Experience

Vipro Vibrating Products (Pty) Ltd

• South Africa
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Metallurgical Process Engineer

  • May 2023 - Present

  Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Adept at sizing and optimizing vibrating equipment for mineral processing systems to enhance efficiency, throughput, and product quality. Skilled in conducting rigorous testing protocols, troubleshooting mechanical issues, and providing innovative solutions to improve plant performance. Committed to ensuring seamless commissioning and integration of equipment while adhering to safety and industry standards. - Lead the sizing, testing, and commissioning of vibrating screens, feeders, and… Show more Adept at sizing and optimizing vibrating equipment for mineral processing systems to enhance efficiency, throughput, and product quality. Skilled in conducting rigorous testing protocols, troubleshooting mechanical issues, and providing innovative solutions to improve plant performance. Committed to ensuring seamless commissioning and integration of equipment while adhering to safety and industry standards. - Lead the sizing, testing, and commissioning of vibrating screens, feeders, and grizzlies for multiple mineral processing projects. - Sizing of vibrating equipment, considering material characteristics, particle size distribution, and capacity requirements - Conduct comprehensive equipment testing and analysis to optimize performance, ensure reliability, and reduce downtime. - Provide technical support and guidance during installation and commissioning, ensuring seamless integration of equipment into existing systems. Show less



Sibanye-Stillwater

• South Africa
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Acting Plant Metallurgist

  • Sep 2022 - Apr 2023

  South Africa - Responsible for daily, weekly and monthly metal accounting. - Daily, weekly and monthly reagent consumption monitoring and optimisation. - Along with the full metallurgy team, I am responsible for daily plant troubleshooting. - Responsible for maintaining reagent stock levels and lab supplies.

• Graduate Metallurgist

  • Feb 2022 - Apr 2023

  South Africa - Spent 3 months working shifts, where I gained valuable exposure to the plant. - Sample theory and sampling techniques. - Weekly plant spillage audits, to estimate the total amount of material in the plant. - Assisting Plant Metallurgist with metal accounting and reagent consumption reports.



Sibanye-Stillwater

• South Africa
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Metallurgy Vacation Student

  • Dec 2020 - Feb 2021

  Sibanye-Stillwater, Driefontein Plant 1 Analysed the effect of particle size distribution on the recovery of gold in the gold leaching circuit at Driefontein Gold Plant 1. Presented results at the annual vacation student seminar and placed 3rd overall.



Sibanye-Stillwater

• South Africa
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Metallurgy Vacation Student

  • Nov 2019 - Jan 2020

  Sibanye-Stillwater, Kloof Plant 2 Work closely related to that of general plant operation and troubleshooting. Analysed the efficiencies of the elution column heat exchangers on the plant and provided suggestions on how to improve the operation of these heat exchangers.



Sibanye-Stillwater

• South Africa
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Metallurgy Vacation Student

  • Nov 2018 - Jan 2019

  Sibanye-Stillwater, Kloof Plant 2 General exposure to the metallurgical industry. Focus on everyday plant operations and troubleshooting.