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EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Primary Education: Kabundi Primary School, Chingola, Zambia, 1972.
Secondary Education: Chingola Secondary School, Chingola, Zambia, 1977
Tertiary Education: University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia, 1983
Qualification: Bachelor of Mineral Sciences (metallurgy and Mineral processing)
Computer Skills: Conversant with Microsoft Word, Excel and the Internet
Company Sponsored
Training: Certificate in cleaner production and environmental
Management in industry, 1999.
ISO 9002 Auditor's course, 2005. (Qualified Internal Auditor)

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Membership: Member of the EIZ (No. 001739)
CAREER HISTORY

Twenty three years of progressive and diversified working experience in the Cobalt/Copper processing and Sulphuric acid industries having held various senior positions in the Zambian mining industry.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

METAL EXPORT SUPERVISOR - CHAMBISHI METALS PLC (JAN 2002 TO FEB 2009)
Planning and organising dispatches of cobalt metal to overseas customers.
.Resolving customer complaints on metal quality, providing technical assistance to the Marketing department which is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Issuing customer weekly report to Chambishi Metals management on the customer requirement in terms of quantity and quality.
Carrying out metallurgical investigations to ensure to cobalt metal produced is within specification.
Carrying out metallurgical accounting
Departmental Quality Assurance Representative.
ZAMBIA CONSOLIDATED COPPER MINES LTD (ZCCM) NKANA DIVISION AND MOPANI COPPER MINES PLC

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT - NKANA COBALT PLANT (1999 -2001)
Organised and controlled plant operations of the Roaster furnace, leaching circuit, copper electrowinning and cobalt refinery to ensure copper and cobalt production targets were achieved as efficiently as possible within budgeted cost.
„« Acting Superintendent when the incumbent was away - 1999-2001.
„« Suggested and implemented an alternative system of Roaster furnace feed preparation to avoid disruption in production.
„« Improved copper tankhouse current efficiencies by introducing a clarifier.
„« Re-engineered the copper tankhouse in order to remove decopperisation constraint and hence increased cobalt input to cobalt refinery.
„« Improved copper/cobalt sulphide converted to soluble copper/cobalt oxide/sulphate by maximizing on blower air and proper temperature control.
„« Introduced a new method of preparing the Roaster furnace for startup after a prolonged overhaul period resulting in reduced downtime by 7 days.
„« Redesigned the method of feeding the concentrate slurry to the Roaster furnace and hence reduced on double handling of material.
„« Commended by senior management for preventing catastrophic failure of the Roaster furnace on several occasions.
„« Reviewed operating standards and procedures to ensure production of good quality cobalt was sustained.
„« Prepared the departmental budgets in liason with the departmental cost accountant.

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT - NKANA ACID PLANTS (1998 -1999)

Planned for production and maintenance in the medium and long term, organized and controlled plant operations to ensure quality sulphuric acid production within budgeted cost.
„« Maintained sulphuric acid quality at required levels of 92-98 % despite constraints.
„« Planned and executed annual planned plant maintenance according to schedule.
„« Prepared and implemented training programmes for technical personnel at various levels.
„« Prepared the departmental budgets.

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT - CHAMBISHI COBALT AND ACID PLANTS (1994 -1998)

Organised and controlled plant operations and ensured that forecast production targets for cobalt, copper and sulphuric acid were achieved as efficiently as possible within budgeted costs.
„« Managed a crisis team efficiently in order resuscitate Roaster furnace and Acid plant operations when the electrical substation was damaged by fire. The plants were back on line within four days without affecting the quality of finished cobalt and copper products.
„« Successfully planned and executed annual plant overhauls.
„« Sulphuric acid plant integrity was maintained through strict monitoring of operational parameters. The Chambishi Acid Plant was one of the cleanest in the country.
„« Continuous involvement in training of technical and operative personnel.
„« Managed Chambishi concentrator under care and maintenance as well as the tailings and pollution control dams.

PLANT METALLURGIST - CHAMBISHI COBALT AND ACID PLANTS (1990 -1994)

Planned, initiated and directed metallurgical investigations to minimize process and operational problems, evaluated new techniques/equipment/resources in order to overcome technical problems to improve and optimise production.

„« Involved in designing flow sheet and commissioned the zinc removal solvent extraction plant.
„« Prepared quality assurance manuals, organized and trained plant personnel towards achieving BSI accreditation for cobalt production.
„« Modified leach vessel stack resulting in minimised corrosion of Roaster steel structures.

SENIOR ASSISTANT METALLURGICAL ENGINEER - CHAMBISHI COBALT AND ACID PLANTS (1983 - 1990)

Provide technical assistance in order to improve plant performance
„« Part of commissioning team for Nickel removal Ion Exchange (IX) plant
„« Part of commissioning team for Sulphuric Acid plant
„« Carried out several pump evaluations to improve plant performance
„« Supervised operatives operated and provided technical assistance in the Vacuum Induction Refinery (VIR) smelter, which produced high quality cobalt.

VACATION STUDENT - NCHANGA TAILINGS LEACH PLANT (TLP) - JULY 1981- SEPT 1981

„« Familiarised with plant operations of tailings reclamation, leaching, counter current decantation (CCD), solvent extraction and copper electrowinning.
„« Carried out testworks and sampling under supervision of Plant Metallurgist.

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