Hamid Reza Manouchehri, Senior Researcher

Hamid Reza Manouchehri

Senior Researcher

SWERIM AB

Location
Sweden
Education
Doctorate, Ph.D. in Mineral Processing,
Experience
16 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 1 Months

Senior Researcher at SWERIM AB
  • Saudi Arabia
  • November 2021 to June 2023

Senior researcher and project leader to run different mining, mineral processing, metallurgy and waste recycling (including recycling of EV batteries). Making strategy for the company towards sustainable development in mining, mineral processing and extractive metallurgy.

Global Manager Process Intelligence and Development at Sandvik Rock Processing (Sandvik SRP AB)
  • Sweden - Svedala
  • September 2011 to March 2021

a- Responsible/leader person for a research and development project on the effect of “Straight Drilling” on blasting, rock extraction and fragmentation and related downstream processes (transportation and comminution)
b- Responsible/leader for the EIT-RawMaterials Supported project on “Eco-Efficient Dry Comminution.”
c- Responsible/leader for “Microwave Application for Improving Extraction, Comminution, Mineral Processing and Extraction.”
d - Responsible for planning and making future strategy in comminution and related areas within Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology, Sandvik SRP
e - and Screening and collaborate with other Sandvik’s organization to draw for future strategy within Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology.
f - Responsible for looking at the emerging technologies in accordance with the Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology business activities, in particular in relation to comminution and Mine to Mill Processes.
g - Responsible to looking for emerging technologies to bridge different activities within the Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology for current and future developments. Seeking for the new technologies in accordance with Sandvik’s strategy for technology and offering development
h - Responsible for process technology development and plant flow-sheet evaluation i- Evaluating, Energy and Energy Efficiency as well as Eco-Efficiency within the comminution plants as well as Mine to Mill and introducing methodology for Eco- Efficiency measurements.
i - Responsible for plant survey and diagnosis of the
Responsible for plant survey and diagnosis of the problems for plant optimization in both comminution and processing and trouble shooting in plant practices.
J- Responsible for mineral processing and comminution courses for Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology. Giving short lectures and courses in mineral processing for Sandvik’s personnel.
etc.

Senior Metallurgist and Project Leader at Boliden Mineral
  • Sweden - Skelleftea
  • February 2010 to September 2011

Worked at Boliden’s technology department to develop different methods and technologies for improving the recovery within the mining and mineral processing, as well as looking at future technologies and evaluating possibilities to adapt those technologies to on-going process activities at Boliden Mineral AB (accommodate new technologies within the current practices).

a- Improving slag recovery at Boliden plant
b- Improving flotation recovery of specific ore from Boliden’s Tara process plant (Ireland)
c- Controlling and reducing antimony (Sb) content from Tara’s process water (effect
of milling and mill electrochemistry)
d- Flotation characteristics and recovering silver and other sulphide minerals from Silver-Zone of Kristeinberg deposit (Silver zone flotation)
e- Increasing recovery of silver (Ag) at Garpenberg process plant
f- Investigation to recover gold (Au) from refractory ore of Petiknäs Norra
g- Flotation characteristics and recovering value minerals from L-zone of Kristeinberg deposit (L-Malm flotation)
h- R&D projects on improving recovery of fine and coarse particles
i- Testing new reagents for improving recoveries (Pb, Zn, Cu, Au and Ag)
I- Project leader for part of national Smart Mine of Future program, i.e.,
“Improved Ore Recovery in Mining and Mineral Processing
etc.

Senior Research Fellow at Wark Institute - University of South Australia
  • Australia - Adelaide
  • November 2006 to February 2010

Design, process optimization, energy and mass balancing for number of minerals and waste
treatment processes in Europe, US, and Australia including:

a- Chief Investigator (CI) for Nickel laterite processing (Concentration,
Agglomeration and Leaching) - a project for Ian Wark Research Institute and
CSIRO in Australia - Leader for pre-concentration and grinding part
b- Improving Recovery of PGMs from Western Limb Tailing Re-Treatment Plant
(WLTR), Anglo Platinum, South Africa (Leading project)
c- Improving Zn recovery at Zinc plant of Somincor plant, Lundin Mining
Corporation, Portugal
d- Improving selectivity in Ni flotation (improving selectivity in Pentlandite and
pyrrhotite flotation) flotation at Clarabelle Plant (an electrochemistry study), Vale
Inco, Sudbury, Canada
e- Investigation of the effect of power input to increase recovery of fine PGM
minerals (at Anglo Platinum PPL processing plant, south Africa)
f- Investigation of water quality in sulfide minerals flotation and how to improve and
recycle the beneficiation plant’s water and finally discharge it to the environment.
g- Investigation on possibilities fine Ni recovery from Thompson Plant, a plant survey
and laboratory flotation campaign, Vale, Thompson, Canada, a plant and laboratory
survey
h- Fine particles flotation and increasing recovery of fines (P-260 AMIRA Project)
i- Testing and evaluating parameters to improve the flotation recovery of sulphide
minerals in plant and laboratory (AMIRA P260 Project),
j- Investigating the recovery of copper ore by dry and wet grinding methods.
k- CI for BHP, Olympic Dam Uranium Recover Project, Australia “Improve Uranium
Recovery and Its Leaching Behaviour”
l- Leading plant flotation surveys at different flotation plants, including Anglo
American Platinum plants in South Africa, Somincor plant in Portugal, Vale Niplants
in Canada, etc.

Education

Doctorate, Ph.D. in Mineral Processing,
  • at Department of Chemical Engineering and Geo-Sciences, Lulea University of Technology
  • January 2000

Specialties & Skills

Waste Treatment
Waste Water Treatment
Metallurgy
Mineral Processing
RESEARCH
MINERAL PROCESSING
CONSULTING
DATA COLLECTION
DRILLING
EQUIPMENT SELECTION
INNOVATION
MASSIVE (SOFTWARE)
RHEOLOGY
TEACHING

Social Profiles

Personal Website
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Languages

Swedish
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration of USA (SME
  • Membership
  • January 1999
MMEX Journal
  • Member of Editorial Board
  • March 2010
Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review
  • Member of Editorial Board
  • January 2022

Training and Certifications

Analytical Instrument and Applications (Training)
Training Institute:
Luleå University of Technology
Date Attended:
April 1998
Duration:
36 hours
Flotation of Fines (Training)
Training Institute:
Luleå University of Technology
Date Attended:
February 1999
Duration:
8 hours
Statistical Analysis (Training)
Training Institute:
Ian Wark Research Institute
Date Attended:
June 2007
Duration:
24 hours