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Expert Details

Mining, Metallurgy, Due Diligence, Valuations, Feasibility Studies and Projects

ID: 727569 South Africa

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Expert has 24 years experience as a professionally registered chartered mining engineer, having held mine general manager, chief operating officer, chief executive officer and managing director appointments across Africa, South East Asia, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the Middle East. He have some 15 years executive experience in the mining and metallurgical sectors. He has led listed mining groups & operations, as Managing Director & CEO, and filled group technical roles in Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Canada, Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia.

He has overseen projects, operations, as well as engineering, risk, safety, environment, community and quality disciplines, and previously held positions with Zeehan Zinc, BHP Billiton, Samancor Chrome, Ingwe Coal Corporation, Oceana Gold, Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden), AngloGold Ashanti (Anglo American), Barrick, Gencor (Gengold), Goldfields, Impala Platinum and Harmony Gold.

He holds a Bachelor of Science Engineering honors degree from the University of Witwatersand in Johannesburg, is a registered professional / chartered engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa, Engineers Australia, Engineers New Zealand, is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a fellow member of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy & the Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy

He received numerous academic and corporate awards including a Mine Managers’ Prestige Prize, the SAIMM Prize and a BHP Billiton Award for engineering.

He is an expert in Mining, Projects, Studies, Feasibility, Valuations, Uranium, Gold, Coal, Chrome, Ferrochrome, Copper, Nickel, Zinc, Lead, Phosphate, Aluminium, Magnesium, Magnesite, Platinum, Safety, Environment, CEO, Africa, Asia, Australia, USA, Canada, China, GM, Processing, Research, Consulting, Company, Operations, Contracts, Risk, HSE, EHS, Report, Experienced, Manufacturing, Iron, Diamonds, Precious Metals, and Due Diligence.

GLGroup Leader
Mining, Metals, Natural Resources, Energy

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1990 Degree: BSc Engineering Mining Subject: Mining Engineering Institution: University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2006 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: CEO Department: Corporate
Responsibilities:
CEO, Operations, Projects
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1991 to 2005 Employer: BHP Billiton, Tio Tinto, AngloGold, Barrick, Xstrata, Anglo American Title: Group Manager, COO, Principal Mining Engineer, Business Development Manager, Project Director Department: Corporate
Responsibilities:
Various

International Experience

Years Country / Region Summary
Years: 1994 to Present Country / Region: Africa, Middle East, South East Asia, Australia, UK, New Zealand, Canada Summary: Various mining, metals, coal - refer to CV

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Government Certificates of Competency:
• Registered Mine Manager, Responsible Officer – Tasmania, Australia
• Registered Mine Manager – Western Australia (1st Class)
• Mine Overseer’s & Blasting - South Africa & New Zealand
• Mine Managers Certificate of Competency (Metalliferous & Coal) - South Africa & New Zealand
Licenses / Certifications
• Professional Engineer [Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)]
• Professional Engineer [Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ)]
• Chartered Professional Engineer [Institution of Engineers Australia]
• Committee Member [Chamber of Mines of the Philippines & Indonesia]
• Company Director [Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)]
• Director [Institute of Directors – UK (IoD)]
• Fellow Member [Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM)]
• Member [Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM)]
• Member [Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM)]
• Committee Member [AusIMM Mining Society Committee]
• Committee Member [AusIMM Occupational Health and Safety Committee]
Professional Appointments
General Manager - African Copper plc Mowana Mine, Messina Copper [Botswana, current]
Summary
General Manager: Mineral Resources, Engineering, Contracts & Projects
Arutmin (BUMI Resources Coal, ex BHP Billiton / KPC Rio Tinto Coal) [Indonesia, 2007-2008]

General Manager - Crescent Gold [Australia, 2006]

Chief Operating Officer - Toledo Nickel Mining Corporation – (UK, European Nickel - UK,
Berong Nickel Corporation, Ipilan Nickel Corporation) [Philippines, and Russian Copper / WYG
International UK & Russia, 2004-2005]

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer - Zeehan Zinc plc [UK listed, Australia, 2003]

Chief Operating Officer, General Manager - Zeehan Zinc [Australia, 2001-2002]

Director: Projects, HSE, Sustainability & Corporate Affairs - Saudi Arabian Mining Company
(Ma’aden) [KSA, 1999-2000]

Group Manager: Safety, Health, Environment, Community & Quality
BHP Billiton Ferrous Division [1997-1998]

Mine & Risk Manager - Ingwe Coal Corporation – BHP Billiton [RSA, 1994-1996]

Group Mining Engineer: Mining Systems - BHP Billiton [RSA, 1992-1993]

Projects Mining Engineer & Production Superintendent - BHP Billiton [RSA, 1991]

Production / Operations – Impala Platinum, Vaal Reefs, Usutu Colliery
Awards / Recognition
• University of the Witwatersrand Council Merit Scholarship for Engineering
• Mine Managers’ Prestige Prize
• BHP Billiton Award for Engineering
• Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Prestige Prize
Publications and Patents Summary
COMRO Chamber of Mines - SIMRAC

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Mining safety, operations, projects
Training / Seminars
Various, due diligence, acquisitions, project financial valuation
Vendor Selection
He has experience locating and working with vendors in Africa, Australia, Asia.
Marketing Experience
Mining, Energy, Natural Resources

Language Skills

Language Proficiency
English Afrikaans Zulu Dutch Excellent, current
Afrikaans Excellent, current
Zulu Excellent, current
Dutch Excellent, current

Fields of Expertise

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