Sam Porter

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Technical Expert - Mill Operations/Metallurgy at Freeport Indonesia

Tembagapura, Papua, Indonesia

Overview

Sam is a Technical Expert in Mill Operations and Metallurgy with 11 years of experience, primarily in large copper and gold concentrators. His expertise covers the optimization of flotation and comminution circuits. He holds a Masters in Mining Engineering from The University of British Columbia.

His background includes hands-on experience with commissioning copper and cobalt hydrometallurgy circuits for the Kamoto Copper Company in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Personality Overview

Not Easily Convinced

Cautious & Analytical

Value Seeker

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.  They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation. They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms.

Topics They Care About

Mineral Processing Optimization
His career focuses on the continuous improvement and optimization of comminution, flotation, and thickening circuits for large-scale copper and gold operations.
Metallurgical Project Management
Has held senior roles focused on capital projects, plant commissioning, and process improvement with companies like Newmont and KAZ Minerals.
Hydrometallurgy Circuits
Possesses direct experience in commissioning and operating copper and cobalt hydrometallurgy circuits from his time in the DRC.

Media Appearances

Sam has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Technical Expert - Mill Operations/Metallurgy at Freeport Indonesia
1-2023 - 12-2024
Senior Project & Tailings Metallurgist at Newmont Corporation
3-2022 - 1-2023
Senior Project Metallurgist at KAZ Minerals
5-2020 - 3-2022
Senior Metallurgist Advanced Process Control (APC) at KAZ Minerals
12-2017 - 5-2020
Plant Metallurgist at Kamoto Copper Company S.a

Education

Master's Degree from The University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) from Queen's University

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Insights For Selling To Sam

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Back up any claims with data and numbers

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sam is

  • Confidence that the product provides ROI, effective pricing and process adherence matter the most to them.

  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sam

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sam move?

  • They can move at a reasonable pace while making their decisions if they have the necessary information.

  • Can Sam take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


You And Sam

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