators in mineral extraction", "Risk assessment of safety violations for coal mines", "Global Positioning System and google-earth systems in surface mines", "Effects of legislation on mine safety technology and innovation in the United States of America" and more.
The complete list of Doctor Nieto"s publications is available.
