Collins is the first ARC ITTC Critical Resources for the Future PhD student at the WH Bryan Mining Geology Research Centre at the Sustainable Minerals Institute, where he is focusing on building geospatial resource evaluation models of mine tailings to advance industry standards for the extraction of critical minerals.
Collins holds a Bachelor of Science degree in geological engineering from the University of Mines and Technology, Ghana (2017) and a Master of Science degree in mining engineering from the Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan (2024). After graduating from his bachelor’s degree, Collins worked for a year as a graduate grade control geologist with Adamus Resources Limited, before becoming a further mathematics tutor at a high school in Ghana.
Combining his knowledge in mathematics and geology, Collins pursued research in geostatistics, applying mathematical models and algorithms to improve the predictions of the spatial distribution of geological and geoenvironmental variables. His master’s thesis titled ‘An Innovative Truncated Gaussian Collocated Co-simulation Approach for Stochastic Modelling of Geological Domains’ sought to tackle the problems of modelling long-range geological features by incorporating a collocated co-kriging algorithm into truncated Gaussian. Having graduated with Honors in his master’s degree, Collins was nominated for the DANQ SKYWALK of FAME for the 2024/2025 academic year owing to his academic and research contributions.
Collins will undertake his PhD as a member of the MIWATCH group, funded by the ITTC CRFF and BHP as the industry sponsor.