Eugene Chola
Luanshya
Summary
I'm a qualified metallurgical engineer with close to 3 years experience. I have worked as a Process Controller in a technical/production team. I am currently working as a flotation operator in operations. I have experience with multiple mineral separation technologies (e.g. flotation, leaching, solid/liquid separation, cyclones, CCD circuits), plant commissioning process optimization, operations and production.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Flotation Operator
FQM Trident Limited
Kalumbila
01.2024 - Current
- The role has field equipment accountability from the flotation feed surge tank, all flotation cells, concentrate dewatering, reagents, sampling, OSA systems and all associated equipment.
- Carry out thorough pre-start checks, equipment inspections, adjustments and cleaning.
- Maintain high housekeeping and safety standards.
- Compliance to HSE requirements and reporting/correcting defects and unsafe conditions to the supervisor.
- Ensure all incidents are reported promptly.
- Ensure that start-up and shutdown procedures in all areas of flotation are executed safely and promptly.
- Operate equipment according to procedures given in the operating strategies and instructions.
- Deliver and exceed the KPI's of flotation recovery, concentrate quality, flotation and reagent dosing system utilization, concentrate moisture and specification and routine work compliance.
Process Controller
Sable Zinc Kabwe Limited
Kabwe
11.2022 - 01.2024
- Company Overview: Jubilee Metals Group
- To help control mass and water balance through the plant and subsequent distribution lines such as the final disposal lines, and disseminate such data variances in time to Plant Controllers/Plant Metallurgists as well as perform related duties as required by supervisor.
- Jubilee Metals Group
Intern
Kansanshi Mining Plc
Solwezi
05.2022 - 11.2022
- Company Overview: FQM
- Carried out leach, settling, flotation test works at the Metlab.
- FQM
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Metallurgy
Ural Federal University
07.2020
Grade 12 Certificate - undefined
Hillcrest Secondary School
12.2013
Skills
- Microsoft suite
- Excellent literacy & numeracy skills
- Detail oriented
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Dependable and self-motivated
- Good cognitive and analytical skills
Accomplishments
- Improved mills performance by keeping track of the mills power draw and maintaining ball charge levels within operational limits.
- Improved production and quality of copper cathodes.
- Optimized leach & SX circuits and improved leach/extraction efficiencies.
- Redesigned and optimized milling circuit resulting in improved grind and cyclone performance.
- Commissioned and optimized the cobalt plant and produced about 50 tones of both cobalt hydroxide and cobalt carbonate.
- Successfully implemented and commissioned cyclone operations at the milling circuit.
- Improved flotation recovery rates by optimizing reagent dosing systems, exceeding key performance indicators consistently.
- Successfully served as Acting Plant Metallurgist and Metallurgist Metal Accounting, enhancing operational efficiency and reporting accuracy.
- Implemented plant modification projects that increased throughput and improved mass and water balance across multiple processing sections.
- Produced comprehensive daily, monthly, and quarterly technical reports on copper production, ore feed, and reagent consumption to support management decision-making.
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Title: Metallurgist
Timeline
Flotation Operator
FQM Trident Limited
01.2024 - Current
Process Controller
Sable Zinc Kabwe Limited
11.2022 - 01.2024
Intern
Kansanshi Mining Plc
05.2022 - 11.2022
Bachelor of Engineering - Metallurgy
Ural Federal University
Grade 12 Certificate - undefined
Hillcrest Secondary School
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