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Immel Zinc Mine, a part of the Nyrstar East Tennessee Mines complex, has achieved a significant milestone, celebrating two years without a lost time injury This record demonstrates the mine's collective promise to work safely and its successful integration of Nyrstar’s core values –Respect, Ownership, Excellence and Teamwork - into daily operations
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NYRSTAR CLARKSVILLE WELCOMES NEW GENERAL MANAGER
We are happy to welcome Dr Anthony Staley to the Clarksville facility as the Vice President of Smelting and General Manager of Clarksville
Prior to his current position, he was employed at Li-Cyle as the Vice President of Operations leading the development of a state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery recycling facility Before helping Li-Cycle, Dr Staley was Vice President of Metals at the Doe Run Company leading their entire metal production business He has previous experience in the Zinc industry as General Manager of Horseheads Zinc solvent extraction and electrowinning plant in North Carolina
He has contributed to Freeport McMoRan’s Morenci Operations, the largest installed capacity Copper SX/EW facility in the world, as the Manager of Hydrometallurgical Operations and Technology playing a significant role in the startup of the Freeport McMoRan’s Tenke-Fungarume Copper SX/EW facility in the Democratic Republic of Congo His prior experience also includes multiple senior leadership positions with Newmont Gold Mining Corporation
Dr Staley earned a Doctorate of Philosophy in Physio-Chemical Processing of Metals from the Colorado School of Mines in addition to a Masters of Business and Economics and a BS degree in Chemical and Petroleum-Refining Engineering from the same school. He has multiple-pier reviewed publications ranging from Zinc Solvent Extraction and Electrowinning, Copper Electrowinning, Gold Sampling Protocol, to Aluminum Processing and has been a very active member in the SME and MMSA throughout his career
James Kinnamont
For Digital Solutions & Predictive Systems Developer, James Kinnamont, life is an adventure! James, who was born in California, spent 20 years performing in his family’s circus There he learned to juggle, eat fire, unicycle, and balance 120 pounds on his chin but it was also there that he learned about media and marketing He began coding at 14, learned more about computers and went on to get a degree in Mechatronics
James eventually made his way to Tennessee and joined Nyrstar 2 years ago as our Reliability Engineer before taking on his current role which focuses on deploying digital solutions and systems to help predict failures on assets before they happen. What he enjoys most about his job is solving the curious puzzles that tap into Nyrstar's potential and solving problems that will make operations more efficient.
James is married with two kids and enjoys hunting, camping and just spending time in nature. He also enjoys playing music and tinkering away on small robotic systems and 3D printers. His positive attitude is infectious, and he leaves a smile with everyone he meets.
As we enter a new fiscal year and approach the holiday season, it is important that we prioritize our focus on what is most important, our people! So, let’s continue working as a team to ensure that each and every one of us returns home safely and in the same condition (or better!) than we start our days in 2025!
Upon reflection of FY24, we have many things to be proud of here at East Tennessee Mines starting with Immel Mine achieving 2 years LTI free with Coy Mine, Young Mine and Mill/M&S approaching 3 Years, 3 Years and 13 Years LTI free, respectively. In Q4 FY24, ETN also broke historic records for infill drilling (13.9 km, Sep 2024), monthly lateral development (703 m, Aug 2024) and Young Mine beat their previous 2019 annualized production record, finishing the year with 1,060,468 DMT of ore produced. These are just some of the great things happening at ETN Mines and are a testament to the dedication, teamwork, ownership, and passion for excellence here on site!
The excitement continues as we head into FY25, which is set to be a challenging but defining time for both our history and our future as ETN Mines. The new fiscal year presents an opportunity to take the next step in our journey toward Zero Harm by sustaining our LTI free accomplishments in parallel with increased focus on injury and incident prevention. We will achieve this through collaboration and commitment to new Fatal Risk management standards, increasing the frequency and quality of visible FELT leadership and investing in our people through improved training systems. A strong safety foundation is essential in our pursuit of increased production as we target 2.2 Mtpa ore produced in 2025, a 10% uplift from the previous year. And finally, to ensure the future success and sustainability of ETN Mines, 2025 is the dawn of a new era in operational efficiency, cost management and capital allocation to maximize the reliability and the return on our world class assets.
It is a pleasure to be a part of the collaboration, excitement and momentum building here at ETN Mines and I look forward to the bright future we have ahead of us both locally and globally within Nyrstar. Mat Harding, GM
CORE VALUES IN ACTION CORE VALUES IN ACTION
A shout out to the mill mobile operations and maintenance teams for demonstrating EXCELLENCE by reaching a milestone in machine hours (just rolled over to 65,535 9 hours, which is the maximum that the machine will count to) on the 42004 loader in the mill mobile fleet
THANK YOU!
M&S / Mill Mobile Maintenance
Donald "Eddie" Spoon
Danny Davis
Mike McCaffrey
Ralph Roderick
Darrell Lampkin
Mill Mobile Operations
Chris Taylor
Ronald Phelps
John "JP" Riley
Kudos to two Nyrstar Clarksville employees for applying their innovative concepts, which have significantly enhanced operational efficiency.
Under the lead of James Kinnamont, Digital Solutions & Predictive Systems Developer, the team launched a network of monitoring sensors that capture early failure modes in assets, saving approximately 1 5 million dollars in potential losses
JanDavid Fernandez created an online form that allows Clarksville employees to submit Stop Observations reports digitally by scanning a QR code The data from these reports help to minimize safety hazards at the site This approach is currently being rolled out across all Nyrstar sites
Their efforts are in line with our core values and demonstrate EXCELLENCE within our organization
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Michael Sansom IT
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NYRSTAR CLARKSVILLE IS OFF AND RUNNING!
Nyrstar employees and their families recently participated in the Inaugural Clarksville Half Marathon & 5K The crisp morning turned into sunny skies and a good time was had by all Nyrstar runners took home some trophies for their efforts on the challenging half marathon course Bas De Busser, Process Engineer on assignment in Clarksville from Belgium, was the fastest of the team with a time of 1:40:22 Electrolysis Superintendent, Jeff Hunziker, finished in 1:54:18 and was followed closely by Technology Manager, Sarah Schwarz whose 1:55:49 was a personal best and earned her 2nd place in her age group. PMO Superintendent, Sheldon Custer, won 2nd place in his age group with a finish time of 2:15:45. Henry Lee, Master Data Specialist, completed his first half marathon with a respectable time of 2:44:01 The 5K runners included Process Engineers Amanda Corey and Ben Murphy, SHEQ Manager Tyree Simmons, Finance Manager Gladivee Garcia & Lisa Houston and Melinda Konczal representing the HR Department The event included an after party with food, drinks & music It was a great day to spend with friends and colleagues
As we begin a new financial year, I want to take the time to share with you how I see our business and industry and provide some other major updates from across our global operations. Scan the QR Code to read more. ~
CORE VALUES IN ACTION CORE VALUES IN ACTION
Despite being on vacation, Randy Wall still made his way to the site over a recent weekend to inspect the candle filters when there was a question about whether or not they needed to be replaced
His inspection revealed that the filters did need to be replaced, which resulted in getting a contractor on site sooner than later
Although he wasn’t asked to come in, because of his dedication to EXCELLENCE, there were no delays, and the outage was not extended.
STOP OBSERVATIONS FORM
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