Jacob Deysel

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Vice President Heavy Minerals @ Critica Limited
Australia
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About Jacob Deysel

Engaging, dynamic, and accomplished mining executive with significant success across diverse environments in Australia, South America, South Africa, and Africa. I have provided executive oversight, leadership, and operational expertise across a range of strategic and technical functions in mining.My experience covers both greenfield/entrepreneurial and brownfield environments and am credited with executing mine optimisation, complex expansion projects, and effective health, safety and environmental programs. As a collaborative communicator, negotiator and influencer, I can drive cooperation between business units to drive positive and sustainable change; and have successfully built and led top-performing teams. I also have a strong track record forging strong relationships with relevant external stakeholders including government, regulators, and unions.MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:1. Leadership of wide-ranging multi-million-dollar operational projects from inception to completion2. Record mine performance levels through expansion and operational optimisation3. Overseeing a multi-million-dollar mining expansion project (from concept to construction stage) for a major mining company to achieve a 50% expansion4. Executive board member of Kenmare, operating the Moma Titanium Minerals Mine in Mozambique5. UEC Advisory Board member - providing strategic guidance and support on the development of UEC's Titanium dioxide feedstock project in Paraguay6. Design and implementation of operational and governance frameworks for remote mining operations in Africa to meet World Bank, African Development Bank, and IFC performance standardsAREAS OF EXPERTISE:✦ Strategy and business planning - mining and resources✦ Mining production - surface and underground environments in operations and marketing phases✦ Financial management - large multi-million-dollar budgeting and financial accountability✦ Operational optimisation✦ Execution of complex expansion projects✦ Health, safety and environment (HSE) programs✦ Previous experience and willingness to work all over the world, and in multiple time zones – worked in Australia, South America, South Africa, and AfricaKEY SKILLS:✦ Executive leadership and support✦ Team leadership, coaching and mentoring✦ Strategic communications, cooperation and relationships - government, unions, community✦ Project development, optimisation and delivery✦ Trustworthy with a keen sense of ethics

