Yashein Hanuman
Concentrator Manager - Zondereinde @ Northam Platinum
About
Aries•Lacto-Vegetarian•Ambitious•Passionate•Music•Gyming•Movies•Socialising•Travel•Food• Chemical Engineering•Minerals Processing• Precious Metals•Over 20 years experience •Well-balanced skills set between Technical & Production•Concentrator Operations•PGM Beneficiation•Chrome Beneficiation•Technical Management•Production Management •Operations Management•Process and Unit Optimization•Troubleshooting•Debottlenecking•Commissioning•Projects Management•Technology application•Technology Testing•Process Control•Reagents Management•Ore and Slurry Sampling•Data Analysis•Metal Accounting •Presentation Skills•SHE Management with a strong SAFETY culture and mindset towards ZERO HARM•MHSA•Maintenance Planning •Preventative Maintenance•Good values•Ability to establish meaningful relationships with all stakeholders on any level•Passion for people •People development•Create empowered and motivated workforce•Leader•Team player •Broad scanning•Attention to detail•Business approach•Operational excellence•Promote out-of-the-box thinking•Innovative practices and technologies•Sustainable business.
South Africa
Thabazimbi
Mining & Metals
Operations Management, Process Improvement, Team Leadership, Process Optimization, Process Safety, Process Management, Project Management, Commissioning, Data Analysis, Strategic Planning, Chemical Engineering, ISO Standards, Safety Management Systems, Process Control, Hazard Identification, Piping and Instrumentation Drawing (P&ID), Preventive Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Quality Control, Continuous Improvement
Experience

Plant Production Manager - Amandelbult Concentrator (UG2 #1 Plant)
Waterberg, Limpopo, South Africa
3.1a Appointment, Managed a team of 169 permanent employees plus hundreds of contractors, Managed an annual budget of R427M at R180/t, Drove the team to safely meet production targets, Ensure efficient operation of the process plant to recipe, Ensure compliance to all SHE requirements, Ensure full legal compliance, Develop budgets and manage costs within budget, Develop and manage systems, Create and lead a high performing team, Create a conducive employee relations climate, Maintain healthy relations with all stakeholders, Support neighbouring plants (x2), Improved crushing rates (13kt/day in 2017 to 21kt/day since 2020) to sustain the increased milling rates of both UG2 Plants, Improved daily milling rates (7,2kt/day to 8kt/day whilst maintaining Final Tail Grade), Commissioned the Interstage and Tails circuits feeding the Chrome Removal Plant, Implemented a system (Top 5 Repetitive Breakdowns) to effectively improve plant availability and runtime, initiated & co-founded a campaign called "Elimination of Ore Contamination" that aims to reduce production (crushing) downtime, save costs, protect equipment damage & promote safer operating practices by addressing to stop big rocks, steel & non-metal waste from being sent to the plant with the ore, Implemented a development plan for Process & Engineering employees, Chairperson of the Training Task Team for Amandelbult Concentrator since 2020, Concentrator Representative in the Skills Development Committee for Amandelbult Complex since 2020, Driving the safety compliance of the Reagent Plant, Achieved 2 Years Total Injury Free on 24 December 2020 (went on to achieve 799 days on 1 March 2021), Record Tons Milled in June 2021 (232110t), Set new plant record of 34 days without a Primary Mill stop (25 Nov - 28 Dec 2021), Achieved the highest built-up 4E Recovery at AMB Concentrator in 2021, Plant with the best cost management at AMB Concentrator in 2021.

Lead Engineer (Acting) - Divisional Metallurgical Laboratory (DML)
Rustenburg, North-West, South Africa
2.6.1 Appointment, Managed a team of 40 people, Managed all project work (Lab/Pilot/Plant scale), Provided technical support to all Concentrator operations in AAP, Managed/Administered the annual budget, Managed the successful relocation of DML, Assisted Waterval UG2 in Nov 2015 in increasing throughput from 640kt/mth to 700kt/mth, Assisted Baobab Concentrator in March 2016 in increasing throughput from 60kt/mth to 80kt/mth, Drove the Pilot Plant upgrade project in 2016 to ensure safety integrity and legal compliance of the facility, Co-authored a Paper on the Primary Milling application of the HIGmill on UG2 and Platreef ore.

