Lizette specialises in applying technical knowledge and research outcomes in industrial applications to improve process performance.
Lizette holds a Bachelor of Engineering Honours degree in Control Engineering from the University of Pretoria, South Africa and is a minerals processing engineer with more than 15 years industrial experience that has recently joined the JKMRC. She has extensive experience in processing of both precious group metals (PGM’s) and iron ore.
Significant projects that she has been involved with include commissioning of ultra-fine grinding circuits in both a main stream and regrind application and optimisation of the downstream flotation circuits, commissioning and operation of gravity separation plants for the treatment of low grade iron ore as well as the implementation of metallurgical ore characterisation test programs in both PGM and iron ore processing.
During her work she collaborates with multi-disciplinary teams in areas ranging from commissioning, process operations, supply chain and mine planning as well as metallurgical technical services. She is passionate about technology transfer and implementing research outcomes in industrial applications and regularly trains and mentors operational personnel.
Lizette has a strong desire to use her industry experience in conducting applied research to address future challenges of the mining and minerals processing industry.
Journal Article: Aerosol collector addition in flotation – evaluation of delivery options
Forbes, Liza, Brill, Candice Jeanine and Verster, Isabella (2023). Aerosol collector addition in flotation – evaluation of delivery options. Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing, 59 (5) 174475. doi: 10.37190/ppmp/174475
Other Outputs: Collaborative consortium for coarse particle processing research, Q4 2023 technical report
Liza Forbes, Kym Runge, Lizette Verster, Bellson Awatey, Juan Jose Gonzalez, Mohsen Yahyaei, Hayla Miceli, German Lastra Yanez, Farhana Diba, Anna Skliar, Candice Brill, Lucia Dzinza, Unzile Yenial Arslan, Marko Hilden and Dion Weatherley (2023). Collaborative consortium for coarse particle processing research, Q4 2023 technical report. Interim Evaluation Report; 5th Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Other Outputs: Peer Review of Simulations for Flotation Integrity Project
Verster, Lizette and Runge, Kym (2023). Peer Review of Simulations for Flotation Integrity Project. Brisbane, QLD Australia: JKTech.
Testing an approach to model liberation across a regrind
(2023–2025) Anglo American Services (UK) Ltd
Newcrest - Evaluation of Classification Options
(2023–2024) NewCrest Mining Limited
(2023–2024) Anglo American Services (UK) Ltd
Key chemistry drivers for HydroFloat flotation performance
Doctor Philosophy
Investigation of direct reagent addition to bubble surfaces via the gas phase on hydrophobic particle recovery
Doctor Philosophy
Aerosol collector addition in flotation – evaluation of delivery options
Forbes, Liza, Brill, Candice Jeanine and Verster, Isabella (2023). Aerosol collector addition in flotation – evaluation of delivery options. Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing, 59 (5) 174475. doi: 10.37190/ppmp/174475
Decarbonisation to drive dramatic increase in mining waste–options for reduction
Valenta, Rick K., Lèbre, Éléonore, Antonio, Christian, Franks, Daniel M., Jokovic, Vladimir, Micklethwaite, Steven, Parbhakar-Fox, Anita, Runge, Kym, Savinova, Ekaterina, Segura-Salazar, Juliana, Stringer, Martin, Verster, Isabella and Yahyaei, Mohsen (2023). Decarbonisation to drive dramatic increase in mining waste–options for reduction. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 190 106859, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106859
Aerosol Collector Addition in Coarse Particle Flotation–A Review
Brill, Candice, Verster, I., Franks, G. V. and Forbes, L. (2022). Aerosol Collector Addition in Coarse Particle Flotation–A Review. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review, 44 (7), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/08827508.2022.2095377
Whitworth, Anne J., Forbes, Elizaveta, Verster, Isabella, Jokovic, Vladimir, Awatey, Bellson and Parbhakar-Fox, Anita (2022). Review on advances in mineral processing technologies suitable for critical metal recovery from mining and processing wastes. Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 7 100451, 100451. doi: 10.1016/j.clet.2022.100451
Micklethwaite, S., Verster, I., Seligmann, B.J., Antonio, C., Hilden, M., Hernandez-Santin, L., Ghoreishi-Madiseh, S.A., Kuyuk, A., Kalantari, H.B., Sasmito, A.P., Cote, C., Ziemski, M., Car, M., Lamb, A., Erskine, P., Runge, K. and Valenta, R.K. (2023). Complex Orebodies Analysis: A Multidisciplinary Application to the Izok Lake Corridor Project in the Canadian Arctic. 26th World Mining Congress, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 26-29 June 2023. Brisbane, QLD Australia: 26th World Mining Congress.
