{"id":1532,"date":"2024-07-31T09:38:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T09:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.micon.com\/?page_id=1532"},"modified":"2025-12-16T18:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T18:25:10","slug":"the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/micon-international.com\/the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"The Team"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Team<\/h2> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n \"\"<\/section>\n\n\n
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Skilled Professionals, Qualified Team<\/h2> <\/div>\n\n
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Micon International\u2019s expert team brings the experience, education, and credentials required to serve as Qualified and\/or Competent Persons under global regulatory standards. Our clients benefit from working with senior professionals who possess decades of consulting and operational expertise, delivering the highest levels of service, technical quality, and value.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Justin Taylor<\/p>\n \n

P.Eng<\/p>\n \n

President<\/p>\n \n

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More than twenty years of project management and engineering experience in industries associated with large-scale multidisciplinary capital engineering projects in the chemical and minerals processing industries in North America, South America, Greenland, Southern Africa, Central Africa, Russia, and the Middle East. <\/p>\n \n

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Liz de Klerk<\/p>\n \n

M.Sc., Pr.Sci.Nat., FIMMM<\/p>\n \n

CEO, Managing Director (UK) & Senior Geologist<\/p>\n \n

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Almost 25 years\u2019 experience in project management, geological modeling and resource estimation, mine optimisation, grade control and metal accounting. Modelling skills include creation and manipulation of drillhole databases, gridding, wireframing, geostatistics, 3D block model estimations and compliant resource reporting. Experience in financial modelling, reserve conversion, mine schedules, processing and environmental laws.\r\n<\/p>\n \n

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Mike Round<\/p>\n \n

B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc., MCSM, FIMMM, FGS<\/p>\n \n

Manager, Technical Services<\/p>\n \n

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Over 10 years\u2019 experience in delivering strategic projects, with diverse teams, in dynamic environments. Excels at bridging the gap between technical and corporate teams and has extensive experience leading the development of novel deposit types and extraction methods.\r\n<\/p>\n \n

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Peter Szkilnyk<\/p>\n \n

P.Eng.<\/p>\n \n

Principal Mining Engineer<\/p>\n \n

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Over 15 years\u2019 experience in mine design, ore reserves and LoM scheduling. Peter is a Competent\/Qualified person under the JORC Code (2012) and NI 43-101.\r\n\r\nHis core expertise includes strategic mine planning, economic modelling, and long-range business planning. Peter has supported numerous early-stage studies (Scoping through Feasibility), NI 43-101 and JORC Technical Reports, and technical due diligence mandates. He brings a multidisciplinary perspective to project development, combining hands-on engineering experience with economic and strategic insight.\r\n\r\n<\/p>\n \n

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William (Bill) Lewis<\/p>\n \n

P.Geo<\/p>\n \n

Principal Geologist<\/p>\n \n

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Over 35 years of professional experience with exploration and mining projects, including 12 years of experience in production, sampling and reconciliation programs for grade control and mineral resource and reserve estimation in underground mines. Mr. Lewis asssesses and evaluates mineral properties worldwide, and has authored Technical Reports according to the provisions listed in Canadian National Instrument 43-101, SK-1300 (formerly SEC Guide 7) and Competent Person guidelines. Bill\u2019s experience spans precious and base metals and specialty minerals, such as high-purity quartz, silica sand and kaolin, barite, antimony, graphite and rare earth minerals.<\/p>\n \n

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Chris Jacobs<\/p>\n \n

CENG, MIMMM, MBA<\/p>\n \n

Mining Economist<\/p>\n \n

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40 years\u2019 experience as an exploration and mining geologist, executive director of two gold producers and strategic planning manager for a leading platinum miner, now focused on mineral economics, project management, due diligence and litigation support assignments.\r\n<\/p>\n \n

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Ryan Langdon<\/p>\n \n

PhD, MCSM, MEarthSci, CGeol, FGS<\/p>\n \n

Principal Resource Geologist<\/p>\n \n

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Over 14 years’ experience with international background in gold and coltan exploration and mining of industrial minerals. He is experienced in resource estimation, green and brownfield exploration, geological modelling, geostatistics, grade control, geochemistry, big data visualization and machine learning, as well as academic research.<\/p>\n \n

