Aspiring Metallurgist
Open To Work
EPHRAIM ZIKTANA
Newmont Corporation
LIHIR ISLAND,PROVINCE
Work Preference
Overview
Recent graduate Metallurgist with foundational knowledge in Mineral Process Engineering and hands-on experience as Process Technician and trainee Metallurgist at Newmont Lihir Operation. Skilled in plant monitoring, sampling compliance, troubleshooting process issues and helping improve gold recovery, safety and plant performance in daily operations. Prepared to start a career and make meaningful contributions with commitment and drive.
02+
Years of experience
Work History
08.2025 - Current1 Year 1 Month
Process Technician
Newmont Corporation | Lihir Island
- NCA (Neutralization, Cyanidation & Adsorption) and Elution circuit.
- Daily sampling compliance.
- Proficiency in OpSUITE and Permitting and Isolation
- Support back-end processing operation reducing plant downtime through effective troubleshooting.
- Collaborated with Metallurgical team to optimize carbon stripping performance efficiency.
- Shift round inspections and checks.
- Safety compliance
11.2023 - 01.20242 Months
Metallurgist intern
Newmont Corporation | Lihir Island
- Attached to Metallurgy department as an industrial trainee Metallurgist assisting plant operators and production metallurgist in their daily routine task
- Improve plant performance, conduct laboratory test works supporting process optimization and recovery improvement.
- Perform plant inspections across the plant.
- Participate in Metallurgy Surveys and Gold in Carbon Surveys (GIC).
- Participate in mine to mill meeting (blend meeting)
12.2022 - 02.20232 Months
Metallurgist intern
Newcrest Mining Limited | Lihir Island
- Assisting plant and production metallurgist in their daily routine task from stockpiling & grinding, flotation, thickening (dewatering), pressure oxidation, counter-current decantation and NCA (Neutralization, Cyanidation & Adsorption) and carbon stripping at the elution circuit.
- Conduct sampling
- Involved with Plant Metallurgist in conducting plant inspections.
- Conduct laboratory test work to improve recovery and plant performance.
Education
Bachelor | Mineral Processing Engineering
Papua New Guinea University of Technology | 04.2025
Papua New Guinea University of Technology
04.2025
- Degree Awarded with Honours
- Coursework:
- Final Year Research Project (Mineralogical Study of K92 Mine Ore deposit)
- Mine Environment & Safety Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
- Plant Design
- Mine Project Management and Economics
- Process Control & Instrumentation
- Dewatering and Tailings Disposal
- Hydrometallurgy
- Surface Chemical Processing
- Bulk Materials Handling
- Physical Processing & Metallurgical Accounting
- Pyrometallurgy
- Mineral Technology
- Economic Geology
- Minerals Engineering
- Engineering Modelling
- Physical Chemistry for Chemical Engineers
- Thermofluids
- Computer Aided Design (CAD)
- Engineering Mathematics
- Engineering Mechanics
- Introduction to Engineering Design
- Engineering computation
Higher Secondary Grade 12 | Pure Science (Advance mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Language & Literature)
Lihir Secondary | 11.2020
Lihir Secondary
11.2020
High School Grade 10 Certificate
Lihir Secondary | 12.2018
Lihir Secondary
12.2018
Skills
Websites
Affiliations
- Institution of Engineers Papua New Guinea Inc
- Mining Engineering Students Association
- PNG University of Technology New Ireland Students & Staff Association
- Lihir Union of Students
ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS
Grade 8 Dux, 2016, Lakuplien Primary School, MRL Lihir Scholarship Recipient, Industrial Training (Internship) with Newcrest and Newmont Lihir Operation.
References
Wilson, Kobal - Lecturer
Email:wilson.kobal@pnguot.ac.pg
Phone:+675 82184218 or +675 4734671
School of Mining Engineering, PNG University of Technology
David Kafe, Sateri - Lecturer & industrial training coordinator
Email:david.sateri@pnguot.ac.pg
Phone:+67572826283
School of Mining Engineering, PNG University of Technology
Pearson Leki - Senior Metallurgist
Email:Pearson.Leki@newmont.com
Phone:70303104
Newmont Corporation, Metallurgy – Processing
Timeline
Process Technician
Newmont Corporation
08.2025 - CurrentRead more
Metallurgist intern
Newmont Corporation
11.2023 - 01.2024Read more
Metallurgist intern
Newcrest Mining Limited
12.2022 - 02.2023Read more
Lihir Secondary - High School Grade 10 Certificate,
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Lihir Secondary - Higher Secondary Grade 12, Pure Science (Advance mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Language & Literature)
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Papua New Guinea University of Technology - Bachelor, Mineral Processing Engineering
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