Stephan Buys
General Manager Process & Commissioning @ Lycopodium
Australia
Greater Perth Area
Mining & Metals
Mineral Processing, Metallurgy, Gold, Minerals, Nickel, Base Metals, Iron Ore, Commissioning, Process Engineering, Process Control, Engineering, Feasibility Studies, Project Engineering, Process Optimization, Plant Maintenance, EPCM, Golf, Continuous Improvement, Process Simulation, Copper
Experience

Group Manager Process
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Overseeing all process deliverables for Lycopodium Minerals studies and projects conducted in the Perth office. 2022 - 2023: Sabodala Massawa Sulphide Treatment Project, Senegal. Detail design of a 1.2 Mtpa flotation, BIOX leach and conventional CIL gold plant in Senegal.

Principal Process Engineer
Perth Area, Australia
2021–2022: Sabodala Massawa Sulphide Treatment Project, Senegal. DFS and NI 43-101 report on a 1.2 Mtpa flotation, BIOX leach and conventional CIL gold plant. 2021–2022: Mina De Cobré Panama Project, Panama. Increasing the capacity 108 Mtpa. 2020 – 2021: Winu Copper-Gold Project, Australia. FEED design of a 7 Mtpa copper-gold concentrator located in Western Australia. 2020 – 2021: Bonikro Mill Expansion, Cote D’Ivoire. Upgrade the existing concentrator to process 4.0 Mtpa oxide and sulphide gold ore. 2020: Batu Hijau Plant Expansion, Indonesia. Upgrade of the existing flotation circuit to process up to 60 Mtpa of copper sulphide and oxidised ores. 2019: Sukari Gold Mine Debottlenecking Project, Egypt. Debottlenecking the 12 Mtpa gold plant to process up to 13 Mtpa of oxide and semi-refractory sulphide ores. 2018 – 2021: Ahafo North Project, Ghana. Design of a 3.7 Mtpa gold processing plant in Ghana. 2013 – 2018: Mina De Cobré Panama Project, Panama. Leading a group of process engineers in the design of a 85 Mtpa, Cu, Au and Mo concentrator, including testwork management. 2012 – 2013: Guelb Moghrein SAG Mill Upgrade and Magnetite Recovery Project, Mauritania. 3.9 Mtpa retrofit SAG mill for the copper-gold and a magnetite recovery circuit. 2012 – 2013: Sentinel Project, Zambia. 55 Mtpa copper concentrator in Zambia. 2011 – 2012: Far Southeast Project, Philippines. Pre-feasibility and feasibility studies for a 6 and 25 Mtpa copper-gold concentrator. 2011 – 2012: Kabanga Nickel Project, Tanzania. Design of a 0.6 Mtpa upgradeable to 2.2 Mtpa nickel concentrator. 2011 – 2012: Buzwagi Additional Detox Project, Tanzania. Upgrade of the existing Inco SO2 / Air cyanide destruction system. 2010 – 2012: Esaase Gold Project, Ghana. Pre-feasibility and definitive feasibility studies of a 7.5 Mtpa gold processing plant. 2010: Full UFG Concentrate Treatment, Australia. Pre-feasibility study for ultra-fine grinding of the flotation concentrate from the Firmiston.

Lead Process Engineer
Perth Area, Australia
2010: Kabanga Nickel Project, Tanzania. Feasibility study for a 0.5 Mtpa upgradeable to 2.2 Mtpa nickel concentrator. 2009 – 2010 Cloudbreak OPF Modifications Project, Australia. Iron ore processing facility's upgrade to process wet, high clay content type ores. 2009 Masbate Gold Project, Philippines. Commissioning Manager of the 4 Mtpa gold plant. 2007 – 2009: Masbate Gold Project, Philippines. Design of a 4 Mtpa gold processing plant in the Philippines. 2008: Wedgetail Project, Australia. Testwork coordination, metallurgical interpretation, process engineering and design for a pre-feasibility study on a nickel concentrator.

Senior Process Engineer
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2008: Wolfram Camp Project, Australia. Commissioning of a 150,000 tpa Molybdenum and Wolframite concentrator. 2007 – 2008: ICMC Compliance Project, Australia and PNG. Designing a cyanide destruction facility for the Porgera Gold operation in Papa New Guinea and modifications required to Barrick Gold operations in Australia to comply with the ICMC code. 2007: LNO Fine Re-cleaner Project, Australia. Commissioning of additional cleaner flotation capacity at the Nickel West Leinster operation. 2007: Kingsgate Molybdenum and Bismuth Project, Australia. Scoping study for a 250,000 tpa molybdenum and bismuth concentrator. 2007 Prairie Downs Zinc / Lead Project, Australia. Scoping study for a 300,000 tpa lead / zinc concentrator. 2007: Black Swan, Western Australia Commissioning of a 2 Mtpa nickel concentrator expansion. 2006 Roseby Copper Project, Australia. Engineering cost study for an 8 Mtpa copper concentrator. 2006 Moto Gold Project, DRC. Pre-feasibility study for a 3 Mtpa Gold Plant.

Plant Superintendent
Anglo Platinum Research
Rustenburg Area, South Africa
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