Core’s professional staff are world class, with strong backgrounds in the processing industry. The depth of our professional staff and their expertise is what differentiates Core.
Management
Dr Rob Coleman
Chief Executive Officer
Rob is a minerals processing expert, with a B.Eng. (Hons) Chemical, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; a PhD. Minerals Processing, JKMRC, University of Queensland; and a Master of Business Administration, Australian Institute of Business.
Rob has 20+ years growing businesses across ANZ, South Africa, Asia and North America across SMEs, corporates and multinationals. Strategy and leadership experience spans Management, Sales, Business Development, Marketing, Consulting, Technology Design and Development, Commercialisation and Research Project Management.
Rob has consulted for clients such as BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Anglo American, Barrick, Freeport McMoRan, Newcrest and First Quantum Minerals.
Rob’s specialist knowledge spans all facets of Mineral Processing especially Flotation, for companies such as Gold Fields, AMIRA, the JKMRC (University of Queensland) and JKTech, and Outotec.
Peter Rohner
Technical Director
Peter Rohner is widely respected for his technical and commercial leadership in mineral processing projects globally. His 27 years in the mining industry have incorporated a wide range of technical and commercial roles, including 5 years as Business Adviser and Group Metallurgist for Xstrata Copper (now Glencore). Peter has extensive operational experience with career roles including Manager of MIM’s Hilton and Copper Concentrators, Commissioning Manager of Minera Alumbrera (Argentina), Technical Superintendent of the Red Dog Concentrater (Alaska) operations, and Manager of the Mt Gordon Flotation-POx-SX/EW circuit. In his corporate roles, Peter has provided technical input and leadership in a wide variety of pre-feasibility and feasibility studies along with significant leadership of technology commercialisation activities. Peter has extensive experience in virtually all aspects of mineral processing and extractive metallurgy with a primary focus on zinc, lead, silver, copper and gold.
Peter’s Operational Experience
Type | Company | Project Name | Location | Commodity | Circuit | Year/s |
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Operations | Discovery Metals | Boseto Concentrator | Botswana | Cu | Crushing/Grind/Flotation | 2014 |
Operations | MIM | Mt Isa Pb/Zn Concentrator | Qld | Ag/Pb/Zn | Grind/Float | 1988 – 1989 |
Operations | MIM | Hilton Concentrator | Qld | Ag/Pb/Zn | Grind/Float | 1989 – 1993 |
Operations | Cominco | Red Dog Concentrator | US | Ag/Pb/Zn | Grind/Float | 1994 – 1995 |
Operations | MIM | Mt Isa Cu Concentrator | Qld | Cu | Grind/Float | 1995 – 1998 |
Operations | Birla | Mount Gordon | Qld | Cu | Grind/Float/POx/SX/EW | 2004 |
Operations | Village Main Reed | Cons Murch | RSA | Sb/Au | Grind/Float/Leach/POx | 2014 |
Commissioning | MIM | Ravenswood Plant | Qld | Au | CIP | 1987 |
Commissioning | MIM | Mt Isa Pb/Zn Concentrator | Qld | Ag/Pb/Zn | LGM Column Circuit | 1988 – 1989 |
Commissioning | MIM | Hilton Concentrator | Qld | Ag/Pb/Zn | Full Plant | 1989 – 1993 |
Commissioning | Cominco | Red Dog Concentrator | US | Ag/Pb/Zn | Lead Column Circuit | 1994 – 1995 |
Commissioning | MIM | Mt Isa Cu Concentrator | Qld | Cu | Copper Column Circuit | 1995 – 1998 |
Commissioning | MIM | Alumbrera Concentrator | Argentina | Cu/Au | Full Plant | 1987 – 1988 |
Commissioning | Birla | Mount Gordon | Qld | Cu | Regrind/Cleaner/Filter Circuit | 2004 |
Commissioning | Tritton Resources | Tritton Concentrator | NSW | Cu/Au | Full Plant | 2004 – 2005 |
Operational review | BHP | Olympic Dam | SA | Cu/Au/Ag/U | 1989 | |
Operational review | MIM | McArthur River Concentrator | NT | Ag/Pb/Zn | 2003 | |
Operational review | CopperChem | Great Australia Concentrator | Qld | Cu/Au | 2009 | |
Operational review | GeoProMining | GPM Gold | Armenia | Au | 2014 | |
Operational review | Newmont | Batu Hijau | Indonesia | Cu/Au | 2015 |
Dr Duncan Turner
General Manager – Technology
Dr Duncan Turner is an experienced and trusted professional, with 27 years’ experience in the design, engineering, testing and commercial evaluation of mineral processing projects. Duncan’s focus is on helping companies unlock and maximise the value of their existing assets and evaluate new assets, by providing integrated technical and commercial expertise.
