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About Us
 

Agere is a South African mining project management company focused on exploration and metallurgical projects, both locally and internationally. Our highly qualified and experienced team provides a bouquet of technical skills and associate expertise in the fields of geology, mining and metallurgy.

 

Agere attributes its success to broad industry expertise and its vast skills network with associate companies such as Minxcon. Projects are taken from inception  through engineering, procurement, construction and management (EPCM) stages.

 
The team members are recognised by various regulatory bodies in South Africa which are also internationally accepted, namely:
  • South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM)
  • Mine Metallurgy Managers Association (MMMA)
  • Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA)
  • The South African Council of Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP)
 
 
Mission Statement
 
Provide high level technical services for mine project development from grass roots exploration to final pour.
 
   
  Our Clients
 

Our client base has been growing over the years from small tier mining companies to the larger mining houses. Some of our past and current clients include Harmony, First Uranium, Great Basin Gold, Simmer and Jack, Gold One, A – Cap,  Assmang, Atlantis Mining, Chemwes, Eastern Goldfields, Eastern Platinum, Goldfields, Shanduka Coal, Platfields and Pan African Resources.

 
 

These clients have helped us establish our footprint in southern Africa, with expansion into West Africa and Nevada, USA. Our newly opened office in Accra, Ghana is aimed at supplying an efficient and cost effective service to the mining and exploration companies operating in West Africa.

 
 
Commodity Experience

Our team has experience across all our scope disciplines for a variety of commodities. These include Gold, Uranium, PGMs, Coal, Base Metals, Iron Ore, Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals.

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
   
  Our Team
   
  Exploration
 

Uwe Engelmann
 
B.Sc. (Zoo., Bot.), B.Sc. (Geol.), B.Sc. (Hons) (Geol.), Pr. Sci. Nat.
 

Uwe has gained over 14 years experience in the mining and exploration industry working for various South African companies in a number of regions including Barberton (gold and tungsten), Klerksdorp (gold), Westonaria (gold and Uranium), Pilgrims Rest (gold), Kriel (coal) DRC (copper), Western Australia (gold) and Antarctica (research). During this time he has worked as an Ore Resource Manager for eight years where he was involved in the production and exploration on the shafts, strategic planning of the shafts, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves as well as the daily management of the shafts. He is currently heading up the exploration division of Agere.

 
 

Rudzani Ligege
 
B.Sc. (Geol.), B.Sc. (Hons) (Geol.)
 
After obtaining her honours degree Rudzani worked for Harmony Gold Mining Company on their Randfontein Operations  before joining Agere. She has three years of experience on the Witwatersrand gold mines on the operational  level as well as exploration. During this time she has gained valuable experience, on narrow as well as multiple reef packages, in sedimentology, structural geology, mapping and planning.  
 
 

Donald Williams.
 
Geological Field Technician
 
Donald has over 24 years experience in the geological exploration field with companies such as Anglo American Prospecting Services (AAPS), Anglo Vaal River Operations and Harmony Gold Mining Company. During this time he gained  experience in most aspects of geological field work from drill rig supervision, sampling and core marking. At Agere, Donald fills the role of field supervisor to ensure that proper QA/QC standards and procedures are followed and maintained.  
 

Andries Vrey

 

Geological Field Technician

 

Andries has over 17 years experience in the geological drafting and exploration industry working for companies in South Africa such as Gold Fields, Global Geo Service and Minxcon. During this time he was involved with geological drafting, core marking, sampling and data capturing and plotting of maps. He is currently working in the Exploration Division of Agere where he is involved with geological field work, historical data capturing and drafting.

 

Metallurgy

 

Dario Clemente

 

NHD (Ext. Met.), GCC , BKDP(WBS) , FIMM. 

 

Dario has over 35 years experience in the metallurgical industry, including five years abroad working for large international companies – as a Metallurgical Manager at a tungsten and tin base metal mine; and as a Technical Consultant at a polymetallic copper operation. He has extensive experience in base metal and platinum group metals refining, as well as gold and uranium metallurgy. He has also co-authored technical papers and presented his findings locally and abroad. He is currently heading the Metallurgy division of Agere project management.

 

 

Mardus Van Vuuren

 

Consulting Plant Foreman

 

Mardus has 26 years experience in gold plants. He has vast experience in crushing, milling, floatation, thickening, leaching and all processes associated with gold recovery and smelting. He has also managed operating plants and has been involved in commissioning of new plants which includes training and implementation of management systems and gold plant management. His current position at Agere is of metallurgical consultant and has been involved in implementing Short Interval Control at various plants as well as doing audits and implementing best practice systems.

 

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