Gianfranco SANTARELLI


Place & Date of Birth San Severino (MC) - Italy, 16 December 1936  
 
Address 
 

Nationality 
 

Piazzale Europa, 6/10-11 
16036 RECCO (GE) - Italy 

Italian  
 

Marital Status Married (1965)  with three children: 
  • son (1966), graduate in electronic engineering 
  • daughter (1967), graduate in architecture 
  • daughter (1968), graduate in biological science and in natural science
  • Education  
     
    Diploma of Mechanical Engineer at the Industrial Technical Institute of Cagliari (1955)  
     
    Summary Mineral Processing experience since 1955, including plant operation, equipment and plant design, ore test work and evaluation, contracting dealing with projects from conception through to design, construction, commissioning and start-up.   
    Wide experience of flow sheets design, plant lay-out, circuit balancing, cost evaluation and control, technical specifications, feasibility studies, equipment procurement, coordination, planning and industrial organization. 
    Maintains a strong interest in personal computers which has led to apply the knowledge of process techniques and equipment performances, to develop various suitable software tools for sizing of equipment, process simulation, mass balance schemes, etc.
    Experience
    1955 - 1960 Assistant Superintendent at two mineral preparation plants, with responsibilities for control and optimization of mineralurgical results and maintenance schedules as well as for realization of plant changes and improvements. 
    1961 - 1962 Mill Superintendent at a mineral preparation plant with direct responsibility for personnel and for production.
    1963 - 1978 Mineral Process Divisional Manager responsible for all aspects of mineral process engineering and sale from conception through to construction, commissioning and final start-up.
    1978 - 1992 General Manager of a Company operating in the field of design and construction of Mineral Processing Plants. 
    Senior Project Manager, responsible, from preparation of proposals through to complete construction, for Mineral Processing Projects and Coal Preparation Plants; responsibilities included coordination of a team of project engineers handling all aspects of engineering and commissioning of processing plants.
    1992 - date Senior Process Consultant, offering a professional service to clients in the mineral processing field, backed by the experience detailed above 
     
    Previous Jobs
  • Miniere di Montevecchio SpA 
  • Italsvenska sas 
  • Italsvenska Mineraria SpA 
  • Sala Italiana SpA 
     
  • Professional Affiliations Member of the American Institute of Mining Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) 
     
    Languages English
     
    Papers 
  • Applicazione e costruzione di un densimetro piezometrico-pneumatico(1961) 
  • Frantumazione & Vagliatura(1973) 
  • Beneficiation of Copper Ores(1987) 
     

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