Metcor Pty Ltd
Metcor Pty Ltd was founded in 2012 in Brisbane, Australia by Alasdair Noble. Through Metcor, Alasdair has provided Metallurgical, Management and Corporate Services to the Mining Industry since then, within Australia and overseas. The lean structure allows flexibility and tailoring of services to meet clients needs, without the overheads and costs of a larger organisation, but with the ablity to access a wide network to broaden scope and add resources as required.
Many clients view Metcor as an "internal consultant" working with their teams to help deliver the best overall outcomes for their business.
Alasdair is a Chartered Professional Engineer in the field of Metallurgy, is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, FAusIMM CP(Met); and is a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland, RPEQ. Alasdair is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is looking to take on roles as Non Executive Director with relevant and appropriate organisations.
Alasdair holds an honours degree in Minerals Processing Engineering from the University of Queensland and has worked in the mining industry for thirty one years at a number of operations in Australia and overseas. He is a Registered Mine Manager of Works in Papua New Guinea and holds a Supervisors Certificate (QMS 1,2,3) under the Queensland Mining Act as well as a Certificate 4 in Workplace Assessment.
Alasdair's strengths lie in Processing Plant Operation, High Level Process Plant Design, Due Diligence, Strategic Planning, Project Evaluation, Operational and Efficiency Improvements, Financial Analysis, People Management, Change Management, Business Focus and ‘Big Picture’ Thinking.
Alasdair has worked with clients developing strategic business plans; facilitating strategic planning workshops; undertaking operational performance reviews; developing and managing processing improvement programs; conducting reviews of feasibility studies and major projects; managing and contributing to studies and major projects; planning and managing metallurgical testwork programs; developing and auditing metallurgical accounting, reporting and reconciliation systems; auditing environmental programs and participating in due diligence, investment reviews and valuations of mining companies and assets for mining companies and market analysts. (A list of client companies appears on the next page tab).
Prior to founding Metcor, Alasdair worked with Newcrest Mining Limited on secondment as the Metallurgical Lead for the Mergers and Acquisitions team undertaking due diligence reviews. Prior to this secondment he was the Processing Manager of the Lihir Gold Operation for Newcrest Mining Limited and Lihir Gold Limited for five years. The Lihir Gold Processing Plant at the time was a ten million tonne per annum mineral processing facility utilising pressure oxidation in autoclaves to produce around 800 kozs of gold annually. It is one of the largest gold pressure oxidation facilities in the world and incorporates the largest oxygen production facility in the southern hemisphere. During this period, he had full accountability for all aspects of the processing operation and also had extensive exposure to broader management with frequent periods as Acting Executive General Manager of Operations - managing the entire Lihir Gold Operation including a workforce of some 4,500 employees and contractors.
Alasdair worked at the Osborne Mine in North West Queensland for Barrick Gold and Placer Dome, initially as the Metallurgical Team Leader in charge of technical aspects of the operation of the copper/gold processing plant and subsequently as the Business Development Manager, a Senior Management Position which consisted of three primary roles - to develop satellite ore sources ensuring continuity of operation of the Osborne Mine, to improve organisational effectiveness and implement formal continuous improvement processes at the operation and to lead the development of the Strategic Business Plan for the operation. In this role Alasdair led the successful development of the Trekelano and Inheritance deposits as satellite mining operations - driving the transition from successful exploration targets into producing mines through co-ordinating scoping and feasibility studies, environmental, community and corporate approvals processes and engineering design within a two year period.
Alasdair has also worked at a number of other mines predominantly in North West Queensland as a Consulting Metallurgist and Project Lead for Fluor Australia as well as in Plant Metallurgist roles for Ernest Henry Mining, Mount Isa Mines and for Amalg Resources at the Eloise Copper Mine.
A full Curriculum Vitae for Alasdair as well as details of referees can be made available on request.
Alasdair holds an honours degree in Minerals Processing Engineering from the University of Queensland and has worked in the mining industry for thirty one years at a number of operations in Australia and overseas. He is a Registered Mine Manager of Works in Papua New Guinea and holds a Supervisors Certificate (QMS 1,2,3) under the Queensland Mining Act as well as a Certificate 4 in Workplace Assessment.
Alasdair's strengths lie in Processing Plant Operation, High Level Process Plant Design, Due Diligence, Strategic Planning, Project Evaluation, Operational and Efficiency Improvements, Financial Analysis, People Management, Change Management, Business Focus and ‘Big Picture’ Thinking.
Alasdair has worked with clients developing strategic business plans; facilitating strategic planning workshops; undertaking operational performance reviews; developing and managing processing improvement programs; conducting reviews of feasibility studies and major projects; managing and contributing to studies and major projects; planning and managing metallurgical testwork programs; developing and auditing metallurgical accounting, reporting and reconciliation systems; auditing environmental programs and participating in due diligence, investment reviews and valuations of mining companies and assets for mining companies and market analysts. (A list of client companies appears on the next page tab).
Prior to founding Metcor, Alasdair worked with Newcrest Mining Limited on secondment as the Metallurgical Lead for the Mergers and Acquisitions team undertaking due diligence reviews. Prior to this secondment he was the Processing Manager of the Lihir Gold Operation for Newcrest Mining Limited and Lihir Gold Limited for five years. The Lihir Gold Processing Plant at the time was a ten million tonne per annum mineral processing facility utilising pressure oxidation in autoclaves to produce around 800 kozs of gold annually. It is one of the largest gold pressure oxidation facilities in the world and incorporates the largest oxygen production facility in the southern hemisphere. During this period, he had full accountability for all aspects of the processing operation and also had extensive exposure to broader management with frequent periods as Acting Executive General Manager of Operations - managing the entire Lihir Gold Operation including a workforce of some 4,500 employees and contractors.
Alasdair worked at the Osborne Mine in North West Queensland for Barrick Gold and Placer Dome, initially as the Metallurgical Team Leader in charge of technical aspects of the operation of the copper/gold processing plant and subsequently as the Business Development Manager, a Senior Management Position which consisted of three primary roles - to develop satellite ore sources ensuring continuity of operation of the Osborne Mine, to improve organisational effectiveness and implement formal continuous improvement processes at the operation and to lead the development of the Strategic Business Plan for the operation. In this role Alasdair led the successful development of the Trekelano and Inheritance deposits as satellite mining operations - driving the transition from successful exploration targets into producing mines through co-ordinating scoping and feasibility studies, environmental, community and corporate approvals processes and engineering design within a two year period.
Alasdair has also worked at a number of other mines predominantly in North West Queensland as a Consulting Metallurgist and Project Lead for Fluor Australia as well as in Plant Metallurgist roles for Ernest Henry Mining, Mount Isa Mines and for Amalg Resources at the Eloise Copper Mine.
A full Curriculum Vitae for Alasdair as well as details of referees can be made available on request.
