Experience

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  Thungela

  • City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

  • Principal Hydrologist

    • Jun 2021 - Dec 2023
    • City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

    Responsible for developing and implementing an effective sustainable water management strategy as a means of managing and mitigating risks associated with operational water management and water liabilities at Thungela Operations. Provide operational water management assistance across Thungela sites. Implementation of water management plans and hydrogeological models for all sites. Water related closure liability calculations and mitigation of closure liability costs through appropriate water treatment/management linked to hydrogeological models and water quality aspects. Development of the innovative mine closure regeneration concept “The Green Engine” project for sustainable mine closure using post closure water as a catalyst to address socio-economic aspects through rehabilitation and applying Circular Economy principles

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  Mine Water Coordinating Body

  • South Africa

  • Co-Chair: Mine Water Coordinating Body

    • Jan 2017 - Dec 2023
    • South Africa

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  The Coaltech Research Association NPC

  • South Africa

  • Environmental Steering Committee Chair

    • Jul 2010 - Dec 2023
    • South Africa

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  Anglo American

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Manager: Water

    • Aug 2012 - Jun 2021
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    Responsible for developing and implementing an effective water management strategy as a means of managing environmental liabilities from the Operations in alignment with the AA strategy to reduce fresh water abstraction. Conduct continuous research and development on water management process, systems and technologies to ensure the implementation of world class practices. Provide guidance and advice and ensure knowledge sharing within ACSA and AA Plc. Resonsible for water related closure costing as well as any water related planning as required. Co-developer of TheGreenEngine concept for sustainable closure.Anglo Coal representative on SWPN, coal related environmental R&D projects, the chairperson on the Surface Environment Group at Coaltech and co-chair on the Mine Water Coordinating Body (MWCB) .

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  BHP Billiton

  • Australia
  • Mining
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Study Manager at BHP Billiton Energy Coal SA

    • Nov 2008 - Jul 2012

    Study Manager in the Project Development Department for water related projects which entailed the assessment of issue and identification of an appropriate solution and implementation thereof as per BHPB project management requirements. Provided guidance and advice and ensured knowledge sharing within Projects on water related projects. Development, implementation and operation of passive treatment process for mine water treatment for sulphate removal at a coal mine site. Involved in rehabilitation planning and the development of Closure Plans as well as any water related planning and closure costing as required.BECSA representative on coal related environmental R&D projects and the chairperson on the Surface Environment Group at Coaltech.

  • Group Leader:Remediation

    • Aug 2004 - Oct 2008

    Responsible for setting up the Remediation Group at the BHP Billiton Johannesburg Technology Centre to address environmental issues within the BHPB Customer Sector Groups on a global basis. The role required continuous research and development into all aspects of environmental liabilities to ensure sustainable solutions were developed for implementation based on sound business principles which could ultimately be handed over to the community upon closure. Projects included sustainable rehabilitation of mined land including biodiesel production from crops grown on rehabilitated land, sequestration of CO2 with the generation of saleable products, phytoremediation options for metal uptake as well as management of excess water and evaluation of water treatment technologies. Effective water management and identification of appropriate water treatment technologies for potential implementation were a major focus due to the liabilities associated with water. Passive treatment of mine impacted water with sulphate removal was developed to the point of demonstration scale implementation at an operating coal site. Several of the projects produced patents one of which is implemented in the gold mining industry.Participation in BHPB HSEC and ISO 14001 audits at various sites.

  • Principal Scientist

    • Jul 1995 - Aug 2004

    R&D: development of biohydrometallurgical extraction processes and bioremediation

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  Mintek

  • Senior Scientist

    • 1985 - 1995