Jacob Deysel's Current Company Details
Critica Limited

Critica Limited

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Vice President Heavy Minerals
Australia
Jacob Deysel Work Experience Details
  • Critica Limited
    Critica Limited
    Australia
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  • Uranium Energy Corp.
    Vice President Heavy Minerals
    Uranium Energy Corp. Feb 2023 - Present
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  • Uranium Energy Corp.
    Advisory Board Member
    Uranium Energy Corp. Aug 2019 - Feb 2023
    Us
    In this role, I am providing strategic guidance and support on how to pivot the Alto Parana Titanium project from a marketing perspective.
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  • Uranium Energy Corp.
    Vice President Of Titanium
    Uranium Energy Corp. Nov 2017 - Aug 2019
    Us
    In this role, I successfully established this NYSE listed company’s Titanium Division and spearheaded UEC’s Alto Paraná Titanium project's development Paraguay.Role includes:► Team leadership ► Business strategy, direction, funding and marketing for newly established UEC Titanium Division► Operational leadership ► Project strategy framework development and implementation► Positioning and development of UEC’s ilmenite and vanadium project in South America► Corporate responsibilities like reviewing potential investment and growth opportunities and leading due diligence processesHighlights● Developing and implementing the project and business strategy framework to position and develop UEC’s Alto Paraná Titanium Project in Paraguay - with project resource estimate positioning Alto Paraná as one of the highest-grade and largest-known Ferro-Titanium deposits in the world
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  • Sheerartar Minerals Pty Ltd
    Director
    Sheerartar Minerals Pty Ltd Jan 2023 - Present
    Founding member of Sheerartar Minerals PTY LTD, a newly established exploration company, founded with Head Office in Melbourne, Australia, and active in the Rare Earth Minerals space and actively expanding its footprint within Africa. Please visit our website for more information at https://www.sheerartarminerals.com/
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  • Mineral Commodities Ltd
    Managing Director
    Mineral Commodities Ltd Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
    Belmont, Western Australia, Au
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  • Mineral Commodities Ltd
    Chief Executive Officer
    Mineral Commodities Ltd Sep 2021 - Jan 2023
    Belmont, Western Australia, Au
    Mineral Commodities Ltd (“MRC”) is a global mining and development company with a primary focus on the development of high-grade mineral deposits within the industrial and battery minerals sectors.MRC is committed to undertaking operations in a socially and environmentally responsible manner that is consistent with industry best practice and the safety and well-being of its people is core to the operational culture. It has been great to be part of MRC and having had the opportunity to lay the foundation for MRC’s Five Year Strategic Plan 2022-2026 and the recent Rights Issue. We have fostered strong relationships with all stakeholders, with the Company now well placed to unlock value.
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  • Newmont Australia
    Senior Mine Manager Newmont Boddington Gold
    Newmont Australia Apr 2020 - Aug 2021
    Subiaco, Western Australia, Au
    In this role, I am a member of the senior leadership team contributing to overall strategic direction and tactical planning for one of Australia’s largest gold and copper producers (Newmont Boddington Gold Complex).Role includes:► Executive level leadership► Strategic planning and execution► Team leadership - +600 employees► Operational leadership – three active open pits utilising three Electrical Rope Shovels (Bucyrus 495’s) and one Cat 6090 shovel combined with a haul truck fleet of 39 Cat 793’s► Budget management and capital expenditure oversight Highlights:● Involvement in any strategy planning / higher level activities ● Leading the Operational Readiness scope and overseeing implementation of an Autonomous Haulage System to drive transformational improvement in safety, productivity and profitability – the first open pit gold mining operation in the world to transition to a fully Autonomous Hauling System (AHS) (will be completed by end 2021)
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  • Newmont Australia
    Mine Manager - Kcgm Super Pit
    Newmont Australia Jul 2019 - Apr 2020
    Subiaco, Western Australia, Au
    As a member of the senior leadership team, I contributed to overall strategic direction and tactical planning for the KCGM Super Pit operation in Kalgoorlie. The Fimiston Open Pit is one of the most complex mining operations in the world, with its vast underground network of historical workings combined with its proximity to the Kalgoorlie-Boulder community. Role included:► Team leadership – operational and mobile maintenance teams with +560 employees ► Operational leadership – Fimiston Open Pit with a fleet of 4 PC8000 shovels and 40 Cat 793’s Haul Trucks ► Budget management and capital expenditure oversight► Health, safety, and environment programs (HSE)► Facility and mine security► Human resources► External relationsHighlights:● Due to complexity and location of site - skilfully planning and coordinating across all disciplines to ensure safe delivery on the plan
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  • Minerals Plus International
    Managing Director/Chief Operations Officer
    Minerals Plus International Dec 2014 - Jul 2019
    As a founding member of this emerging global mining exploration and consultancy company, I supported clients in identifying, developing and overseeing sustainable mining and high impact development projects in Sub-Saharan Africa.Role included:► Team leadership ► Business strategy and direction► Daily operational leadership ► Securing finance► Financial and P&L management ► Client consultation and project managementHighlights:● Acquiring and cultivating ongoing relationships with well-respected business clients, that included private investment houses in Switzerland, and small to large mining resource companies in Ireland and the UK● Advising Kenmare Resources Plc across broad areas including enterprise strategy, review and option development for Life of Mine resource and reserve optimisation● Designing the strategic plan and operational framework for a gold and heavy minerals exploration project in Mozambique on behalf of a key Swiss base investment house
  • Kenmare Resources Plc
    Chief Operations Officer
    Kenmare Resources Plc Feb 2009 - Dec 2014
    Dublin, County Dublin, Ie
    In this role, I worked as part of the executive management team driving strategy and company direction. I managed full accountability for mining and exploration operations focused on extracting and processing heavy minerals from Mozambique’s Moma Mine.I also served on the Kenmare Board (2009 - 2013) and was a key member of the investor relations, product development, and marketing teams.Role included:► Team leadership – 1,000+ permanent and 300 contractor employees► Operational leadership – production and output of HMC, ilmenite, zircon, and rutile► Budget management and capital expenditure oversight► Health, safety, and environment programs (HSE)► Facility and mine security► Human resources► External relations► Compliance with World Bank, African Development Bank, and IFC performance standardsHighlights:● Driving a complete turnaround of operations and subsequently boosting output to achieve record production levels● Overseeing a multi-million-dollar mining expansion project (from concept to construction stage) to achieve a 50% expansion● Establishing Kenmare as the largest un-upgraded ilmenite/TiO2 feedstock supplier in the world ● Designing and implementing robust operational and governance frameworks for the remote operation ● Reducing social and environmental risks through international best practices to meet World Bank, African Development Bank, and IFC performance standards● Enhancing corporate reputation and increasing supply of skilled labour with an effective localisation plan developed and implemented in close co-operation with government and local unions
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  • Rio Tinto
    General Manager, Mining And Planning -
    Rio Tinto Feb 2006 - Jan 2009
    London, Greater London, Gb
    I was promoted to this role following a successful tenure leading mining production to spearhead three departments and serve as key member of the RBM Executive Committee. In this role, I organised and managed the mineral resources, technical services, and operations functions for five floating and two open-pit surface mining operations.Role included:► Team leadership and workforce optimisation - 600 permanent and 1,200 contractor employees ► Spearheaded three departments► Local external relations► Operational and capital budget management► Leadership of mining production - mineral resources, technical services► Operational leadership of multiple mining sites - 5 floating and 2 open pit supplementary mining operations► Health, safety and environment (HSE) managementHighlights:● Optimising resource and reserve and subsequent mining schedule for RBM which formed a key part of the Rio Tinto continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives, enhancing company net present value (NPV)● Improving safety culture by implementing a driver safety initiative● Adopting the Bradley Assessment to develop a safety maturity assessment model● Leading and optimising concept and pre-feasibility for 6th floating mining operation
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  • Rio Tinto
    Manager - Mining - Richards Bay Minerals (Rbm)
    Rio Tinto Dec 2003 - Jan 2006
    London, Greater London, Gb
    In this role, I supervised the mining production process for the largest producer of titanium dioxide feedstock, and managed operations for a subsidiary company site.Role included:► Team leadership and workforce optimisation - 500 permanent employees and 1,200 contractors► Operational and capital budget management► Supervision of mining production process► Operational leadership of multiple mining sites
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  • Gold Fields
    Mine Manager Driefontein Gold Mine West Complex
    Gold Fields Feb 2003 - Nov 2003
    Sandton, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Za
    In this role, I optimised and directed operations of the Driefontein Western Complex consisting of 7 operating underground shafts ranging from shallow, intermediate to deep level tabular operations.
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  • Gold Fields
    Shaft & Unit Manager
    Gold Fields 1998 - 2003
    Sandton, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Za
    In this role, I guided and managed the Western Complex's operational optimisation, and led several Driefontein's operations, including refining the safe exploitation of wide reefs, and developing and implementing a low cost, high efficiency mining system.
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Jacob Deysel Skills

