Dr Leon Krüger joined Mintek as Manager of the Hydrometallurgy Division in 2011. Before that, he occupied Senior Research and Development positions at De Beers and Multotec.
He holds a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry (1990) and has extensive Experience in a wide range of processes as well as environmental technologies acquired over a period of 27 years in the minerals processing industry. These include PGM and REE processing, diamond processing as well as the development of mineral processing equipment.
Highlights are the process development for ferrofluid manufacture, ferrohydrostatic separation of minerals, chemistry and process design for the hydrofluoric acid dissolution of kimberlite (micro-diamond liberation), chemically enhanced weathering of kimberlite, ice sorting, paste thickening and co-disposal, electrokinetic dewatering as well as spatial modeling for mine closure planning and liability estimation.
Dr Krüger's major Focus areas in the Hydrometallurgy Division at Mintek are currently, fundamental process modelling, reagent recycling, process intensification, and novel separation processes.