Seligmann, B.J., Micklethwaite, S., Forbes, G., Lin, Y., Trendle, J., Bowdidge-Calvert, C., Verster, I., Antonio, C., Ziemski, M. and Hernandez-Santin, L. (2023). Integration will take you forward: causal networks as a new approach to address inherent problems with risk management practice in mining organisations. 26th World Mining Congress, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 26-29 June 2023. Brisbane, QLD Australia: 26th World Mining Congress.
Aerosol collector addition in coarse particle flotation
Brill, Candice, Verster, Isabella, Franks, George V. and Forbes, Elizaveta (2023). Aerosol collector addition in coarse particle flotation. Advanced Chemistry World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, 27 - 28 March 2023.
Franks, G. V. , Lowjun, S. , Thomas, C. A., Forbes, E. , Runge, K. and Verster, I. (2022). Techno-economic implications of implementing novel reagents to improve fines recovery in mineral flotation. IMPC Asia Pacific 2022, Melbourne, Australia, 22-24 August 2022.
Novel ‘Complex Orebodies Approach’ to assess deposit feasibility in minerals processing design
Verster, I., Antonio, C., Hilden, M., Ziemski, M., Seligmann, B., Micklethwaite, S., Ghoreishi-Madiseh, S.A., Lamb, A., Qian, B., Car, M. and Valenta, R. (2022). Novel ‘Complex Orebodies Approach’ to assess deposit feasibility in minerals processing design. Integration, Optimisation and Design of Mineral Processing Circuits '22, Online, 13-14 June 2022.
Application of new technologies for remote operational support in metallurgical plants
Yahyaei, Mohsen, Verster, Isabella, Wong, Bevin, Valenta, Rick, Ziemski, Marcin and O'Donnell, Roxanne (2020). Application of new technologies for remote operational support in metallurgical plants. 16th International Mineral Processing Conference, Santiago, Chile (Online), 23-27 November 2020. Santiago, Chile: Universidad de Concepción.
Collaborative consortium for coarse particle processing research, Q4 2023 technical report
Liza Forbes, Kym Runge, Lizette Verster, Bellson Awatey, Juan Jose Gonzalez, Mohsen Yahyaei, Hayla Miceli, German Lastra Yanez, Farhana Diba, Anna Skliar, Candice Brill, Lucia Dzinza, Unzile Yenial Arslan, Marko Hilden and Dion Weatherley (2023). Collaborative consortium for coarse particle processing research, Q4 2023 technical report. Interim Evaluation Report; 5th Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Peer Review of Simulations for Flotation Integrity Project
Verster, Lizette and Runge, Kym (2023). Peer Review of Simulations for Flotation Integrity Project. Brisbane, QLD Australia: JKTech.
Pre-concentration of Vecco Vanadium Ore to Reject Calcite Bearing Minerals - Phase 3
Bellson Awatey, Isabella Verster and Kym Runge (2023). Pre-concentration of Vecco Vanadium Ore to Reject Calcite Bearing Minerals - Phase 3. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Flotation of Calcite Bearing Minerals to Upgrade Vanadium Content - Phase 2
Bellson Awatey, Isabella Verster, Forbes Elizaveta and Kym Runge (2023). Flotation of Calcite Bearing Minerals to Upgrade Vanadium Content - Phase 2. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Rejection of Calcite Bearing Minerals to Upgrade Vanadium Content – A Preliminary Study – Phase 1
Awatey, Bellson, Verster, Isabella, Forbes, Elizaveta and Runge, Kym (2023). Rejection of Calcite Bearing Minerals to Upgrade Vanadium Content – A Preliminary Study – Phase 1. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
BHP Olympic Dam: Flotation Circuit Survey
Verster, Lizette, Vizcarra, Tim and Runge, Kym (2023). BHP Olympic Dam: Flotation Circuit Survey. Brisbane, QLD Australia: JKTech.
Fluorine management in mineral processing operations - a review
Brito e Abreu, Susana, Yenial Arslan, Unzile, Verster, Lizette and Forbes, Liza (2022). Fluorine management in mineral processing operations - a review. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Collaborative consortium for coarse particle processing research Q4 2022 technical report
Forbes, Liza, Runge, Kym, Yahyaei, Mohsen, Verster, Lizette, