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Whyalla Norrie, Sa, Au

Whyalla, South Australia, Australia

Tabubil, Papua New Guinea

Primary Purpose – To effectively manage all gold recovery improvement projects Responsibilities:o Display Safe leadership styles and maintain safer work environment o Actively abide by ALL employer safety systems including JSA, Take 5 and work permit systems o Promote and sustain iCARE to be part of the workplace culture o To take ownership of all gold recovery improvement projects and coordinate the implementation phases o Make sure good new project commissioning and smooth handover to the processing group o To provide continuous and accurate update on project tracking to Process Technical Service Manager and General Processing Manager o Effective management of Contractors involved in all project related tasks o Facilitate and run daily gold recovery improvement project meetings , weekly section project meetings o Provide Technical Support to Processing Group on trouble shooting issues affecting metal recoveries o Facilitate external customers on continuous screening test work with new reagent regimes o Coordinate continuous laboratory test work using blast pattern samples to predict metallurgical performances in the plant o To carry out laboratory test work with new gold collectors on all ore types and possible blendso Relief Metallurgical Superintendent Projects and Laboratory Services during R&Ro To maximise utilisation of the SAP computer program to manage costs, good work planning and ease safety management systems.

Mount Garnet , Queensland Australia

Primary Purpose – To take ownership of Ploymet process plant and have it continuous operational to yield zinc, copper and lead concentrates Responsibilities:o Actively involve in Safety leadership, including risk assessment and incident investigations o Actively involvement in updating of procedures including Safe Work Instructions, Safety Operating Procedures o Take ownership of the Process Safe Work Instructions o To maintain continuous process equipment run hours and minimise operational downtimes o Maintain interactions with Mine Production for good ROM stockpile levels o To ensure production KPI including shift Zinc and Copper concentrate grades are met o To make sure operating costs are below set targets o Process Plant and dewatering management plans are correctly implemented o Maintain good working relations of Process technical team on continuous improvements and trouble shootings o To maintain good supervision of the working roster, maintain good working man-hours for shift o Coordinate and manage plant shuts (mill liner change out and other process equipment inspections) o To relief Process Superintendent on weekends with the daily production reporting o To ensure that reagent mixing and grinding media loading tasks are safely executed

Papua New Guinea

Managing infrastructure development projects including buildings, feeder & trunk roads and bridges (foot and vehicular) Project identification, formulation, implementation, assessments and reporting Management of subordinates Interactions between different intergovernmental departments Management of contractor and other service provider to the organisation Coordination and management of donor agency programs Greater involvement in the accomplishment of physical project completion reports Making data available for future yearly budgetary requirements including the development and expenditure plans

Mackay, Australia

Optimise coal recoveries to meet plant simulated recoveries as a minimum and meet production forecasts and requirements including quality specificationsActively pursue and implement technological advances in the field of coal preparationA key requirement of this position is to create a safe, productive and cost effective environment in consultation with all site personnel.

Leinster Western Australia

Monitor circuit performances using process logged data from UniformanceSet up and maintain operations guide lines to improve and maintain metallurgical targets; low Arsenic levels in final Nickel concentrate, acceptable Fe: MgO ratioLiaise with geology and mining engineers about estimates targets and consistent mill feedsAccounting and reporting of plant production including reconciliation and KPI reportsRelieve Met Accounting clerk on end of week and end of month metal reconciliation balances

Cloncurry Australia

Set up and maintain operations guide lines to improve and maintain metallurgical targetsMaintain interactions with other work groups including production, maintenance, engineering, stores and supply, safety and environment, geology and miningEnd of week and end of month metal reconciliation balances Metallurgist responsible in commissioning team of the Xstrata North Queensland Magnetite Plant. To provide a continuous update of Magnetite plant commissioning processOptimisation of the Magnetite base plant and ISA Mill Regrind CircuitAchievements at Ernest Henry MinesTechnical report on final feasibility study of EHM underground metallurgical testing (process and plant reports on underground ore processing, milling TPH estimator (model) for the underground ore reserve)Successful trials and standardisation of high chrome grinding media in the secondary millsComplete safe operating procedures and modelling for processing third party ores Successful completion and submission of 2009 &2010 R&D eligible Ernest Henry Metallurgy

Tabubil Papua New Guinea

Metallurgical Laboratory ( Research & Development)Improve Laboratory Safety and Standard Work Practices with efficient utilisation of manpower and equipment in the Metallurgical LaboratoryCoordinate Metallurgical test work conducted in the laboratory and in the MillMentor of company’s professional graduate development scheme employees by recommending best professional graduatesWeekly, Monthly work place inspections, equipment inventories subject to Government mine safety act and regulationsProjectsThe groups focuses on research and development of long term concentrator improvement projects through investigative and data analysis, involve in design and implementation of metallurgical project work in the concentrator based on investigative analysis, project reporting including development of optimal strategies based on project outcomesTeam Leader - Production Support Monitor and trouble shoot grinding and flotation circuit operations. To plan and implement process improvements short term projectsLeading professional graduates in the team involved in six month performance appraisals. Other challenges include complying with company safety policies; PNG government mines regulations, company traffic rules, company missions and visions, company policy for provisions of external services, purchasing and provision of services. Development MetallurgistInvolved in Concentrator consumable audits and orders Metallurgical Accounting including process plant data entries, production report summariesProcess equipment downtime analysis report by equipment and causesRelieving Operational support shift metallurgist during leave periodMetallurgical TechnicianBlast Pattern Metallurgy sample processing.Diamond drill hole Metallurgy sample testwork program Continuous mineral flotation reagent screening testsConcentrator monthly composites sizing

Lihir Island Papua New Guinea

Routine laboratory tests ( daily leaching testing, Carbon activity tests for CIL circuit, cyanide level measurements)Monthly size by size gold deportment analysis Mill reagent inventories Supervision of local trainee laboratory technicians

Bachelor'S Degree, Mineral Technology

Distinction Diploma In Forestry, Tropical Forestry