Blessing Shizha
Plant Metallurgist @ Talison Lithium
About
In my current role, I provide technical operational support, lead troubleshooting efforts, and contribute to achieving production targets and specifications. My work also involves metallurgical accounting, reporting, and identifying and implementing projects to optimize plant performance. With over 15 years of experience in mineral processing and extractive metallurgy, my expertise spans froth flotation, metallurgical test work, and process optimization. I am motivated by a commitment to ensuring safety and operational efficiency while driving advancements in plant performance and sustainability.
Australia
Perth
Mining & Metals
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Froth flotation, Strategic Initiatives, Operations, Laboratory Skills, Production Schedules, Cost Reduction, Production Processes, Report Writing, Annual Budgeting, Budgeting & Forecasting, Assessment, Calibration, Critical Thinking, Relationship Building, Facilitation, Coaching, Presentations, Communication
Experience

Plant Metallurgist
Perth, WA
- Technical Operational Support. - Troubleshooting and target setting. - Ensuring the fulfilment of production targets and specifications. - Metallurgical accounting and reporting. - Projects identification and implementation to enhance plant performance. - Conducting plant surveys and trials as necessary to optimise performance.

Senior Metallurgist
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
• Managed plant performance, mill reline, MSA, calibrations, process control, and metallurgical accounting. • Oversaw reagents management, ROM stock inventory, and supplier accounts for cost-effective recovery. • Provided technical support to operations and conducted metallurgical test work and surveys for crushing & screening plant, grinding, froth flotation and filtration of copper. Responsible for site radiation safety. Primary, secondary crushing and screening. SAG milling and sulphide froth flotation. Citect software experience. Water balance / management. Fixed plant operation experience. Safety, health, work and environment systems.

Project Metallurgist
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
• Led metallurgical test work programs for mineral processing activities including rare earth elements, precious metals, and base metals. • Applied Total Quality Management System to ensure planning and quality validity of results. • Produced reports and liaised with clients to understand and meet their needs. Responsible for froth flotation and cyanide leaching test work projects.

Metallurgical- Process Plant Supervisor
Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Zimplats)
Supervising, field and control room (SCADA) plant operation of a highly automated 4.2Mtpa concentrator. -crushing and screening plant. -Milling, froth flotation, thickening, filtration. -water treatment plant. -Reagent consumption and recoveries. -Filtration plant (Larox PF90) operation. -Sampling. -Met balance. -Research and development. -Metallurgical test works. Ensuring compliance with safety, health, and environmental legislations and standards. Issuing of permit to work, confined space and hot work permit. Organizing shutdown activities, and doing equipment lockouts daily and on planned or scheduled plant maintenance.

Metallurgical Technician
Duties -Maintaining plant efficiencies. -crushing, milling and smelting. -heap leaching and hydro sluicing of tailings sands. -Cyanidation leach processes. -Metallurgical surveys / test-work. -Carbon management. -Slimes dam construction. -Monitoring reagents consumption -Personnel administration.

Bullion Officer
Masasa, Harare
Duties -Supervision of gold buying clerks. -Carrying out spot assays. -Gold refining. -Authorization of payments. -Market research. -Preparations of reports. -Safe custody of cash and gold bullion. -Dump re-treatment by cyanidation. -Milling, smelting and refining of gold. -Cash and Gold reconciliations. -Records keeping and met accounting.
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