The Irish Mining and Quarrying Society (IMQS) has appointed Nicola Nixon as its president.
She will preside over the activities of the IMQS which are focused on promoting, safeguarding and representing the natural resources and extractive industries in Ireland.
Nixon is a mining engineer at Boliden Tara Mines lead and zinc mine in Co Meath. She will be supported by Alan Dolan who has been appointed as vice president.
Nixon has worked at the Boliden Tara Mines since 2006 as an underground surveyor and now a drill and blast engineer. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Mineral Engineering and an MSc in Environmental Sustainability from University College Dublin.
She commented on her appointment: “It is an honour for me to be president of the IMQS and I look forward to representing the society in the coming years.”
The IMQS was founded in 1958 to provide a focal point for all those working in the extractive industry in Ireland. The membership is drawn from all sectors of the industry, ranging from exploration geologist to equipment suppliers and it has over 300 full members.
