Kevin Galvin is the inventor of the Reflux Classifier used in gravity separation of fine mineral particles. With over 240 installations around the world, the technology has been used to beneficiate iron ore, mineral sands, metallurgical coal, potash, chromite, lithium, tantalum, cassiterite and other base metal oxides. New innovative systems are emerging including the Reflux Flotation Cell, Graviton, GradePRO, and a novel agglomeration technology. Kevin Galvin is a Laureate Professor at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering and previous recipient of numerous awards including the Ian Wark Medal, ATSE Clunies Ross Award, and Antoine Gaudin Award in mineral processing. He is Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals.

Peter has more than 40 years of diverse experience in the mining industry, holding executive management and consulting roles in BHP, Rio Tinto, NAB, Hancock Prospecting, Vale, Bechtel, CSR, Talbot Group, and HWE Mining. He spans across a range of commodities including iron ore (hematite and magnetite), coal (coking and thermal), gold, phosphate, bauxite, manganese, nickel/cobalt, chromium, lead/zinc, copper, uranium, magnesium, talc and construction materials. Peter has extensive experience in large-scale mining, rail/port/road logistics and contract mining. His core capabilities are due diligence reviews, banking/finance, developing and implementing complex strategies for managing risk in the mining industry.