Robert Barnett - Technical Consultant
ROBERT NICHOLAS BARNETT
QUALIFICATIONS
MSc Industrial Minerals Hull University UK 1979
BSc Engineering Mining Geology University of the Witwatersrand 1972
National Higher Diploma Quality Assurance Pretoria Technikon 1991
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Fellow of the Geological Society of South Africa Natural Scientist
2010 – PRESENT
JOB TITLE: Consultant
EMPLOYER: Self Employed
Competent Persons report on industrial minerals mine in Uganda – still in progress.
Financial Valuation of two industrial mineral mines in Zimbabwe
Metal catalyst recycling and briquetting projects in SA
Planning and supervision of Chrome prospect project in Rustenburg district.
2009 – 2009
JOB TITLE: Technical Manager
EMPLOYER: Trendy Trading (Pty) Ltd
Mill Scale control of quality
Catalyst recycling
Soda ash recycling
Responsible for plant production
July 2007 – Jan 2009
JOB TITLE: Senior Technical Consultant
EMPLOYER: Mineral Corporation
Prospecting Right Applications – various including platinum, coal and diamonds
Mining Right Applications (ten in number) coal, platinum, aggregate and sand mines/quarries
Study and report on industrial minerals in SADC countries
Maintenance of prospecting rights for two major clients
June 2005 – June 2007
JOB TITLE: Consultant
EMPLOYER: Self Employed
Environmental Management Plans for prospecting rights – more than twenty in number mainly for platinum, coal, clay, aggregate and diamond prospects.
Mineral, chemical and specialist metal recycling – including mill scale, soda ash, sodium sulphate, metal catalysts.
Market Study of kaolin market in South Africa.
Quality assurance consulting for welding rod manufacturer.
Assessment of chromite sand supply and quality for a foundry company.
March 2003 – May 2005
JOB TITLE: Manager/Consultant
EMPLOYER: Blastrite (Pty) Ltd
Production management - blast furnace slag and glass abrasives.
Research and Development – focus on abrasives such as garnets.
Mine assessment – semi precious stone and tantalite.
Feb 2000 – Feb 2003
JOB TITLE: Consultant
EMPLOYER: Self Employed
Investigation of geology, processing techniques and market potential for tantalite and micaceous iron oxides prospects in Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Source and supply raw mateials to glaze manufacturer Quimicer (Pty) Ltd
Market study on bentonite in South Africa
Geological and technical consulting for G&W Base & Industrial Minerals
Technical market study for micronized milling potential in the United Kingdom
1980 – 2000:
JOB TITLE: Mining Geologist to Technical Director
EMPLOYER: G&W Base & Industrial Minerals
Started as the mine geologist with responsibility to maintain ore reserves and mine product quality. Later as Laboratory manger responsible for mine geology and plant quality control. Put in place ISO quality system ISO 2001 at the major company mine and processing plant. Also responsible for prospecting activities and brought into operation three new company mines. As the Technical Manager/Director responsible for the above as well as research and development and product development.