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Russell Stagg

Adelaide,SA

Summary

Highly skilled Process Operator and Control Room Operator with over a decade of comprehensive experience in the mining and resources sector. Proficient in the operation and maintenance of various processing plants, including gold, copper, and mineral sands. Demonstrated expertise in utilising advanced SCADA control systems (Citect, Factory Talk, Mill Star), equipment isolation, reagent management, and safety protocols. Adept at troubleshooting, commissioning new plants, and leading teams to achieve operational efficiency and production targets. Holds a B Class Electrical Workers License and multiple high-risk work certifications, underscoring a strong commitment to maintaining high standards of safety and operational excellence.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

PROCESSING ALL ROUNDER

HILLGROVE RESOURCES - KANMANTOO
02.2024 - Current
  • Control Room, Mill Operation
  • Manage the shift usage of reagents and consumables
  • Carry out equipment isolations and issue work permits for the safe conduct of work
  • Operation & Maintenance of 2 stage crushing plant
  • Liaise with Metallurgists regarding operating parameters and technical issues
  • Copper / Lead Flotation / Larox Filter press operation
  • Proficient in SAP & Sky Trust programs for ordering and issuing of permits and controlled documents
  • Implement operational plans and strategies to achieve production targets while maintaining high standards of safety.

CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR / LEADING HAND

MURRAY ZIRCON MINING - MERCUNDA
04.2023 - 02.2024
  • Process Operator / Control Room Operator
  • Development of Factory talk SCADA control system
  • Creating process control sequences, equipment interlocks and assisting in Commissioning new plant and equipment
  • Whole plant operation / Troubleshooting of all areas
  • General plant area operation, maintenance & repairs
  • Assisting the set up and smoothing operations of spiral plant, Mobile Mining Unit (MMU), de-slime cyclones, thickener and field pumps
  • Operation of site machinery
  • Assisting to organize crew during shifts to ensure smooth operation during operations and commissioning activities
  • Tails Thickener troubleshooting during commissioning
  • Use of SAP, Sky Trust, Microsoft Excel & Employment hero Programs.

SHIFT SUPERVISOR

CALIDUS RESOURCES - WARRAWOONA
  • Mill Operator / Site control room
  • Direct daily operations - Run crew of 4
  • Implement operational plans and strategies to achieve production targets while maintaining high standards of safety
  • Management of tailings storage facility & Site water management
  • Hold shift changeover meetings to maintain operational standards
  • Plant Isolator - including multiple points and lockbox
  • Use of Factory Talk control system to run processing plant
  • General plant operation & Preventative maintenance
  • Operation of site machinery
  • Manage the shift usage of reagents and consumables
  • Control of Grinding, Thickener & CIL Circuit
  • Running of Gold room strip elution circuit and electrowinning.

CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR

GASCOYNE RESOURCES - DALGARANGA
  • Mill Operator / Site control room
  • Use of Citect & Mill Star control system
  • Whole Plant Operation & maintenance
  • General Loader operation, Mill scats, Stockpiling, Clean up
  • Cyanide & Reagent Addition / Monitoring
  • Control of Milling & CIL Circuit
  • Run/Monitor Gold room from SCADA.

PLANT OPERATOR

OZ MINERALS, PROMINENT HILL
  • Crushing / Grinding Operator
  • Use of Citect SCADA Float Star control system/ Trend monitoring
  • Plant Start-up & Shutdown
  • Reagent Mixing, Manage the usage of reagents and consumables
  • Shutdown & Planned maintenance
  • Operation of site machinery
  • Tailings dam inspections / Tails Management.

CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR

ILUKA - BALRANALD T3 RESEARCH PROJECT
  • Control Room Operator
  • Plant operation via use of Citect SCADA control system
  • General plant maintenance & repair
  • Plant Commissioning
  • Feed Plant from Horizontal Drill / Mining Rig
  • Separation of Heavy Mineral via Spiral Plant, Deslime cyclones / Thickener
  • Assisting engineers with Citect Automation and interlock systems during plant Commissioning
  • Operation of site machinery
  • General loader operations, Push Stockpile, feeding Sandvik Screening plant
  • Loading and Operating Pug mill for adding lime to sands
  • Operation of Hydraulic Backfill Plant.

