User:Charles Shemkhande

Charles Lucas Shemkhande born (03, November, 1984) is a Mineral Process Engineer who works with Gold Mining Industries, now at Endeavour Mining.

Charles is an experienced Process Metallurgist,with project skills to optimize Process Operation in metallurgical Aspects,conducting projects on process efficiency evaluation for operational process improvement. He has experience in Gold-Copper Plant Operations: Flotation Operations, CIL/CIP Operations, Gravity-Acacia/ILR, Mill Optimization, Refinery, Crushing & Grinding, Metallurgical...

'''Contents Academic/Professional Career'''

2003-2005 - Mazengo High School 2005-2009 - University of Dar es Salaam 2010-2014 - Barrick Gold Corporation/Acacia Gold Mining 2015 to present - Endeavour Mining

University of Dar es Salaam - College of Engineering and Technology (CoET)

Project Management, Mineral Economics, Special topics in Metallurgy, Special Topics in Chemical Process Engineering, Special Topics in Mineral Processing, Process Engineering and design I, Engineering Ethics and Professional conducts, Process Dynamics and Control, Special topics in Chemical Process Engineering., Safety Engineering & Environmental Engineering in Mining, Special Mathematics Topics.

Acacia Mining Plc/African Barrick Gold - 2010 to 2015 (5 years 1 month) East Africa -Tanzania

5yrs experience with Barrick/Acacia Gold Mining exposed me to challenges which lifted my technical skills and improved my knowledge as Process metallurgist.

From Graduate Metallurgist to the Ag. Senior Metallurgist Role in Flotation-CIL Plants I went through various operational responsibilities such as Process Operations in Crushing, Grinding, Flotation, CIL, Dewatering, Filtration plant, Gravity & Refinery, Control Room.

Metal Planning, Production Reconciliations, Consumables budgets, Project designing, Process Operations Efficiency improvements,Coaching Junior Metallurgists, Metallurgical Accounting Reports Improvement, Overview the Met Lab Roles.

2015 to Present - Endeavour Mining Charles moved from Acacia Mining Gold in Tanzania to join one of Endeavour Mining Company in Burkina Faso in January, 2015 as a Production and Technical Metallurgist, with the responsibilities to optimize gold plant performances and operations.

'''Awards ''' In 2014 at Acacia Mining Gold, Charles was awarded the Business Improvement Champion Winner alongside Athumani Kutika for helping the Process Plant to save $336,000 due to reagents consumption optimization.