Laboratory Manager (REE & Gold) at Huambo, Angola

Laboratory Manager (REE & Gold) Location Huambo, Angola

About Company:

Location- Huambo, Angola

Position: - Laboratory Manager-

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Role Summary

ICP-MS

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the on-site gold and REE laboratory, including sample receipt, preparation (

  drying, crushing, splitting, pulverising

  ) and analysis.
• Oversee fire-assay fusion, cupellation and gravimetric/AAS finish for gold determination.
• Oversee

  ICP-MS

  analysis of REE samples, including reporting of total rare earth elements (

  TREE

  ) and the light/heavy

  REE (LREE / HREE)

  breakdown.
• Establish, implement and maintain laboratory

  QA/QC

  protocols field and laboratory duplicates, blanks, certified reference standards and umpire/check-assay programmes.
• Coordinate submission of samples to external referee laboratories (e.g.

  SGS

  Luanda) for check assays or where in-house capacity or analysis type is not yet available.
• Maintain full chain-of-custody for samples from field collection through to final reporting.
• Supervise, train and develop laboratory technicians, sample preparation staff and geo-technicians.
• Maintain, calibrate and schedule preventive maintenance of laboratory equipment; manage reagent and consumables inventory and procurement.
• Ensure laboratory health, safety and environmental procedures are followed, including safe handling and storage of laboratory chemicals and reagents.
• Report assay results (

  gold grades and TREE / LREE / HREE data

  ) accurately and on schedule to the Head Geologist and mine planning team to support the trial-mining release decision.
• Contribute assay and

  QA/QC

  data to resource/reserve classification and

  JORC / SAMREC

  -compliant reporting.
• Lead technical scoping and test work for REE beneficiation, including flowsheet development, equipment/process selection and metallurgical test work design, toward a future REE processing plant producing mixed rare earth carbonate (

  MREC

  ).
• Evaluate

  REE

  extraction and beneficiation technology options suited to the deposit's mineralogy and provide technical recommendations to management.
• Liaise with external engineering,

  EPC

  and equipment contractors on the design, costing and implementation of REE processing infrastructure.
• Prepare and manage the laboratory operating budget and contribute cost estimates for REE processing plant capital expenditure.
• Maintain accurate laboratory records, certificates of analysis and assay databases.
• Ensure compliance with relevant Angolan regulatory and environmental requirements for laboratory and REE processing operations.
• Perform all other duties as and when assigned by management.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Degree in Analytical/Metallurgical Chemistry, Extractive Metallurgy, Geology, Chemical or Process Engineering, or a related field; a postgraduate qualification in metallurgy, mineral processing or a related discipline is an advantage.
• Minimum 8 to 10 years of laboratory management experience within

  mining / minerals industry.

• REE (

  Rare Earth Elements

  ) laboratory and/or process experience is essential.
• Demonstrated capability to lead the scoping, test work and design of a REE beneficiation/processing pla nt (through to mixed rare earth carbonate).
• Proven hands-on experience with

  ICP-MS / ICP-OES

  analysis and fire-assay/gravimetric gold determination methods.
• Strong laboratory

  QA/QC

  background, ideally with exposure to ISO/IEC 17025 or equivalent laboratory accreditation standards.
• Working knowledge of J

  ORC / SAMREC

  reporting codes as they relate to sampling and assay

  QA/QC

  .
• Computer literacy:

  LIMS

  or equivalent laboratory data systems, MS Excel and relevant laboratory/geological software.
• Demonstrated leadership, staff supervision and training skills.
• Excellent organizational, coordinating, and personal interface skills.
• Proven job diligence, dedication, and attention to detail.
• Willingness to be based at a remote mine site in Angola and to work extended hours on occasion, as required.

If you are interested for the above referred position, kindly revert back with your Updated Resume along with following details:

1) Total experience /

2) Current salary /In hand

3) Expected salary

4) Current designation

5) Notice period

6) Current location (stay)

7) Job location

8) Current company name

9) Reason for job change

10) Qualification

11) DOB

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