Daniel Whiteley, P.E., Q.P.

Engineer

Daniel Whiteley is a Technical Services Engineer at McCarl’s Technical Services with extensive experience in mining project studies, permitting, and metallurgical process development. Based in Reno, NV, Dan is a Licensed Professional Engineer and a Qualified Person (QP) for project economic analysis and NI 43-101 technical reporting. His expertise spans the full project lifecycle, from greenfield permitting and flowsheet design to the optimization of brownfield process facilities, including specialized water treatment projects and front-end engineering design (FEED) for rare earth metal recovery.

Throughout his career, Dan has managed or supported a vast array of global projects, ranging from heap leach operations in Mexico and Panama to refinery retrofits in West Virginia. He is highly skilled in mass and water balance calculations, equipment sizing, and capital/operating cost estimation for diverse recovery circuits, including Merrill-Crowe, ADR, and SART plants. A graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno with a degree in Mining Engineering, Dan is also a leader in the professional community, serving as Chair for the Nevada Mineral Processors Division (NV MPD) and an active member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME).