Jason Hepburn BE (Chem) – Mining & Metals Greenfields
Director
Chemical engineer with new process development, study, design, project
management, commissioning and operations experience across a range
of industries and commodities. He has detailed project experience from
small (<$1Million) to major (>$1Billion) projects.
He is particularly competent with projects involving;
• Minerals process including nickel, uranium, copper, magnesium,
gold, lithium, alumina
• Chemicals including ammonia, methanol, chlorine, biofuels,
ammonium nitrate, caustic, sulphuric acid, nitric acid and
hydrochloric acid
• Water treatment, sugar and beverage production
He has unit operation specialties including leaching (tank and heap),
filtration, crystallisation, centrifugation, fluidized beds, distillation,
solid/liquid separation, drying calcination, thickening and evaporation.
Excellent knowledge on crushing/milling, flotation, solvent extraction and
precipitation.
Jason has beld senior project and managing positions over the last 15
years. He has worked in execution projects in both EPCM, EPC and
Owners Team roles.
He is extremely competent in new process development to ensure
information/strategies are implemented to reduce
delivery/commissioning/operational risks.