With a PhD in Electrometallurgy, Duncan’s experience includes a wide range of roles in R&D, metallurgical testing, engineering and corporate work, in Australia, Canada, US, Ireland and Belgium, working on projects all around the world. Duncan’s experience includes 7 years as manager of Technology and Technical Services for ZincOx, a European AIM listed company. Duncan is a co-inventor of the Albion Process, developed in his work in the 1990’s with Hydrometallurgy Research Laboratories (then owned by MIM).
Duncan has extensive experience across all fields of extractive metallurgy, process design, testing and commercial implementation. Duncan’s technical expertise extends to most commercial metals, with a primary focus on copper, zinc, lead, silver, gold and rare earth elements (REE’s).
Senior Professional Staff
Rod Ventura
Rod’s Operational Experience
Type | Company | Project Name | Location | Commodity | Circuit | Year/s |
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Commissioning | Stibium | Cons Murch | South Africa | Sb/Au | Full Plant | 2015-2016 |
Commissioning | GPM | Lubuk Mandi Tails Retreatment Plant | Malaysia | Au | Float/CIL | 2015 |
Commissioning | Philex | Padcal Concentrator | Philippines | Au/Cu | Float | 1986 and 2014 |
Operations | PT Pena Mutiara | Nanggung Tailings Processing Facility | Indonesia | Au | CIL | 2007 – 2009 |
Operations | Forrestania Nickel | Forrestania | WA | Ni/Cu/Au | Grind/Float | 2000 |
Operations | MIM | Ernest Henry | Qld | Cu/Au | Grind/Float | 2000 – 2001 |
Operations | MIM | McArthur River | NT | Ag/Pb/Zn | Grind/Float | 1999 – 2002 |
Operations | Thalanga Copper Mines | Thalanga | Qld | Cu/Pb/Zn/Au | Grind/Float | 1999 – 2000 |
Commissioning | Benguet Corp | Paracale | Philippines | Au | CIL | 1986 – 1989 |
Commissioning | Benguet Corp | Benguet Balatoc | Philippines | Au | CIL | 1985 – 1986 |
Operations | Lepanto Consolidated Mines | Lepanto Mankayan | Philippines | Cu/Au | Grind/Float | 1985 – 1987 |
Peter Kunst
Peter’s Operational Experience
Type | Company | Project Name | Location | Commodity | Circuit | Year/s |
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In-house Pilot/Demo Plant | Glencore | BROC | Qld | Cu | Albion | 2017 |
In-house Pilot/Demo Plant | Glencore | BROC Cutback | Qld | Cu | Albion | 2014 |
In-house Pilot/Demo Plant | Glencore | Tampakan | Philippines | As | Toowong | 2012 |
In-house Pilot/Demo Plant | Australian Mines | SCONI | Qld | Sc | SX | 2012 |
In-house Pilot/Demo Plant | Australian Mines | SCONI | Qld | Sc | SX | 2012 |
In-house Pilot/Demo Plant | Glencore | Tampakan | Philippines | As | Toowong | 2011 |
In-house Pilot/Demo Plant | GeoPro Mining | Zod | Armenia | Au | Albion | 2011 |
In-house Pilot/Demo Plant | Glencore | Copperbalt | Qld | Cu | Albion | 2010 |
In-house Pilot/Demo Plant | Aurizon Mines | Joanna | Canada | Au | Albion | 2010 |
In-house Pilot/Demo Plant | Xstrata | MacArthur River | NT | Zn | Albion | 2008 |
In-house Pilot/Demo Plant | Xstrata | Las Lagunas | Dominican Republic | Au | Albion | 2006 |
Commissioning | Birla | Mount Gordon | Qld | Cu | Acid leaching/dewatering/SX/EW | 2005 |
In-house Pilot/Demo Plant | Xstrata | MacArthur River | NT | Zn | Albion | 2004 |
Operational review | XT | Various | RSA/Zambia | Cu | Tankhouse | 2004 |
In-house Pilot/Demo Plant | MIM | MacArthur River | NT | Zn | Albion | 2003 |
