Adriaan Van Der Merwe
About
A highly creative, goal-orientated metallurgical professional with solid process engineering/design, plant commissioning & operations, business development/project management and consulting experience. Demonstrated experience in hydrometallurgical plant and associated mineral processing and refining operations (also possess significant pyro metallurgical experience). Gained process engineering, plant operations, project management and consulting experience in South Africa and abroad from 1990 to 2018. Extensive experience in Metallurgical Processing of cobalt, copper, gold, silver, chrome, nickel, lead, zinc, silicon, antimony and PGMs. Sound experience in Mineral Processing of hematite, magnetite, BIF, heterogenite, malachite, primary and secondary copper ores, sulfide & refractory copper/gold ores, nickel sulphides and oxide ores (laterites), ilmenite, magnesite, clay (kaolin) and limestone. Gained Plant Operations experience in South Africa – iron/steel, Zambia – copper/cobalt, Malaysia – copper/gold/silver, Botswana – copper, Kazakhstan - copper/gold, Russia – chromite/FeCr and Oman – antimony/ATO and gold.
Work Experience
Technology Manager
Business development, technology sales management, evaluation of new technology, metallurgical processing guidance, testwork campaign management, project management and plant commissioning.
Commissioning/Production Manager
Managing commissioning activities (C2-C5), vendor handovers, hot commissioning, production management, safety, cost control, technical operations oversight, and environmental compliance.