Steven Brasch

Experience

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  BHP

  Jan 1996 - Dec 1999

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  Construction Manager - Peak Downs Fines Thickening ProjectThis brownfield project was an EPC installation of a fine coal thickening circuit into an existing coal processing plant.Mechanical Design / Project EngineerMechanical design engineering and project engineering for various brownfield projects including asset integrity, construction supervision and commissioning.

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  Hatch

  Jan 2000 - Dec 2003

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  Senior Mechanical Engineer - Koniambo Nickel Project Feasibility StudyThis feasibility study consisted of a Metallurgical Plant which employed Nickel Smelting Technology for ore processing and included a Seaport Terminal.Senior Project Engineer - Hail Creek ProjectThis greenfield project encompassed the project management and construction of a 6Mtpa Coal Mine. Senior Mechanical Engineer - Goro Nickel ProjectThis EPCM project was a Nickel Cobalt Refinery that included a Hydrometallurgical Processing Plant and Seaport Terminal. Show less

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  Ausenco

  Jan 2004 - Dec 2009

  Project Engineering Manager

  Engineering Manager (Functional Role) - Ausenco Taggart Joint VentureMultidiscipline engineering group providing engineering for the Joint Venture.Project Engineering Manager - Magnetite Extraction Plant ProjectThis EPCM brownfield project processed the tailings stream of a copper concentrator to extract the magnetite component.Project Engineering Manager - Cadia East Expansion Feasibility StudyThe Cadia East Expansion selection and definition phase studies consisted of a new 8 Mtpa copper and gold concentrator along with a copper concentrate filtration plant / rail loadout facility.Area Manager - Sepon Copper Expansion ProjectThis EPCM project was a brownfield expansion of a pressure oxidation (autoclave), solvent extraction / electrowinning copper Processing Plant from 60,000tpa to 75,000tpa.Lead Piping Engineer - Jinfeng ProjectThis EPCM project was a greenfield 1.2Mtpa gold Processing Plant in China. The home office was in China and the engineering was carried out using an integrated Chinese Engineering Institute and an Expatriate engineering team.Lead Engineer - Sepon Gold Expansion ProjectThis EPCM project was a brownfield expansion of a gold Processing Plant from 1.25Mtpa to 2.5Mtpa. Show less

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  BHP

  Jan 2010 - Dec 2014

  Project Engineering Manager

  Manager Project Engineering (Functional Role) - BMA Sustaining ProjectsMultidiscipline engineering group providing engineering for BMA sustaining capital projects.Engineering Manager (Operations role) - Daunia Mine OperationsMember of the site Senior Management Team operating an open-cut 4.5 Mtpa coal mine.Project Engineering Manager (Owners Team) - Daunia Mine ProjectThis greenfield project was an open-cut 4.5 Mtpa coal mine. The EPCM Contractor was Bechtel.Project Engineering Manager (Owners Team) - Caval Ridge Project Feasibility StudyThis greenfield project was an open-cut 5.5 Mtpa coal mine. The EPCM Contractor was Bechtel. Show less

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  Alacer Gold Corp.

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2018

  Engineering Manager (Owners Team) - Çöpler Sulfide Expansion Project

  This greenfield project consisted of a 1.9Mtpa gold Processing Plant utilising pressure oxidization (autoclaves) for refractory sulfide ore and included a tailings storage facility and other mine support infrastructure. The EPCM Contractor was AMEC Foster Wheeler.The project home office was in Turkey which included the engineering which was carried out using an integrated Turkish National and an Expatriate engineering team.

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  BHP

  Jul 2019 - now

  Project Engineering Manager