Kasongo Katambayi

Experience

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  Gecamines S.A.

  Jul 1991 - Apr 1993

  Process Engineer

  Process Engineer Copper and Cobalt sulphide and oxide Flotation plants.• Maximized Recovery of copper and cobalt through cost-effective management of the plant• Managed the process development plant for the production of copper and cobalt concentrates from sulfide and oxide ores.

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  MIBA (Diamond Mining Company),

  Jun 1996 - Feb 2001

  Process Engineer

  Process Engineer Dense Medium Separation plants – Diamond Alluvial and kimberlitic deposits• Development projects with new technology, replace old and laborious pan by Dense Medium Separation plant, Diamond recovery increased by 15%.

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  Tshwane University of Technology

  Jan 2004 - Dec 2009

  Assistant Lecturer at Tshwane University of Technology & University of Pretoria

  Assistant Lecturer at Tshwane University of Technology & University of Pretoria• Supervised and coached students in Minerals Processing practical works

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  GOLD FIELDS

  Jun 2006 - Aug 2011

  Process Manager

  Plant Manager (110 employees) - CIP plantsProcess/Metallurgical Superintendent (80 employees) - CIP plantsSenior Plant Metallurgist- CIP plantsResponsible for refinery operations, mill production, recoveries, projects, and daily, weekly, monthly reportingHeavily involved in commissioning of GEKKO plant for low-grade ores• Coordinated installation of TAC1000 Cyanide On-line Analyzer & Controller to reduce cyanide consumption reduction by 20%.

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  Acacia Mining plc

  Sept 2011 - Jul 2016

  Metallurgical Superintendent/ Relief Plant Manager

  Metallurgical Superintendent/Relief Mill Manager (150 employees) - Copper Sulphide Flotation and gold CIL plants.Provided technical support on the Flotation operations/project and assisted in the technical training and coaching of the Staff Worked cooperatively and synergistically with other integral departments such as Maintenance, Mechanical Integrity, Workflow, Supply chain, R&D, QC/QA, Sustaining Capital and Sales• Improved gold recovery by 1.8%, from 90.59% to 92.39% by Rougher scavenger flotation cells residence time extension• Improved Mill Grind from 68.78% to 72% -75µ and increased Gold Recovery by 0.4%, from 97.6% to 98%• Optimized reagent use• Conducted intensive sampling followed by Diagnostic leaching test work on Tailings dam to identify the proportion of direct-cyanide (exposed) gold and gold locked-up in different minerals and decided on the reclamation of the tailings dam. Bulyanhulu mine run only on Tailings reclamation for 5 years, from 2016 to 2021 while the underground operations were on hold. Show less

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  Maaden

  Jul 2016 - Aug 2019

  Mill Site Manager

  Mill Manager at Mahd mine (70 employees) - Copper and gold Sulphide Flotation and CIL plantsHeld direct responsibility for effective operation of the Technical team tasked to manage Flotation Operations/Projects.Managed the shutdowns scheduling of the entire Mill process with the aim of maximizing gold production and ensure plant availability and utilization, and labor efficiency • Performed research and development new design flash flotation to better scalp out coarse valuable particles in Final concentrate to lighten scavenger flotation circuit and improve gold recovery• Converted successfully CIP in CIL to reduce gold losses in final residues, improved recovery by 1.5%• Received safety award in 2018 as the mill group has gone over 3 years without an LTI• Led and coached a group of young professionals. Show less

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  Ambatovy Joint-Venture

  Aug 2019 - now

  Mine Process Manager

  Mine Process Manager (140 employees) - Nickel and Cobalt Ore Preparation plantResponsible for operations of Scrubbers and Screens for better slurry production, assay lab and maintenance for the 17,000tpd mill• Leads a team of Metallurgists to improve the reconciliation Mine –Plant Grade reconciliation, reduced coarse chromite in slurry products to minimize slurry pipeline erosion, generated saving of 0.012$/t Feed with newly designed steel skid bars screen panels vs Plain screen panels, decreased Flocculent and Power consumptions by 30% and 10%, respectively.. Show less