Innovative Metallurgical professional with 13 years of hands-on experience in mineral processing, metallurgical processing optimization, plant optimization, test works, project execution. Well-versed in evaluating and monitoring metallurgical processes, products and equipment. Recognized for outstanding technical and analytical paired with strong communication and team coordination abilities. Proficient in SCADA, GE Proficy iFix Historian, MillStar, FloatStar, Maximo & IFS softwares and systems applications.
Liaise with suppliers – reagents and grinding media inventory.
Design and costing of Metallurgical testwork programmes in liaison with Plant Metallurgist and Line Management.
Evaluation of results and interpretation and conducting both hot and batch floats.
Management, training, and direction of Metallurgy Interns and Process Operators in quality plant operations, safety and time management and enhance productivity and efficiency.
Ensuring Operators adhere to plant operating parameters.
Perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by Plant Metallurgist and line management.
Analysing the quality and dosing of reagents - PGM flotation and oxidised PGM flotation, as well as performing recovery calculations.
Assist in calculating ball and beads loading in the mills.
Assist in presenting quarterly progress technical reports to Line Management.
Maintaining daily, weekly, and monthly reporting procedures for production, metal recovery, and plant cost efficiencies for Metal Accounting purposes.
Identify and implement approved cost savings on new and existing projects.
Running sampling campaigns for projects and improvement purposes and performing the plant and mineral processing mass balance campaigns and optimise mineral processing flow diagrams.
Assist technical management to prepare process sampling and analysis, interpret and report resulting data to line management as well as assisting in equipment selection and sizing.
Working with NxGN consultants in the development, monitoring, evaluation, and review of the online reporting platform.