The IOM3 Minerals Processing & Extractive Metallurgy Group provides a focus for people to gain knowledge, information and best practices in all aspects of mineral processing and extractive metallurgy (covering hydro and pyrometallurgy processes amongst others).
Meet the Minerals Processing & Extractive Metallurgy Leadership Team
Andy Birtles CEng FIMMM
Andy Birtles is a Mining Engineer, Professional Engineer and a Chartered Engineer and has specialised in the coal mining sector since 1979 and in the metalliferous and heavy minerals sector since 1999. He has worked on coal mining operations both in the UK and South Africa in various levels of operational management. Subsequently he spent time with various international mining consulting groups, and is currently a Director of ANB Mining Ltd.
Currently he is active in doing work assessing business interruption and material risk on mining operations.