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Adil Aissautov<\/p>\n \n

PhD. Mineral Processing, Certified International PM<\/p>\n \n

Studies Manager<\/p>\n \n

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With more than 20 years of experience in general management of operations, project management, and process engineering. Adil specializes in technical evaluations, studies, and flowsheet development. Currently the Studies Manager with Halyard Inc. Previously, he served as the Almaty Branch Director for WorleyParsons in Kazakhstan, overseeing all aspects of operations and providing management and direction. Project Experience in Europe, Asia, and North America. <\/p>\n \n

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Alexander Zaitchenko<\/p>\n \n

P.Eng, P.E.<\/p>\n \n

Studies Manager<\/p>\n \n

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Over 30 years of experience leading structural and multi-discipline engineering teams, with a strong record of successfully delivering complex, large-scale mining projects globally.\r\nProven success in delivering complex infrastructure including hoisting systems, shaft sinking plants, ore handling circuits, and surface\/underground facilities.\r\nSkilled at managing in-house teams and external consultants across North America, Australia, Russia, and the UK.<\/p>\n \n

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Andy Holloway<\/p>\n \n

B. Eng. (Hons) Metallurgy, P.Eng.<\/p>\n \n

Director & Process Engineer<\/p>\n \n

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A senior Metallurgical Process Engineer with more than 34 years of experience in the minerals processing industry and an extensive background covering operational plant management, process flowsheet development, plant design, CAPEX & OPEX, project management, procurement, and commissioning on an international scale and with a focus on base, precious metals and lithium.\u200b<\/p>\n \n

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Charley Murahwi<\/p>\n \n

M.Sc., P.Geo., Pr. Sci. Nat., FAusIMM<\/p>\n \n

Senior Economic Geologist<\/p>\n \n

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More than 35 years experience. Held senior management positions with major mining companies, including Anglo American plc., throughout southern Africa. Experienced in mineral exploration, mine development and mining operations, as well as geostatistical techniques in mineral resource\/reserve reporting. An expert on the knowledge\/genesis of various types of deposits based on training and on-hands experience, e.g. chromite (both stratiform and podiform), PGE, Sedex, VMS, orogenic, epithermal, deposits.<\/p>\n \n

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Chitrali Sarkar<\/p>\n \n

M.Sc, P.Geo.<\/p>\n \n

Senior Geologist<\/p>\n \n

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More than 9 years of progressive industry experience in exploration management, production and mine planning in Canada and overseas, Chitrali has gained practical knowledge of both underground and open pit mining, successfully driving business results while maximizing utilization of mineral resources in a sustainable manner.<\/p>\n \n

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Matt Ball<\/p>\n \n

MSci Geology, MAusIMM<\/p>\n \n

Resource Geologist<\/p>\n \n

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Over 6 years\u2019 experience in production, resource estimation, geological modelling, exploration and data visualization, grade control planning and sampling, exploration drill planning, diamond core logging, grade control and resource modelling, reconciliation, geological mapping, sample result validation and QA\/QC as well as database management.\r\n<\/p>\n \n

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Nigel Smalley<\/p>\n \n

B.Eng., DipCSM, MIMMM<\/p>\n \n

Senior Processing Engineer<\/p>\n \n

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Over 30 years\u2019 experience in mining, minerals and materials and particular processing experience in hydrometallurgy and leaching, froth flotation, solid-liquid separation and gravity concentration. Held multiple production, Research & Development, consultancy and management positions. Proficient in the use of process simulation and mass balance software.<\/p>\n \n

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Oktay Erten<\/p>\n \n

PhD, MAusIMM<\/p>\n \n

Senior Geologist & Geostatistician<\/p>\n \n

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Qualified Mining Engineer with over 7 years of experience, including specialized expertise in resource modelling and a proven track record in developing geostatistical workflows using Python for commodities such as coal, lateritic bauxite, lateritic nickel, lead-zinc, and gold.<\/p>\n \n

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Richard Gowans<\/p>\n \n

B.Sc., P.Eng.<\/p>\n \n

Principal Metallurgist<\/p>\n \n

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Almost 40 years experience which consists of operation and design of mineral processing and hydrometallurgical plants and operations, management, commissioning of processing facilities beginning in the platinum mines of South Africa.<\/p>\n \n

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Experienced Professionals<\/p>

Every mining project faces a unique set of circumstances and challenges. Micon maintains a broad network of associates that may be called upon to assist when specialist skills are needed to address the geotechnical, mineral process development, logistics or social and environmental aspects of a project.<\/p>\n

Reach out if you would like to explore joining our network.<\/p>\n

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