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Morris Quarshie

Tarkwa

Summary

Adept Plant Metallurgist with a proven track record at AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine, enhancing metallurgical processes and optimizing plant efficiency. Excelled in managing CIL circuit parameters to minimize soluble losses, achieving less than 0.005ppm. Skilled in both technical analysis and team supervision, demonstrating exceptional problem-solving abilities and leadership.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Plant Metallurgist

AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine
Tarkwa
03.2023 - Current

• Conducts weekly conveyor belt cut, weightometer calibration, and silt test

• Conducts daily tank profiles on every shift as well as daily scats rates for mills, measured ball charge, and recorded results • Monitors lime, steel balls, and lead nitrate addition to achieve optimum levels

• Monitored and ensured the smooth performance of the oxygen plant, cyanide sparging facility, TAC 100 Cyanide analyzer, and WAD cyanide analyzer

• Controls soluble losses exiting the CIL circuit to achieve less than 0.005ppm

• Controls leach parameters to achieve solid residue exiting the CIL circuit of less than 0.05 g/t

• Supervises daily plant sampling activities in the CIL plant and ensured smooth submission to the assay laboratory

• Conducts Gold‑in‑Circuit (GIC) of the processing plant on the last day of every production month

• Conducts routine quick sizing on Cyclone overflows to determine the instantaneous grind

• Ensures effective carbon management in CIL tanks to control soluble losses

• Conducts daily metallurgical inputs and produces daily reports.

• Assists the research and development team in research and test work projects/reports

• Calibration of measuring devices, maintenance of sampling devices, and all laboratory equipment for efficient performance

• Hazard identification elimination and reporting

• Carries out extra assignments assigned by my supervisors and superiors.

National Service Person

AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine
Tarkwa
10.2021 - 09.2022

Plant Metallurgist

• Conducted occasional conveyor belt cut, weightometer calibration, and silt test

• Conducted daily tank profiles on every shift, measured ball charge, and recorded results

• Monitored and ensured the smooth performance of the oxygen plant, cyanide sparging facility, TAC 100 Cyanide analyzer, and WAD cyanide analyzer

• Controlled soluble losses exiting the CIL circuit to achieve less than 0.005ppm

• Controlled leach parameters to achieve solid residue exiting the CIL circuit of less than 0.05 g/t

• Conducted Gold‑in‑Circuit (GIC) of the processing plant on the last day of every production month

• Conducted routine quick sizing on Cyclone overflows to determine the instantaneous grind

• Ensured effective carbon management in CIL tanks to control soluble losses

• Assisted research and development team in research and test work projects/reports • Calibration of measuring devices and maintenance of sampling devices efficient performance

• Utilized existing process recording equipment and SCADA systems to analyze and evaluate process performance to ensure production units operate efficiently to achieve the required results

• Hazard identification elimination and reporting

• Carried out extra assignments assigned by my supervisors and superiors.

Plant Operator

• General knowledge of plant operations

• Run the various sections of the plant (Crushers, Mills, ILR, Thickener, CIL, Desorption, and Control room)

• Hazard Identification and reporting Metallurgical Accountant

• Used Microsoft Excel to conduct daily metallurgical accounting inputs and produced daily reports

• Input of all metallurgical parameters

• Design of spreadsheet for report

• Analysis of metallurgical data

• Report writing

Intern

Goldfields Ghana Limited, Damang Mine
Aboso
06.2019 - 08.2019
  • Assisted with comminution, grinding, and leaching operations as an understudy;
  • Assisted with In Leach Reactor (ILR) and desorption operations as an understudy;
  • Assisted with AAS reading of gold concentration in solutions as an understudy;
  • Assisted with metallurgical accounting as an understudy

Education

Bachelor of Science - Minerals Engineering

University of Mines And Technology
Tarkwa
10-2021

Senior High School Certificate - General Science

St. John’s School
Sekondi
01-2017

Skills

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Languages

English
Upper Intermediate
B2
Twi
Beginner
A1
Fante
Beginner
A1

Timeline

Plant Metallurgist

AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine
03.2023 - Current

National Service Person

AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine
10.2021 - 09.2022

Intern

Goldfields Ghana Limited, Damang Mine
06.2019 - 08.2019

Bachelor of Science - Minerals Engineering

University of Mines And Technology

Senior High School Certificate - General Science

St. John’s School
Morris Quarshie