Sydney du Preez - Metallurgical Consultant
SIDNEY IVOR DU PREEZ
QUALIFICATIONS:
Government Certificate of Competency (Assaying)
National Diploma in Metallurgy
National Diploma in Assaying and Metallurgical Analysis
All subjects pertaining to National Diploma in Chemistry
City and Guilds Certificate in Coal Preparation
Certificate in Combustion Practice and Principles
Management Development Programme (SBL – UNISA)
Executive Development Programme (University of Capetown)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (Retired Associate)
Mine Metallurgical Managers Association (Retired Member)
South African Coal Processing Society (Honorary Life Fellow)
1994 – PRESENT
METALLURGICAL CONSULTANT
BADGER MINING AND CONSULTING (PTY) LIMITED
The provision of services concerning Metallurgical Plant design, Metallurgical planning, Plant operations, Metallurgical training, Process evaluation and Due Diligence studies.
1983 --1993
METALLURGICAL MANAGER
DOUGLAS COLLIERY (RAND MINES COAL DIVISION)
Metallurgical Manager in charge of Douglas Collieries six coal preparation plants. Responsible for all budget setting, planning, facility design and new ventures. Control of all mine laboratory installations.
1976 -- 1982
METALLURGICAL PLANT SUPERINTENDENT
DOUGLAS COLLIERY (RAND MINES COAL DIVISION)
Plant Superintendent in charge of Van Dyksdrift Colliery, Wolverkrans Colliery, Albion Colliery and Union Colliery. Responsible for all operations, operation planning and staffing. Responsible for all technical and innovation procedures. Assisted with the commissioning of the Van Dyksdrift dense medium coal washing plant.
1974 – 1975
METALLURGICAL PLANT SUPERINTENDENT
WELGEDACHT COLLIERY NATAL (RAND MINES COAL DIVISION)
Plant Superintendent in charge of Welgedacht Colliery. Responsible for all operations, operation planning and staffing. Responsible for all technical and innovation procedures.
1971 – 1973
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT LOW ASH PROJECT
RAND MINES COAL DIVISION
Responsible for the control of all Low Ash Project sample analysis. Responsible for the logging of all results and the washabilities of all exploration borehole cores. Assisted in the final layout of Low Ash mining areas and the final selection of the dense medium washing plant, product storage and load out facility.
1969 – 1970
ASSISTANT REDUCTION OFFICER
BLYVOORUITSIG GOLD MINE (RAND MINES)
Responsible for the daily operation of the reduction works and the gold recovery plant. Responsible for all staffing and staff training. Assisted in the design of the new reduction works and uranium plant.
1961 – 1968
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT
BLYVOORUITSIG GOLD MINE (RAND MINES)
Responsible for all technical work carried out on the gold reduction works, uranium plant and sulphuric acid plant. Acted as development engineer at Rand Mines head office for two years.
1959 - 1960
ASSISTANT ANALYTICAL CHEMIST
GOVERNMENT METALLURGICAL LABORATORIES
Responsible for the testing of raw and final products in the production of uranium metal. Responsible for test work involving chrome, uranium, fluorspar, tin and heavy mineral beach sand. Assisted on the pilot plant producing the first uranium metal in South Africa.
1956 – 1958
ASSISTANT ASSAYER
VAN DYK CONSOLIDATED GOLD MINE (UNION CORPORATION)
General gold and uranium analysis. Gold bullion analysis. Mine quality control.
1955
PRODUCTION CONTROLLER
AFRICAN PRODUCTS LIMITED
Responsible for routine analysis and process control of the starch, glucose, dextrose, dextrin and gluten feed sections. General organic analysis.