Onsite Pilot Plant/Demo Plant | Port Kembla Copper | Pt Kembla Smelter | NSW | Cu | EW | 2000 |
Onsite Pilot Plant/Demo Plant | BHP Billiton | Cannington | Qld | Ag | EW | 2000 |
Onsite Pilot Plant/Demo Plant | Fox Resources | Radio Hill | WA | Cu | EW | 2001 |
Lachlan MacDonald
Lachlan’s Operational Experience
Type | Company | Project Name | Location | Commodity | Circuit | Year/s |
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Commissioning | Copper Chem | Copper Chem | Qld | Cu | Ore Sorting | 2014 |
Commissioning | MMG | Sepon | Laos | Cu | Commissioned resin-in-pulp pilot | 2007 – 2008 |
Commissioning | Adchem | Black Copper | SA | Cu | Copper re-leach | 2007 |
Commissioning | Compass Resources | Browns Oxide | NT | Ni/Co | Resin-in-pulp pilot | 2008 |
Oliver Kloiber-Deane
Oliver’s Operational Experience
Type | Company | Project Name | Location | Commodity | Circuit | Year/s |
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Onsite Pilot Plant/Demo Plant | Tati Nickel Mining Company | Tati | Botswana | Ni/Cu/Co | UFG/Ox Leach/Fe Removal/CCD/SX/EW/Precip/Ammonia Regen | 2004 – 2005 |
Kim Ngoviky
Kim’s Operational Experience
Type | Company | Project Name | Location | Commodity | Circuit | Year/s |
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Operational review | AngloAmerican | Venetia | South Africa | Diamonds | Crush – DMS – Recovery | 2016 |
Operational review | AngloAmerican | Kolomela | South Africa | Iron Ore | Stockpiles / Train Loading Facilities | 2016 |
Operational review | AngloAmerican | Sishen | South Africa | Iron Ore | DMS / Jig | 2016 |
Operational review | AngloAmerican | Amandelbult | South Africa | Pt | Crush – Grind – Flotation (UG2 No.1&2, and Merensky Plants) | 2016 |
Operational review | AngloAmerican | Mogalakwena | South Africa | Pt | Crush – Grind – Flotation (North and South Plants) | 2016 |
Operational review | AngloAmerican | Zibulo | South Africa | Coal | Underground Mining Fleet / Surface Facilities Review | 2016 |
Operational review | AngloAmerican | Los Bronces | Chile | Cu | Heavy Mining Fleet Review | 2015 |
Operational review | AngloAmerican | Moranbah North | QLD | Coal | CHPP | 2015 |
Operational review | AngloAmerican | Mogalakwena | South Africa | Pt | Heavy Mining Fleet Review | 2015 |
Operational review | South32 | Klipsruit Mine | South Africa | Coal | Heavy Mining Fleet Review | 2015 |
Operational review | South32 | GEMCO | NT | Mn | Heavy Mining Fleet Review | 2015 |
Operational review | Jordan Indian Fertilizer Company | Eshidiya Plant | Jordan | Fertilizers | Phosphoric and Sulphuric Acid Plants | 2014 |
Operational / management review | Orica | Kooragang Island | NSW | Ammonium Nitrate | NH3-AN-Prill | 2012 |
Operations | Ok Tedi Mining Limited | Ok Tedi | PNG | Cu, Au | Tailings Pyrite Plant | 2011 |
Operational review | Newcrest | Cadia East Project | NSW | Cu, Au | Concentrate Filtration | 2010 |
Operational review | Office Chérifien des Phosphates | El Halassa / Oulad Fares / Daoui | Morocco | Phosphate | Flotation | 2008 |
Onsite Pilot Plant/Demo Plant | BHP Billiton | Cerro Matoso | Chile / Columbia | Ni | HL / IX | 2007 |
Operational review | BHP Billiton | Olympic Dam | SA | Cu, U | Leaching / SX | 2005 |
Operations | Rio Tinto | Quebec Iron & Titanium | Canada | Ti | Smelting | 2001 |