Christian Bahome Munga
Manager, Geometallurgy @Vale
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WORK HISTORY
Manager, Geometallurgy @Vale
Toronto, ON, CA
Responsible for developing policy/guidelines and set the direction for geometallurgy for Vale Base Metals. Guide and lead the business as a technical expert in metallurgy, process engineering, process technology, process support and processing business priorities. Act as a change agent for corporate office and/or operations with the potential to lead focused teams on strategic and technical improvement initiatives.Key responsibilities:• Oversee the geometallurgy program in Vale Base Metals with a team of geologists, mineralogists, metallurgists, and technologists at Vale Base Metals.• Manage all activities related to geometallurgical studies of future ores at Sheridan Park.• Interface with mine projects for drill core sample selection and reporting of data.• Supervise metallurgical testing according to the established operational flowsheets/conditions.• Determine metallurgical risks (impurities, poor recovery or low concentrate grades) and develop mitigating measures.• Develop geometallurgical models for new/existing orebodies and apply for production planning/forecasting for throughput and recovery. • Develop and supervise monitoring processes to evaluate the accuracy of the models.• Conduct gap analysis between expected and actual metallurgy and report on the reconciliation of the models at all timescales.• Communicate business objectives, goals and results to management, peers, and subordinates.• Maintain appropriate scientific resources and develop future technology leaders by employee recruitment, development, coaching, mentoring, manpower distribution, performance evaluation.
EDUCATION
Universite de Lubumbashi (UNILU)
BSc degree, Chemical Engineering
WITS University
PhD, Chemical Engineering
ABOUT CHRISTIAN BAHOME MUNGA
Engineering professional with 15+ years’ experience and expertise in gold processing, and a unique complementary background in project and study management. Executed a range of greenfield and brownfield gold projects. Proficient in plant production, metallurgical process optimization, design, geometallurgy and project management. Fluent in both English and French and comfortable working in diverse cultural environments.Key skills and highlights include:• Industry-relevant and highly specialized education portfolio, including a Bachelor\'s degree and a post-doctorate (PhD), both in Chemical Engineering.• 15+ years of solid experience and deep expertise in gold and uranium processing and process design, as well as in project management. • Training, coaching and mentoring technical employees in dynamic, fast-paced environments.• Technical report writing and presentation skills acquired throughout career.• Project execution and process design work as well as mill commissioning, comminution circuit design and operation.• Able to identify key technical and business issues and apply project management methodologies in cross-functional, interdisciplinary ways in leading projects of varying scope and complexity.• Bilingualism (fluent in both English and French) and strong communication skills.• Advanced-level knowledge of metallurgy and testing procedures acquired within Anglogold Ashanti operations.• Predictive and preventative maintenance of mine processing systems and equipment.
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