Rachelle Hough BSc, P.Geo.

Senior Geologist

Rachelle received her BSc (Specialization Geology) from the University of Alberta in 2008. She is a registered Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA). Rachelle joined APEX in 2008 and has over 15 years of experience in mineral exploration ranging from grass roots prospecting to advanced stage drilling and surface and underground mining operations. Rachelle has provided technical services for a variety of clients including project and data management, resource modelling field program design and implementation, Assessment and 43-101 reporting. She has experience in a wide range of commodities and deposit types including Archaean orogenic lode-gold deposits, Carlin-type gold deposits, sediment hosted copper deposits, intrusive and hydrothermal related precious and base metal deposits, unconformity style uranium deposits and hydrothermal graphite deposits across Canada and USA. She also has experience working the oil sands of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and industrial minerals including Silica Sand (Proppant).

Services Provided

• Project management and execution
• Exploration targeting via geological mapping, data interpretation
• Geochemical Sample collection (Rock, soil, till etc.)
• Prospecting
• Drill program management
• Core logging
• Collection and control of secured samples
• Ground geophysical ground surveys – magnetics, EM
• Technical report writing
• Assessment report writing
• Data conversion, validation and management
• Data compilation and GIS integration
• Resource modelling
• Qualified Professional site visits towards technical reporting
• Mine Geology, Grade Control

Deposit Styles

• Orogenic Gold Deposits (Archean Greenstone terranes-Manitoba, Canada)
• Porphyry Copper-Gold and Copper-Molybdenum Systems (Canadian Cordillera)
• Manto Style-Skarn Deposits (Yukon, Canada)
• Hydrothermal Vein and Skarn Systems, epi and mesothermal including high and low sulfidation systems (Canadian Cordillera)
• Beaverlodge and Unconformity Type Uranium Deposits (Nunavut, Canada)
• Hydrothermal Graphite (Alaska, USA)
• Oil sands Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (Alberta, Canada)
• Silica Sand (Proppant) (Alberta and Manitoba, Canada)
• Metallurgical Coal (Canadian Cordillera)
• SEDEX/Carlin Copper/Gold (Nunavut, Canada, Nevada USA)