Metals & Minerals

·Key Personnel·

·Background·

·Scope of Services·

·Typical Projects·

·Example Cargoes·

Key Personnel

Michael Anthony - Associate Director
Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Materials, Minerals & Mining. Possesses over 30 years international experience in the minerals and metals industries. Heads CWA Minerals Department, leading a specialist team which offers a comprehensive service to clients. Experienced in incident investigation, major complex claims analysis including physical damage, business interruption and asset evaluation. Online CV.

Andrew Wells - Senior Consultant
Chartered Engineer and Member of the Institution of Materials, Minerals & Mining.Over 30 years experience in metalliferous operations, ranging from mining- related issues to minerals processing, concentrate shipping and quality control procedures. Expertise in operational management and environmental control. Online CV.

David Thompson - Consultant
MA (Cantab), past President of the International Fertiliser Society. Ex-ICI agricultural adviser with extensive expertise in all types of fertiliser, their manufacture, quality control, handling and transport. Experienced in the investigation of incidents and claims. Online CV.

Keith Hall - Consultant
Expert in all aspects of the cement industry including cement import and export terminals, bulk and bagged cement handling, storage, marine transportation and environmental impact. Online CV.

Dick Wilkinson - Consultant. Highly qualified Chartered Engineer. Possesses international mining industry background with wide experience of planning, design and operation.Online CV.

John Peace - Consultant. Chartered Chemist, Fellow of the Institute of Directors and Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Sulphur expert with over 25 years of experience in the sulphur industry. Online CV.

Geoff Mason - Consultant. Chartered Engineer. Fellow of the Institute of Materials. Metals & Mining. Has 30 years experience in the metals industry, including senior operating and technical positions with major mining companies. Experience in market research and operational efficiency studies. Online CV.

Mike Bowness - Consultant. Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Coke Oven Managers Association. Former technical manager of British Steel. Possesses 35 years international experience of the steel industry, production and quality control, trouble-shooting, and project management. Online CV.

Dr Victor Rollins - Consultant. Chartered Engineer. Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Institute of Marine Engineers, Institute of Corrosion. Provides wide ranging expert metallurgical advice on steel and related ferrous materials concerning quality issues, corrosion and failure incidents.Online CV

Specialist consultants are also retained in the fields of iron ore, sulphur, cement, bulk alloys, fertilisers, aluminium and precious metals.

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Background

CWA Metals & Minerals Group was formed in 1994 under Michael Anthony and provides a comprehensive service covering all aspects of metals smelting and manufacture, minerals processing, treatment, storage and marine transportation. Over the past dozen years, CWA Metals & Minerals has been systematically developed to provide full coverage of all metals and mineral materials shipped worldwide. The group provides expertise in steel making and steel products. Its coverage also includes sulphur, cement and fertilisers. The group has a well-established track record for risk management, safety and environmental studies.

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Scope of Services

CWA Minerals provides comprehensive yet independent technical, operational and commercial advice on all mineral, metal and related scrap and residue materials including:

• Iron, Manganese & Chrome ores

• Direct Reduced Iron

• Coal & Coke

• Bauxite & Alumina

• Phosphates, Potash & Sulphur

• Bulk fertilisers

• Cement & Aggregates

• Copper, Lead, Zinc, other non-ferrous & precious metal concentrates

• Mineral sands

• Waste residues

• Steel & Ferro-alloys

Our minerals consultancy services include:

• Advice on minerals storage, handling & transportation

• Assessment of environmental claims

• Asset evaluation

• Business Interruption assessment

• Cargo disposal & damage mitigation

• Cargo liquefaction studies

• Cargo self-heating investigation

• Environmental damage studies

• Environmental impact studies

• Expert Witness

• Feasibility studies

• Hydrogeological and geophysical evaluation

• Independent sampling & assaying

• Investigation of cargo damage incidents

• Litigation

• Load & discharge surveys

• Market research

• Mediation in trading disputes

• Minerals plant acquisition analysis

• Plant design and engineering

• Rapid response advisory service

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Typical Projects

• Analysis of Business Interruption of Continuous Process Plant

• Cargo Contamination (World-wide)

• Cargo Liquefaction (World-wide)

• Cold Rolled Steel Coil Quality Dispute

• Long Term Storage of Copper Concentrates

• Potash

• Self-heating of Direct Reduced Iron

• Steel Shipments (South Africa)

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Example Cargoes

For a list of examples of the cargoes CWA has had experience in dealing with, click here.