Dean has 43 years’ experience in mineral processing testwork, operations, management and consulting. His expertise covers most aspects of mineral processing technology. Dean has fulfilled roles as Manager Process at Wood for 2 years, Process Consultant for 6 years, Technical Director of Process for 9 years and is now a Senior Consultant (Casual) in the Wood Process Group. He has had been involved in a large majority of the mineral processing studies and projects conducted by Wood (formerly Amec Foster Wheeler and Minproc) in the past 21 years, typically in consulting and reviewing capacities. Dean’s expertise includes comminution, classification, geometallurgy, scrubbing, direct ship iron ore, iron ore concentrate circuits (magnetite and magnetite plus hematite), laterite beneficiation, mine to mill optimisation, dense media separation, mineral sands processing, flotation, plant modelling (especially the use of JKSimMet), detailed process review, ore characterisation interpretation, sampling, plant surveys, testwork program design and testwork management.

Reg, a native of Kojonup, WA, boasts a remarkable career spanning over 25 years in the metallurgy and gold mining industry. From humble beginnings on a farm, Reg's journey led him to study Chemistry and Extractive Metallurgy at Murdoch University. Embarking on his career as a Vacation Student at the Telfer Gold Mine in 1997 he has since held key roles at various gold operations across Australia and currently serves as the Principal Specialist Metallurgy for Gold Fields overseeing the Agnew, StIves, Granny Smith and Gruyere processing operations. Consistently championing the training of Graduate, Plant and Senior Metallurgists, promoting back-to-basics principles while driving innovation and in the field.