OUR PEOPLE

Corrie graduated in 1998, with an Extractive Metallurgy Degree from the WITS University of Johannesburg (RSA), and commenced his career in South Africa. In 2003, Corrie began expatriate work in Mali, followed by onsite positions in Zambia (copper), Ivory Coast (gold), Namibia (uranium), DRC (gold) and Ghana (gold). In 2014, Corrie was appointed as Head-of-Capital for Randgold Resources, Kibali.  Corrie joined the RMS team Projects Director in 2018. Throughout his career, Corrie has been involved with the following projects:

• Senior Project Manager (Obuasi gold mine, Ghana):
  • Lead role in Paste Backfill and Tailings Management package, consisting of 6 projects, complete with paste backfill plant, Biox compartment, tailings storage facility, water management ponds, overland pipelines in lined corridor and site-wide infrastructure civil and earthworks;
• Head of Capital, Randgold Resources (Kibali gold mine, DRC):
  • Lead role in capital allocation, local contractor development, project execution and owner’s team selection for USD$ 1.7B CapEx project in central Africa;
• Senior Metallurgist, Randgold Resources (Kibali gold mine, DRC; Tongon, Loulo, Gounkoto, Morila gold plants, Western Africa):
  • Process efficiency optimization; capital allocation proposals;
  • Feasibility and M&A – Massawa, Meerkat projects;
  • Operations and capital manager – commissioning of the process plant and establishing process and engineering management teams;
  • Complex ore treatment process design and implementation – Massawa refractory POX/Biox flowsheet, Kibali/Tongon ultra-fine grinding-PC circuit including flotation;
• Chief Metallurgist, Areva Uranium (Trekkopje mine, Namibia):
  • Commercial validation of new process development including 100,000 tpd crushing, agglomeration, heap-leach, IX, precipitation, drying and packaging;
  • Part of design and commissioning of the 2nd largest overall heap-leach operation in the world.
• Project Director, Mopani copper mines (Zambia):
  • Detailed design, construction and commissioning of 1.0 mtpa crushing, agglomeration, bio-leach, heap-leach and SX/EW project
  • 4Mt, 6,500 t Cu/annum process plant completed 100% in-house, with detailed design and construction executed by leadership team in 15-months from board approval to start-up.

Andrew has worked for 8-years in backfill and tailings projects in the roles of Process Engineer and Project Manager with KOVIT Engineering and Outotec. This includes design, commissioning, writing of manuals and procedures, quality assurance, plant operations and training of operators. His previous career focus was on industry-partnered research with projects in many areas including mineral processing, bio-mining and sustainable mining practices, including energy recovery and alternative energy applications. Andrew is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario.

Vince has over a decade of experience managing design teams, specifically with a focus on tailings projects and backfill at Golder, KOVIT Engineering and Hatch. His leadership of the design team oversees the detailed implementation of process engineering into functional, operable process plants.

Dan graduated in 1987, with an Honours B. Sc. Degree in Mining Engineering from Laurentian University and Mining Technician Diploma from Haileybury School of Mines in 1983. Dan commenced his career in the uranium industry at Denison Mines, Elliot Lake, On. Having been involved in the mining industry, both academically and in the workforce, since 1983, I have had the opportunity to be involved with many aspects of this field working as a Project Manager, Operations Superintendent, Integrated Planning and Scheduling Superintendent, General Foreman, Safety Foreman, Engineer, Mines Research Supervisor, Operations Supervisor, Planner, Surveyor, Estimator, Development Miner. From 1991 to 2021, Dan worked in escalating leadership roles throughout Inco and then Vale, before joining RMS in Aug. 2021.

Nino is a Senior Mineral Processing Engineer with well over a decade experience with surface disposal and underground backfill tailings management.  Nino also has extensive work experience in solid-liquid separation and process dewatering SME (thickening, filtration, hydrocloning) along with long distance transport of hydraulic and bulk material handling.