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Position at CWA Mike has over 30 years experience in the minerals and metals industries. He joined CWA in 1993 to establish and manage the CWA Minerals Department. Mr Anthony has a broad expertise of the behaviour of minerals and metallic materials gained at senior operating and technical positions with major international mining companies. He is responsible for investigations of incidents concerning the processing, storage, transportation and use of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, coal and industrial minerals, quality control, loss prevention, supervision of laboratory testing, advice on remediation operations and commercial contract disputes..
Specific
Expertise and Experience at CWA
The following summary lists specific projects successfully
handled by Mr Anthony since joining CWA:
- Coal
- Copper cake
- Copper concentrate
- Copper cathodes
- Copper matte
- Direct reduced iron (DRI)
- Ferromanganese
- Fluorspar
- Lead dross
- Iron ore
- Pyrite
- Steel bar
- Steel sheet
- Vanadium slag
- Zinc concentrate
Countries
Mike
has dealt with bulk solids cargo disputes in Belgium, China, Hong Kong,
Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United
States.
Disputes
Disputes for which solutions have been provided by Mike include:
- Seawater contamination
- Damage to port off-loading facilities
- Unstable cargoes
- Admixing of cargoes
- Corrosion to ship's structure
- Combustible cargoes
- Hazardous cargoes
- Rejection of loaded cargoes
Summary of
Previous Employment
1992-1993
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St Barbara Consultancy Services
Prior to joining CWA, Mr Anthony was Principal of St Barbara
Consultancy Services, a company specialising in the supply of technical
services to the materials and metals industries. Consultancy
services were provided to state organisations and public companies
worldwide, and clients included UK and EC Government departments, BP
and the American Cyanamid Corporation.
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1989-1992
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Leeds Mineral Services Group Ltd
Mike was Chief Executive of the Leeds Group, which provided a
comprehensive range of technical, engineering, environmental and
commercial services to the international minerals industry.
Contracts were undertaken in over 30 countries with a client list of
many major mining companies including RTZ, Billiton, Phelps Dodge, BP
and Western Mining.
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| 1986-1989 |
Base Metal Synergy Associates Ltd
The Cookson Group acquired Base Metal Synergy Associates in 1986, and
reorganised the company to assist in the technical auditing and
strategic development of Cookson metals and materials activities.
Mike was Managing Consultant of BMSA between 1986 and 1989 and worked
closely with group companies, central R&D and head office, to
improve and develop existing operations and seek new acquisitions.
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1985-1986
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Murex Ltd
SKW expanded its activities in Europe with the acquisition of three UK
special metal and chemical producers, of which Murex Ltd was the
largest. Mike was Deputy Managing Director between 1985-86, with
the tasks of strengthening the company's position in manufacturing
quality, developing new products, and improving competitiveness and
marketing, together with formulating future company strategy.
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| 1981-1985 |
British Petroleum
BP acquired the Selection Trust and Kennecott companies in 1981 and
formed an international minerals division. As Head of Research
and Development, Mike’s job was to develop and direct R&D
activities which catered for the requirements of the company
internationally, including total technical and environmental services
support and new project development. The programme ran at
£10m pa and allowed the successful commencement of various new
operations.
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1975-1981
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BOC
BOC diversified into mineral activities in the 1960's and established a
materials division of the group. Mr Anthony's responsibilities as
Head of Technical Services from 1975-81 were to consolidate and improve
the technical and engineering capabilities of group companies including
new product introduction. Previous responsibilities had included
production management for the group.
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| 1969-1975 |
Roan Selection Trust
RST operated a number of major mines on the Zambian Copper Belt.
Between 1969-75 Mike’s responsibility at RST as plant superintendent
was for the management of the copper/cobalt complex at Chambishi mine,
producing metal to the value of £100m pa. |
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