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Tassos Grammatikopoulos

Examiner · DISC type sc
Director, Technical Services (Mineralogy), Metallurgy & Consulting at SGS Canada
📍 Lakefield, Ontario, Canada

Tassos is the Director of Technical Services for Mineralogy at SGS Canada, where he advises customers on the technical aspects of mineralogy for various commodities. An expert in process mineralogy and critical metals, he holds a PhD from Queens University and is an Adjunct Professor at McGill University.

Originally from Greece, Tassos moved to Canada for his graduate studies. He enjoys collaborating with former colleagues and students on research, maintaining strong ties to both the Canadian and Greek geological communities. He is married and has one son.

Unique fact: While researching a deposit from his M.Sc. thesis, his team discovered sophcheite, marking only the fourth time the platinum-group mineral had been found in Canada.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Director, Technical Services (Mineralogy), Metallurgy & Consulting
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Lakefield, Ontario, Canada
Personality Overview

How Tassos shows up

Tough To Convince
Status Quo Seeker
Late Adopter

They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise. They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.

Priorities

Topics Tassos cares about

Process Mineralogy
He champions this discipline as critical to the entire mining value chain and actively promotes related conferences, such as Process Mineralogy '26.
Critical Battery Minerals
Focuses on the process mineralogy for materials like REE, Li, and graphite, and promotes educational courses on the topic, highlighting metallurgical innovations.
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Career

Work history

6-2022
Director, Technical Services (Mineralogy), Metallurgy & Consulting
SGS Canada
10-2018 - 10-2023
Adjunct Professor, Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University
McGill University
2-2009 - 12-2022
Senior Geoscientist, P.Geo.
SGS Canada Inc
2003 - 2009
Assistant Prof
University of Patras
2002 - 2002
Senior Mineralogist
Amtel
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1992 - 1999
PhD
Queen's University
1990 - 1992
M.Sc.
Acadia University
1984 - 1988
B.Sc
University of Patras
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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