Kevin is an Associate Technical Partner in ERM’s Asset Management team, with a focus on the sustainability of mining projects. Dr Leahy joined ERM in 2003 and is a Chartered Geologist with 30 years’ experience and a PhD on kimberlite geochemistry in Canada. He has a diverse earth science background including geochemistry, sedimentology, structural geology, soil science, hydrogeology and exploration field work. Formerly, he was a consultant in both mineral and hydrocarbon exploration industries and has worked in the field globally. At ERM, he has worked or led on numerous projects including hydrogeochemical exploration, environmental and social impact assessment, mine feasibility and NI 43-101 reporting as a QP, ESG transaction due diligence, closure and life cycle planning, site investigation and remediation, compliance auditing and resource exploration. Kevin has presented at numerous conferences on diverse topics such as mine closure, assessment and financial provision of environmental social issues in mine transaction due diligence, contaminant fate and transport and exploration hydrogeochemistry. He is currently collaborating with iCRAG on the application of exploration hydrogeochemical techniques developed at ERM on datasets across Ireland.