LATIN AMERICA
TIM KAHL
General Manager of Operations at Goldcorp
Tim Kahl is an executive with 24 years of experience in multinational mining companies working throughout North and South America , the Caribbean , and Mexico focusing on operations that include gold , silver , lead , zinc , and copper processing technologies . Operational experience includes open pit mining , flotation , heap leaching , crushing , sizers , wet and dry grinding , CIL / Tails / Strip / Refining , refractory ore processing ( whole ore autoclaving , roasting and their respective off-gas handling systems ), and bioreactors . Kahl possesses a unique combination of experience including operations and maintenance , engineering , commissioning and start-up of complex plants through to full production , and multicapital project management .
His expertise includes mine and plant operation and maintenance strategies , and also representing the owner ’ s team during the design , construction , and commissioning phases to deliver a functional operating plant that is also maintenance friendly . Key accomplishments include a strong record of delivering process plants within tight schedules and budgets for on-time production ( important for maintaining shareholders ’ trust and support ), rapid plant rampup to name plate capacity , O & M optimization , cost reductions , and vastly improved safety performance .
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