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Peter Kalota

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Senior Metallurgist at Mazoon Mining
📍 Zambia

Peter is a mining professional with over 16 years of experience in copper and cobalt processing across Southern Africa and the Middle East. A University of Zambia graduate, he specializes in concentrator and hydrometallurgy operations, commissioning, and management. Colleagues have described him as highly analytical and results-driven.

He has expressed a strong interest in the future of copper extraction, particularly the use of heap leach technology to meet projected demand by processing low-grade ores efficiently.

He earned awards for both the best graduating student and the best final year project in Metallurgy and Mineral Processing.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Senior Metallurgist
Location
Zambia
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Operational Efficiency
His passion is improving operational efficiency in processing plants to drive profitability and ensure business survival with minimal new capital.
Advanced Flotation
He has direct experience optimizing modern technologies like Glencore-Jameson and Outotec-Concorde flotation cells to improve recovery and concentrate grades.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
Senior Metallurgist
Mazoon Mining
3-2022 - 8-2023
Technical Superintendent
Jubilee Metals Group PLC
11-2019 - 3-2022
Senior Metallurgist Optimization - Flotation & Services
First Quantum Minerals
9-2017 - 10-2019
Senior Metallurgist Optimization - Hydrometallurgy
First Quantum Minerals
10-2016 - 9-2017
Communition Metallurgist -Crushing & Milling
First Quantum Minerals
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Education
2004 - 2008
Bachelor of Mineral Science
University of Zambia
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