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HILDA NAKAYI RUWIMBO MUKUNDU

Aveley Perth,WA

Summary

I am a recent graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering degree eager to join a reputable organization to begin my professional career. At the end of my degree I went through an internship with Riozim Gold Zimbabwe where I immersed myself within the modern processing workforce to develop a hands-on level of experience involving plant design, plant flow and plant economics. I worked in the Metallurgy lab,as an operator in the CIL and flotation plant whilst shadowing a plant metallurgist. I was also privileged enough to be apart of the metallurgical team that commissioned the first Bioplant in Zimbabwe.Before leaving Zimbabwe to further my education i was working at an African mine company,Bravura where i was a Metallurgical Engineering graduate trainee. We were focused on plant and process design for a platinum plant and lithium plant from tin processing waste. I was learning the ropes around plant design and process design.I am highly motivated,observant and excellent at solving complex problems.I am a good researcher and can carry out optimization experiments independently and efficiently. My main goal currently is to be in a position to enhance my degree in any way possible. I intend to either find employment within a mineral processing organization that will enable me to utilize my knowledge whilst sharpening my skills in the extractive metallurgy branch or explore the physical metallurgy branch.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Metallurgical Engineer Graduate Trainee

Bravura
05.2023 - 07.2023
  • Plant design
  • Process flowcharts design,stimulation and research
  • Equipment selection
  • Mineral research
  • Feasibility studies and optimization test works
  • Detailed report writing

Metallurgical Engineering Intern

RioZim Gold
03.2021 - 08.2022
  • Assisting the plant metallurgist with research, to solve production bottlenecks in the plant
  • Assisting the plant operator to monitor plant parameters and identify problems in the process flow
  • Monitoring and controlling parameters from the Crushing section to Elution Section
  • Being a Lab technician,planning,leading test works and compiling test work reports
  • Carrying out optimisation experiments for the plant sections
  • Managing reagent usage and adjustments
  • Operating and setting up Flotation and Biox pilot plant
  • Conducting process research for process optimization and other project work as required by metallurgists
  • Ensuring compliance to safety, health and environmental practices so as to reduce occupational incidents

Education

Graduate Diploma - Management

Western Australia Institute For Further Studies
Perth, WA
07.2025

Bachelor of Engineering Honors Degree - Metallurgical Engineering

University of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
12.2022

Knowstics Academy For Girls
Zimbabwe
11.2017

Skills

  • Sample preparation
  • Operating laboratory equipment
  • Create and flow test procedures
  • Monitor and control processing parameters
  • Report writing
  • Identifying and solving process flow problems
  • Operating plant sections
  • Metallurgical accounting
  • Optimizing process flows

Timeline

Metallurgical Engineer Graduate Trainee

Bravura
05.2023 - 07.2023

Metallurgical Engineering Intern

RioZim Gold
03.2021 - 08.2022

Graduate Diploma - Management

Western Australia Institute For Further Studies

Bachelor of Engineering Honors Degree - Metallurgical Engineering

University of Zimbabwe

Knowstics Academy For Girls
HILDA NAKAYI RUWIMBO MUKUNDU