Experience

Stardust Power, Inc.

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder & Non Executive Director

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  Stardust Power Inc. is developing a strategically central, vertically-integrated lithium refinery capable of producing 50,000 tons per annum of battery-grade lithium. Committed to sustainability at each point in the process, the company enjoys a diversified supply of lithium from American brine sources. Stardust is comprised of leading industry, mining and finance experts, supported by a best-in-class advisory board and top technology partners. For more information, visit www.stardust-power.com Stardust Power Inc. is developing a strategically central, vertically-integrated lithium refinery capable of producing 50,000 tons per annum of battery-grade lithium. Committed to sustainability at each point in the process, the company enjoys a diversified supply of lithium from American brine sources. Stardust is comprised of leading industry, mining and finance experts, supported by a best-in-class advisory board and top technology partners. For more information, visit www.stardust-power.com



CSA Global

• Australia
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Consultant (Mining Technical/Corporate)

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  • Serving in mine planning and cost estimation of studies ranging from MRE to Feasibility Studies. • Resource – Reserve updates • Project management and Business Development • Focus on Gold, Copper, Iron Ore, Nickel, Lithium, and Industrial Minerals • Serving in mine planning and cost estimation of studies ranging from MRE to Feasibility Studies. • Resource – Reserve updates • Project management and Business Development • Focus on Gold, Copper, Iron Ore, Nickel, Lithium, and Industrial Minerals



Pamwe Royalties & Streaming (PTY) LTD.

• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Advisor

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Advisor to the company on their strategy to capital raising and expanding their network and projects of interest outside of Africa. Advisor to the company on their strategy to capital raising and expanding their network and projects of interest outside of Africa.



SRK Consulting

• Canada
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Consultant (Mining)

  • Sep 2020 - Nov 2021

  • Serving in mine planning component of Studies ranging from conceptual to feasibility studies. • Involved in mine planning component of resource-reserve updates. • Focus on open pit gold and iron ore (magnetite and hematite) projects. • Serving in mine planning component of Studies ranging from conceptual to feasibility studies. • Involved in mine planning component of resource-reserve updates. • Focus on open pit gold and iron ore (magnetite and hematite) projects.



AMC Consultants

• Australia
• Mining
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Mining Engineer

  • Feb 2018 - Sep 2020

  Responsible for the ongoing cycle of monthly mine analytics; by gathering data, conducting detailed analysis and recommending cost reduction measures and productivity improvement. Participating sites have shown substantial improvement in costs and productivity. Completed over 20 Benchmarking studies in both open pit and underground operations, globally. Responsible for the ongoing cycle of monthly mine analytics; by gathering data, conducting detailed analysis and recommending cost reduction measures and productivity improvement. Participating sites have shown substantial improvement in costs and productivity. Completed over 20 Benchmarking studies in both open pit and underground operations, globally.



SIMEC Mining

• Australia
• Mining
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Mining Engineer

  • Jun 2012 - Apr 2016

  Responsible for operational pit and related infrastructure designs to maximize the value of the mining operation. Prepared mine schedule to guide medium and short-term operational activities; communicated options and liaised with support function to understand risk and opportunities to the operation and enable timely achievement of operational milestones. Initiated a weekly catch-up meeting for the resource engineering team to improve communications and productivity. Was selected as part of women in leadership programme initiative where, for a period of one year, the group met and spent time with the company's executive team and external mentors as part of a leadership developmental programme for Simec. Show less



XSTRACT - Now Calibre

• Australia
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant (Mining)

  • Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

  Responsible for technical valuation of high level (Conceptual and Pre-Feasibility Studies. Also, conducted technical due diligence of mining projects, mainly in coal and iron ore, as well as cost reviews of iron ore mining operations Responsible for technical valuation of high level (Conceptual and Pre-Feasibility Studies. Also, conducted technical due diligence of mining projects, mainly in coal and iron ore, as well as cost reviews of iron ore mining operations



University of the Witwatersrand

• South Africa
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Lecturer/Postgraduate Student

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2011

  Lectured financial valuation course for undergraduate students and the technical part of the MRM postgraduate course, while completing postgraduate studies. Participated in the mentoring programme for first- and second-year students. Represented the School of Mining on the mine planning committee to establish a postgraduate course in mine planning – a collaboration between the university and the mining industry in South Africa. Lectured financial valuation course for undergraduate students and the technical part of the MRM postgraduate course, while completing postgraduate studies. Participated in the mentoring programme for first- and second-year students. Represented the School of Mining on the mine planning committee to establish a postgraduate course in mine planning – a collaboration between the university and the mining industry in South Africa.



Rio Tinto

• United Kingdom
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mining Engineer

  • Feb 2008 - Dec 2009

  Responsible for the completion of effective mine designs accommodating the development and construction of pits, waste dumps and rehabilitated landforms. Review of long-term designs (pits and waste dumps) and updated them for practicality at an operational level. Coordinated the operational scheduling function to ensure robust planning procedures are in place that enable the mine to achieve production and quality targets in conformance with budget. Delivered the 2-weekly rolling schedule (loud-and-haul, crusher blend and ore transportation to port), stockyard management through sound planning and scheduling. Provided direction beyond the immediate team to ensure all processes are aligned and efficient. Conducted a 5-year drilling capacity evaluation for the site. The project was intended to quantify the drilling capacity for five years with existing resources, identify gaps in capacity to enable management to identify well ahead of time when extra drilling capacity will be required and budget for additional machinery in advance. Show less



AngloGold Ashanti

• South Africa
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Mining Engineer/ Short Term Planning Engineer

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  Obtained a “Blasting Ticket” as per requirements of the Namibian Government Delivered a 3-month production schedule including the stockpile management. Responsible for the following: Mine design and crusher feed quality control Monthly material movement reconciliation. Monthly production data analysis, highlighting key shortcomings and communicating remedial strategies. Participated in pit-to-plant optimization project, represented the mining team in the exercises that delivered quantifiable improvements to the overall operation. Show less