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Training
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Beverley Richards

Wagin,WA

Summary

Laboratory Technician with 18+ years’ experience within the Mining Industry as Lab Technician.

Possesses a keen eye for detail complemented by a strong work ethic. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Hardworking employee with exceptional time management abilities. Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Red 5/ vault Resources
03.2022 - Current
  • Close Darlot lab and transfer to King of the Hill Mine
  • Commission lab and trouble shoot start up issues
  • Review and update procedures and hand over to metallurgy
  • Began leachwell bottle rolls for daily mills but changed to Aqua Regia due to different ore blends
  • Gic’s bi-monthly
  • Carbon Activities
  • Monthly composite tails deportment testwork
  • Weekly leach cyanide bottle roll test work
  • Ordering stock, checking equipment
  • Daily Goldroom samples
  • Daily mill and Carbon samples

Laboratory Supervisor

Adaman Resources
03.2021 - 10.2021
  • Supervise and train a small team
  • Perform gold analysis on an AAS
  • Wet screening and sizing
  • Weekly and monthly GIC’s
  • Daily reporting to Processing and geology
  • Carbon activities
  • Operate Boyd crusher to crush and split samples
  • Operate PAL (Pulverising and leaching)
  • Prepare reagents for the mill and lab
  • Aqua Regia Digest
  • Operate LM 2 Pulveriser

Laboratory Supervisor (Relief)

Thalanga Mine
12.2020 - 03.2021
  • Supervise and train a small team
  • Liaise with client
  • Perform analysis of 5 elements on a Varian Spectrometer AA 55B(AAS)
  • Operation of splitter
  • Operation of jaw crusher
  • 4 Acid digest
  • Operate LM 2 Pulveriser
  • Daily mill samples
  • Geology samples

Laboratory Operator

Gruyere JV Goldfields
03.2019 - 12.2020
  • Prepared and operated laboratory equipment, such as LM2 Pulveriser and AAS spectrophotometers.
  • Recorded data and test work in logbooks and on the computer databases.
  • Analyzed samples using various techniques, including Aqua Regia and PAL.
  • Performed routine maintenance on laboratory equipment to ensure proper functioning.

Laboratory Supervisor

Thalanga Mine Intertek
05.2018 - 03.2019
  • Prepared and operated laboratory equipment, such as LM2 Pulveriser and AAS spectrophotometers.
  • Recorded data and test work in logbooks and on the computer databases.
  • Analyzed samples using various techniques, including Aqua Regia and PAL.
  • Performed routine maintenance on laboratory equipment to ensure proper functioning.

Laboratory Technician

Nicolsons Find Halls Creek Mining
04.2017 - 05.2018
  • Prepared and operated laboratory equipment, such as LM2 Pulveriser and AAS spectrophotometers.
  • Recorded data and test work in logbooks and on the computer databases.
  • Analyzed samples using various techniques, including Aqua Regia and BLEG.
  • Performed routine maintenance on laboratory equipment to ensure proper functioning.

Laboratory Technician (Holiday Relief)

Work Pac
11.2016 - 03.2017
  • Perform Silver analysis on a Varian Spectrometer AA 240(AAS)
  • Wet screening and sizing’s
  • Operation of PanAnalytical Axios XRF Spectrometer
  • Operation of Varian ICP
  • Operation of Metrohm Automated Fluoride Analyser
  • Process samples - pulverise, weigh, 2-acid digest and cook down and volume
  • CClass reporting
  • Operate Boyd crusher to crush and split samples
  • Operate LM 2 Pulveriser
  • Operation of Herzog Pulveriser

Laboratory Technician (Holiday Relief)

Chandler McLeod Newmont Tanami Gold Mine
07.2016 - 11.2016

Laboratory Technician

Andy Well Mine Doray Minerals
07.2013 - 01.2016

Laboratory Technician

Navigator Resources
10.2012 - 04.2013

Laboratory Technician

Orebody PERSONNEL Gold
02.2012 - 10.2012

Laboratory Technician

Sinclair Mine Nickel
08.2010 - 02.2012
  • Company Overview: Xstrata Nickel
  • Perform base metal analysis and maintenance of Varian Spectrometer AA 50B (AAS)
  • Weekly and monthly sizings
  • Fusions using peroxide
  • Enter data daily into spreadsheet
  • Process samples - pulverise, weigh, 3-acid digest and cook down and volume
  • Take OSA calibration samples and process them
  • UV Vis Spectrometer calibration and use
  • Maintain records and reagents for RO water plant
  • Daily xanthate analysis on a spectrometer
  • Daily moisture results
  • Xstrata Nickel

Laboratory Technician/mill worker

NorsemanGold Gold
03.2010 - 08.2010

Laboratory Technician - Shift Supervisor

SGS Thalanga
02.2007 - 12.2009

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  • Processed specimens following established protocols while adhering to strict safety standards.
  • Resolved customer complaints relating to laboratory services in a timely manner.
  • Provided feedback on product performance based on test results obtained from experiments conducted.

Supervise and train a small team.

Liaise with the client.

Perform analysis of 5 elements on a Varian Spectrometer AA 55B (AAS).

Operation of splitter.

Operation of jaw crusher.

4 acid digests.

Operate LM 2 Pulverizer.

Daily mill samples.

Geology samples.

Skills

  • Ability to work unsupervised
  • Team member
  • Communication skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Ability to develop rapport
  • Customer service
  • Time management
  • Adaptability
  • Negotiation skills
  • Troubleshooting ability

Training

  • Cert iv Lab Techniques
  • Principles & Practices of AAS Operations
  • QMS 1, 2 & 3
  • Senior First Aid
  • RSA; RSG and Food Handlers Certificate
  • Radiation gauges
  • Western Australian Open Class ‘C’ Drivers Licence
  • LF licence.

References

  • Randy Sungayab, Metallurgist, Vault Minerals, 0447 606 251
  • Reinhard Supanz, Metallurgist,Vault Minerals, 0417 319 377

Certification

  • · Cert iv Lab Techniques
  • · Western Australian Open Class ‘C’ Drivers License
  • · LF license.

Timeline

Red 5/ vault Resources
03.2022 - Current

Laboratory Supervisor

Adaman Resources
03.2021 - 10.2021

Laboratory Supervisor (Relief)

Thalanga Mine
12.2020 - 03.2021

Laboratory Operator

Gruyere JV Goldfields
03.2019 - 12.2020

Laboratory Supervisor

Thalanga Mine Intertek
05.2018 - 03.2019

Laboratory Technician

Nicolsons Find Halls Creek Mining
04.2017 - 05.2018

Laboratory Technician (Holiday Relief)

Work Pac
11.2016 - 03.2017

Laboratory Technician (Holiday Relief)

Chandler McLeod Newmont Tanami Gold Mine
07.2016 - 11.2016

Laboratory Technician

Andy Well Mine Doray Minerals
07.2013 - 01.2016

Laboratory Technician

Navigator Resources
10.2012 - 04.2013

Laboratory Technician

Orebody PERSONNEL Gold
02.2012 - 10.2012

Laboratory Technician

Sinclair Mine Nickel
08.2010 - 02.2012

Laboratory Technician/mill worker

NorsemanGold Gold
03.2010 - 08.2010

Laboratory Technician - Shift Supervisor

SGS Thalanga
02.2007 - 12.2009
  • · Cert iv Lab Techniques
  • · Western Australian Open Class ‘C’ Drivers License
  • · LF license.
Beverley Richards