Process Engineer

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Job Description – Process Engineer
Doc No. AVL – PRC ENG
Issue Date: August 2011
Revision No. 001
Position Title:
Process Engineer
Department:
Operations
Location:
Delta, BC with occasional local travel including the project site
Reports To:
VP Operations
General Accountability:
Reporting to the VP Operations, the Process Engineer is responsible for the continued development and
implementation of the metallurgical functions for the Company. Responsibilities include but are not limited to
the development, organization, engineering and administration of all feasibility, laboratory, pilot plant testing
and construction related to the development of the Nechalacho Deposit as follows:
Responsibilities and Duties:
Coordinate the various aspects of the process engineering, including design, planning and
development;
Provide guidance, support and act as direct resource to the team undertaking the mine development
feasibility studies;
Undertake scoping study level trade-off evaluations of process alternatives:
Assist in the preparation of feasibility level capital and operating costs for metallurgical process plants;
Assist in the development of processing plans, methods, design, materials handling, manpower
requirements, cost analysis and other areas as appropriate;
Review design, management and interpretation of mineralogy studies, aimed at understanding the ore
types present and the interaction of the ore types with processing performance;
Design, manage and interpret bench-scale laboratory experiments aimed at understanding the mineral
dressing characteristics of ores of rare metals, including rare earths;
Design, manage and interpret bench-scale laboratory experiments aimed at understanding the
hydrometallurgical processing of ores of rare metals, including rare earths and rare earth separation
plants;
Design, manage and interpret solvent extraction studies and design solvent extraction circuits for the
recovery of rare metals and the separation of rare earths.
Design, manage and interpret pilot plant demonstrations of metallurgical processes;
Critical review of reports prepared by contract metallurgical laboratories;
Search literature and assimilate information generated by others with the aim of solving relevant
metallurgical issues;
Provide specialist technical input into team project work;
Provide input and evaluation into recovery estimates;
Act as the process lead on studies and projects;
Develop or bring forward, as appropriate, industry best practices and new technologies;
Oversee the development and maintenance of long and short term processing plans, processing
designs and input into mine development efforts as appropriate;
Prepare and review project proposals, studies and technical reports;
Oversee the cost effective, safe and timely completion of projects that meet or exceed expectations;

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