Christopher Card Email & Phone Number

Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Install, commission, and troubleshoot, and support FLSmidth equipment throughout North, Central, and South America.Advise clients in best practice, with focus on safety, proper maintenance, and efficiency.

Paracatu Area, Brazil

Increased crucible life by 56% (~$905,000.00 LOM estimated to 2030)Eliminated casting mold consumption (~$10,310.00 annually. ~$123,718.40 savings LOM 2030)Negated replacement of cathodes, further eliminating waste generation.These three changes resulted in a $1.31 Million savings over LoM (Opex)Increased average precious metals content from 88.23% to 94.07% (+5.84%)Developed a compelling business case for becoming an LBMA certified refiner, saving over 4.6 million $US over mine life.Identified the cause of electrowinning cell corrosion, and anode digestion.Identified a product, and means of mitigating cell and anode corrosion.

Refinery Operator Trainer:I trained the new operators in the following activities:Collecting gold from Electro Winning Cells.Operation of a Deister finishing table (Gravity Gold).Operating/maintaining an Inductotherm induction furnace.Maintaining accurate logs of gold production/shipments.Operating an Acacia Reactor.Performing maintenance on diaphragm pumps, and equipment.Involved in Continuous Improvement Team for Gold Recovery.Writing SOP's for the Refinery Operation.Ordering/writing requisitions for tools and supplies using JD Edwards software.Collecting samples of various proccesses.

Fort Knox Gold Mine, Fairbanks Alaska

Daily samples collection and analysis. Maintenance, trouble shooting, and adjustments made to in-field instrumentation.Reporting daily production and metallurgy balances.

Kinross: Fort Knox

Collecting gold from Electro Winning Cells.Operation of a Deister finishing table (Gravity Gold).Operating/maintaining an Inductotherm induction furnace.Maintaining accurate logs of gold production/shipments.Operating an Acacia Reactor.Performing maintenance on diaphragm pumps, and equipment.Involved in Continuous Improvement Team for Gold Recovery.Writing SOP's for the Refinery Operation.Ordering/writing requisitions for tools and supplies using JD Edwards software.Collecting samples of various proccesses.

Mine Security:Controlling access to restricted areas, providing security for gold shipments.Performing Emergency Response to injury/illness accidents.Maintaining fire systems, hoses and extinguishers.Performing Urinalysis/Breathalyzer tests.Training Emergency Response Team personnel.Monitoring secure area CCTV system.Performing safety checks on mine employees/work environments.