
Robert Bowell
Geochemist
SRK Consulting (UK)
Corporate Consultant with SRK Consulting and also an adjunct professor in Dept Earth Sciences at Queen’s.
He holds degrees in chemistry, geology, chemical engineering and geochemistry.
He has 38 years of experience in the global mining industry.
His background is in exploration and mining in tropical and deeply weathered terrain’s.
For the last 30 years he has worked in mining consulting in the fields of due diligence, financial and technical audits, process chemistry, environmental geochemistry, environmental engineering and mineralogy.
Specializes in geochemistry and application of Solution mining including In Situ Recovery, heap leaching and salt cavitation.
In Situ Recovery and other potential by-products.
In Situ Recovery is a fully validated method of mining and metal recovery. Despite this issues still arise in the application that require modification of a typical process. This presentation will talk through the various issues that can arise at different stages of an ISR project and possible solutions. New technology continues to improve: Safety Environmental protection Efficient production