Background
Hayes, John Forrest was born on January 30, 1957 in Winner, South Dakota, United States. Son of Robert Henry and Beverly Elizabeth (Brownlie) Hayes.
Hayes, John Forrest was born on January 30, 1957 in Winner, South Dakota, United States. Son of Robert Henry and Beverly Elizabeth (Brownlie) Hayes.
Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering, South Dakota School Mines & Technology, 1980.
Assistant engineer, surveyor, Alaska Gold Company, Nome, Alaska., 1978; chief field engineer, Alaska Gold Company, Nome, Alaska., 1979; air drilling operator, Ingersoll-Rand Compression Superior vena cava syndrome, Fort Worth, Texas, 1980; field engineer, Ingersoll-Rand Compression Superior vena cava syndrome, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1982-1983; project engineer, Consolidated Placer Dredging, Inc., Greymouth, New Zealand, 1981-1982; project engineer, Consolidated Placer Dredging, Inc., San Francisco, 1983-1984; president, Dakota Engineering Exploration & Mining, Rapid City, South Dakot, 1984, 89, 93-94; senior mining engineer, exploration manager, Chevaning Mining Company & SAG, Siguiri, South Africa, 1985-1986; senior mining engineer, Chevaning Mining Company & SAG, Siguiri, South Africa, 1987; mine & plant superintendent, Society Aurifere de Guinee, Siguiri, 1988-1989; senior mining engineer Browning Resources director international operations, TERA Mining Company, Rapid City, 1990-1991; general manager, Midras Mining Ltd., Obuasi, South Africa, 1994-1995; general manager, The Alliance, Guinea, South Africa, since 1995; mine manager, American Resource Corporation, Ollinghouse, Nevada, 1992. Consultant in field.
Member Guinea Chamber Mines, Elks.
Married Ramona Lee Wellington, September 23, 1995.