PROCESS TECHNICIAN

KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD, UNION REEF
  • Control Room Operator
  • Use of Citect SCADA control system
  • Plant Operation Start-up & Shutdown
  • General plant maintenance & repair
  • Cyanide & Reagent Addition
  • Control of CIP/CIL tank leaching & Thickeners, Kelson's
  • Plant Commissioning and Shutdown work
  • Operation of site machinery
  • General loader operations, push up Road trains, loading ROM bin, Stockpiling
  • Control of Electrowinning and Elution gold room circuits.

PROCESS TECHNICIAN / CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR

WEST GOLD RESOURCES, FORTNUM GOLD PROJECT
  • Milling & CIL Operator
  • Use of Citect SCADA control system
  • Trend monitoring
  • Plant Start-up & Shutdown
  • Cyclone maintenance & Repair
  • Cyanide & Reagent Addition & Density control
  • Control of CIP/CIL tank leaching
  • Shutdown & plant maintenance
  • Operation of site machinery (Loader, Skid Steer, Forklift, IT Loader)
  • Tailings dam inspections, Maintenance, spigot & pump adjustment
  • General loader operations, Loading ROM bin, mill scats
  • Emergency Response Team
  • Completing Certificate III in Mine emergency response and rescue
  • Gold room assistant
  • Use and understanding of Consep's Knelson Concentrator
  • Use and understanding of Gekko's Inline Leach Reactor (ILR)
  • Running Electrowinning circuits, Stripping cells, Calcine Prep
  • Maintaining chemical & reagent addition to the gold Elution circuit.

PROCESS TECHNICIAN

KINGSGATE CONSOLIDATED / WPG RESOURCES, CHALLENGER GOLD MINE
  • Milling & CIL Plant
  • Cyanide & Reagent control & Addition
  • Plant Start-up & Shutdown
  • Thickener Operation
  • CIP/CIL tank leaching
  • Shutdown work & preventative maintenance
  • Operation of site machinery
  • RO Plant & Bore checks
  • Tailings dam inspections
  • Fixed Crushing plant
  • Plant Operation
  • Jaw & Rotary crushers, Gap check & adjustment
  • Routine maintenance, Screens, Scrapers, Skirts, Rollers
  • Gold room
  • Use of Conseps Acacia & Knelson Concentrators
  • Running Electrowinning circuits
  • Calcine Prep and smelting
  • Maintaining chemical & reagent addition to the gold Elution circuit
  • Laboratory Technician
  • Sample Prep
  • PAL - Pulverize and Leach Machine
  • Collecting & Ensuring samples are provided to the laboratory
  • Processing samples for gold analysis including titrations
  • Taking gold sample Readings with an Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
  • Completing Daily Mill report
  • Efficiently controlling reagent addition to the elution circuit.

Licensingandtickets

  • C R Driver's License
  • Safe Work at Heights - Completed 2023
  • Confined Space - Completed 2023
  • Front End Loader
  • Skid Steer
  • Telescopic handler
  • High Risk License EWP - Knuckle Boom 11m+ & Forklift
  • EWP- Scissor Lift
  • Orica & AGR Cyanide Safe Work training
  • B Class Electrical workers license SA
  • White Card - OHS
  • First aid, CPR, LV Rescue

References

DANIEL BLAESS, MURRAY ZIRCON

0400 246 549

JOHN SAMYTOWSKI, OZ MINERALS

0499 357 044

GLEN BAMFORD, KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD

0409 375 682

SCOTT BAILEY, WESTGOLD RESOURCES

0447 970 730

Timeline

PROCESSING ALL ROUNDER

HILLGROVE RESOURCES - KANMANTOO
02.2024 - Current

CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR / LEADING HAND

MURRAY ZIRCON MINING - MERCUNDA
04.2023 - 02.2024

SHIFT SUPERVISOR

CALIDUS RESOURCES - WARRAWOONA

CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR

GASCOYNE RESOURCES - DALGARANGA

PLANT OPERATOR

OZ MINERALS, PROMINENT HILL

CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR

ILUKA - BALRANALD T3 RESEARCH PROJECT

PROCESS TECHNICIAN

KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD, UNION REEF

PROCESS TECHNICIAN / CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR

WEST GOLD RESOURCES, FORTNUM GOLD PROJECT

PROCESS TECHNICIAN

KINGSGATE CONSOLIDATED / WPG RESOURCES, CHALLENGER GOLD MINE
Russell Stagg