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Kathryn C. Sole
Kathryn C. Sole is a metallurgist with 30 years global research and applied experience in chemistry and process engineering of hydrometallurgical extractive processes, with special...view moreKathryn C. Sole is a metallurgist with 30 years global research and applied experience in chemistry and process engineering of hydrometallurgical extractive processes, with specialist expertise in solvent extraction, ion exchange, and electrowinning. She is currently an independent consultant, whose clients span six continents. Kathy has worked with copper production operations in Africa, USA, and South America, including those of Anglo American, Eurasian Resource Group, CS Mining, Glencore, Somika, Vedanta, First Quantum, and BHP. Kathy holds adjunct appointments at the Universities of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria. She has authored some 90 publications, mainly in the areas of solvent extraction of base and precious metals. She regularly presents accredited Continuing Professional Development training courses, many of which focus on hydrometallurgy of copper. She is a co-author of Extractive Metallurgy of Copper (5th ed.) and a member of the Editorial Boards of the journals Minerals Processing & Extractive Metallurgy Review and Solvent Extraction & Ion Exchange. Kathy obtained her PhD in metallurgical engineering from the University of Arizona, USA, following BSc(Hons) and MSc degrees in chemistry from Rhodes University, South Africa. She has been awarded a Silver Medal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Bronze Medal of the South African Association for the Advancement of Science.view less