Metallurgical Technical Engineer - Divisional Metallurgical Laboratory (DML)
Rustenburg, North-West, South Africa
2.9.2 Appointment, Managed a team of 30 people, Project driven – Optimisation work and testing new technologies with good exposure/experience in: People management); Technical focus; Project management; Budgets; Engineering maintenance and new installations; HR & ER; T & A; HRD (Mets, Lab processors and MQAs); Contractor management; Change management; Safety. Projects at the DML Pilot Plant: M100 media test work; Recovery potential of underground sludge; Recovery potential of west & east dams at WITRP; MNC depressant testing; MNC collector testing; Derrick screen test work on a regrind application; AMB ore blend test work; HIGmill test work. Projects Off-site: Knelson Cell at Mortimer Concentrator; M20 IsaMill optimisation work at MNC; M20 IsaMill optimisation work at MSC; G-CELL at Smelters; G-CELL test work at Unki Concentrator; XRF sorting for all concentrators. Off-site Division (Jan ’11 – Oct ’11): Cr:Si Split optimisation at Waterval UG2 Concentrator; Cr:Si Split optimisation at Retrofit Concentrator; Management of all off-site rigs (Float Rig, Flotation Characterization Test Rig, M4 IsaMill Rig, M20 IsaMill Rig, Column Cell Rig, Nelson Cell Rig, Falcon Cell Rig); Had to get rigs refurbished; Set up systems to manage rigs.

Metallurgical Technical Engineer - Mogalakwena North Concentrator
Mokopane Limpopo South Africa
2.6.1 Appointment, Managed the technical MET team (METS, LAB, IMPROCHEM, SENMIN), Drove SEE programme for the Concentrator, Improved APC systems on site, Optimisation work on HPGR & secondary screening circuit, Plant performance monitoring and metal accounting, Improvement of concentrate cycle times in Larox, Decreased sample prep turnaround time by 50%, Facilitated AGDP 2009 Survey, Commissioned IsaMills (MIGs & UFG), Asset Optimisation Management, Acting on two occasions as Plant Manager, Set up BP for 2011

Senior Metallurgist - COM Centre
Rustenburg, North-West, South Africa
Plant process monitoring, Medium to long-term trends, Root cause analysis investigations for high tails and low recoveries and grind changes, Stability monitoring, Worked closely with process control team, Projects: WLTR - High tails investigation, Improved use of APC controllers, Improved flow control of density control thickener, Improved density control on final tails thickener, Reduced density fluctuations in mill feed surge tank, Adhoc analysis on plant performance; LEBOWA UG2 (AND LEBOWA MERENSKY) - High tails investigation; BRPM & Modikwa - Stability monitoring; Mogalakwena North & Mogalakwena South - Stability monitoring, Set up flotation monitoring system using BOX plots.

Process Metallurgist - Waterval Retrofit Concentrator
Rustenburg, North-West, South Africa
Brownfields & Greenfields commissioning experience, Stayed on as a resident MET, In-charge of comminution circuits and final concentrate dispatch, Involved in APC implementation, Commissioned the primary mill steel ball loading system, Re-commissioned the ANSTATS & MSA’s on site, Help set-up process flow diagrams with trends for plant, Devised method to monitor regrind mill ball load & know how much steel balls to add at what frequency.

Plant Metallurgist - Modikwa Concentrator
Burgersfort Mphumulanga South Africa
In charge of monitoring the milling circuits, Project to optimise the regrind section, Commissioning of cross stream samplers in the final concentrate dispatch section, Worked with ANSTATS (samplers) - improve systems, Involved in setting up the two concentrate process with Mike Valenta, Assisted in work to explore implementing spirals, Exposure to the ROBO lab

Graduate Metallurgist - DML Pilot Plant
Rustenburg, North-West, South Africa
Scope of Work write-up, Project management, Setting up & running a plant, Carrying out a full sampling campaign, Managing people & shift work, Sample preparation, Analysing results, Report writing, More intimate experience of a concentrator operation, Project on testing two different frothers
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