Experience

Hecla Québec

• Canada
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Feb 2023 - Present

  Verification and standardizing processes and procedures to reduce mill variability;Conducting investigations, running lab and mill scale test works, and writing technical notes;Identifying opportunities to improve plant targets;

• • Feb 2022 - Feb 2023

  - Involve in R&D work to investigate the application of novel technologies in order to optimize plant recovery.- General provision of technical input to projects.- Continuous production, including improvising while maintaining safety.- Quickly identifying and rectifying operational problems.- Hazard reporting.- Controlling existing procedures and providing support to operation team.- Training technicians and operators to assure precise and efficient data acquisition.- Designing and documenting metallurgical testing programs to ensure optimizing reagent consumption while delivering the highest circuit availability and recovery.- Liaise with the Geology department for advance information on ore types and mineralogy.Realized projects:* Investigation of the addition of surfactants for blanking carbonaceous particles;* Providing internal MSDS files for various material streams in the plant;* Cyanidation performance monitoring through circuit mapping;* Optimization of cyanide destruction unit;* study of Raman Spectroscopy application in determining Preg-Robbing Potential (PRP); Show less



CTRI - Centre technologique des résidus industriels

• Canada
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jul 2020 - Feb 2022

  Evaluation of gold leaching alternatives to cyanidation process, - In depth characterization of various leaching scenarios for maximizing gold recovery while use of minimum reagents, - Development of a new generation of solvents to serve as green and non-toxic alternatives for cyanidation, - Leach solution purification and metal recovery using, ion-exchange beads, solvent extraction and activated carbons, - Gold recovery tests with IXOS® Gold Extraction Technology as a replacement for Activated Carbon, - Sample preparation for eco-toxicology testing of the developed technologies, - Evaluation of various advanced oxidation scenarios for treatment of mine and industrial effluents, - Design and execution of experiments to evaluate the effect of ozonation, cavitation and UV radiation on destruction of N-NH3 in effluents, - Use of ion-exchange resins for elimination of sulfate from mining effluents, - Study of the heap wetting through different percolation scenarios for intensifying the bio-hydrometallurgical treatment of ores, - Writing technical reports, scientific papers and preparation of presentations for regular meetings with clients - Troubleshooting, development, optimization and commissioning of new tools and processes in direct collaboration with partners, - Supervision of students and interns. Show less



Institut national de la recherche scientifique

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Sep 2019 - Jul 2020

  - Pilot-scale mineral carbonation with the aim of producing marketable magnesium salt; - Constantly troubleshooting and monitoring of the apparatus to ensure the seamless process in prolongated test works; - Co-supervision of master students and helping with technical challenges. - Pilot-scale mineral carbonation with the aim of producing marketable magnesium salt; - Constantly troubleshooting and monitoring of the apparatus to ensure the seamless process in prolongated test works; - Co-supervision of master students and helping with technical challenges.



Pars Kimia Kavosh

• Tehran Province, Iran

• Mine Technical Officer

  • Aug 2018 - Sep 2019

  A small scale underground phosphate mine. However, it is the earth and you may expect any serious situation to happen. Assisting in management of mining activities above and below ground, directing internal resources and overseeing the work of external contractors. Giving consulting services on design, installation and operation of a static material sieve to effectively separate and remove fine particles from the final product to be sold; Moreover, I collaborated on organization of workplace health, safety and environment workshops; enforcing and motivating workers to respect safety regulations and keeping the surrounding environment proper. Show less



Université Laval

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Sep 2017 - Aug 2018

  - Research on developing new “green” solvents based on the “Ionic Liquid (IL)” and“Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES)” platforms;- Planning and executing experiments on dissolution of “rare earth metals (REE)”from their mineral into DES;- Early-stage separation of rare earth metals was achieved when leaching the REEmineral with designed DES; which is highly important.

• • Sep 2013 - Aug 2017

  - Designing and modification of experimental setups for different mineral carbonationtests (e.g. convection, diffusion and product stability test cell);- Communication with various suppliers to buy the appropriate equipment withrequired specifications;- Planning and executing experiments, collecting and treating data, analyzing andinterpretation of results;- Constantly troubleshooting/ modifying the setups to ensure required precision;- Authoring three research articles (to date) to share the results with scientific andindustrial community; Show less



National Iranian Copper Industries Co. , NICICO

• Mining
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Researcher in R&D devision

  • 2012 - 2013

  Doing my Master's research on Rhenium and Molybdenum separation from molybdenite roasting flue dust (hydrometallurgy research center) - Four weeks intensive introduction with various plant units such as crushing, flotation, smelting, purification and electrolysis. - Four weeks intensive introduction with hydrometallurgical plant: heaps and leaching reactors, filtration and purification, solvent extraction, electrowinning and circuit control. - Designing the experimental procedure for hydrometallurgical treatment of molybdenite roasting flue dusts; - Employing different strategies (e.g. controlled precipitation, solvent extraction, ion exchange resins and activated carbon) to separate, Re, Mo, Cu and Fe ions present in the solution; - Authoring one research article to share the results on innovative selective leaching process (Re over Mo); Show less