Mining Minerals Mineral Processing Metallurgy Project Planning Business Process Improvement Gold Continuous Improvement Safety Management Systems Iron Ore Process Engineering Project Management Coal Management Engineering Contract Management Feasibility Studies Factory Strategy Procurement Mineral Exploration Business Strategy Environmental Management Systems Contract Negotiation Commissioning Project Control Plant Maintenance Operational Excellence Budgets Industrial Relations Planned Preventative Maintenance Change Management Operations Management Vendor Management Contract Development P&l Accountability Team Building And Leadership Government Relations Director Operations Management General Management Mining Engineering External Relations Management Full Life Cycle Project Management Expansion And Growth Planning Health And Safety Programmes Capital Expenditure Management Localisation Plans Labour Union Relations Mining Production Processes Mine Optimisation Remote Operations

Jacob Deysel Education Details

  • University Of The Witwatersrand
    University Of The Witwatersrand
    General
  • University Of The Witwatersrand
    University Of The Witwatersrand
    Mining Engineering
  • London Business School
    London Business School
    Essentials For Leadership

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Jacob Deysel works for Critica Limited

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Jacob Deysel's current role is Vice President Heavy Minerals.

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Jacob Deysel attended University Of The Witwatersrand, University Of The Witwatersrand, London Business School.

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