Strategic Mineral Project investment

Exploration, mineral and geotechnical geology, mining, metallurgical design and project managementCompetent persons reports for funding and stock exchange listingsMining and minerals investmentMining and minerals economicsCommodity market economics

• Geological assessments, mineral reserve estimates, mineral resource management (MRM) to NI43-101, SAMREC and JORC standard• Mine access design including shaft and winze location and design• Mine layout and design for both surface and underground operations• Mineral beneficiation and extraction process design, review and management• Mine competent persons reporting on various mineralsMinerals and Commodity Areas of Expertise• Mineral, ore beneficiation… Show more • Geological assessments, mineral reserve estimates, mineral resource management (MRM) to NI43-101, SAMREC and JORC standard• Mine access design including shaft and winze location and design• Mine layout and design for both surface and underground operations• Mineral beneficiation and extraction process design, review and management• Mine competent persons reporting on various mineralsMinerals and Commodity Areas of Expertise• Mineral, ore beneficiation, processing and process materials handling• Industrial Minerals with specialisation in pegmatites and associated minerals• Base minerals with specialisation porphyry and sulphides ores• Precious metals with specialisation in gold and refractory greenstone gold and PGM group metals• Methane reserve estimates using Karol curve, desorbtion and sorbtion isotherm methods, resource estimates to SAMREC and JORC standard• Gas extraction methodology and process design Other Services• Project management, construction and execution once the mining permit/right application has been approved.• Codes of practice and standard operating procedures once the mining permit/right has been approved• Risk analyses and HAZOPS• Concept, preliminary and bankable feasibility studies (PFS and BFS) Show less

Working towards Masters

Project management. Mine establishment. Concept, pre feasibility and bankable feasibility studies. Contract management.

Mine and processing plant management. Project management. Labour relations in a unionised environment.

Open pit and underground bord and pillar mining production managementProject management for in-house projectsCrushing and screening, ore dressingIndustrial minerals processingDump reclamation

Mining rights management

Trained and completed open pit blasting ticketBord and pillar underground miningDecline shaft sinkingOpen pit miningMine ManagerLabour relations in unionised environmentConversion of old order rightsMineral dressing and processing for micaceous minerals and other industrial mineralsPlant and mining equipment engineering

Completed blasting ticket training at President Steyn and Western Holdings Gold MinesMedium to deep level ledging, equipping, stopingPillar extractionDevelopment of Twin Haulages, haulages, X-cuts, Raises, Boxholes and reef drivesSinking decline shaftMember of the Proto Rescue TeamProduction and development shift bossCompleted National Higher Diploma in Mining Engineering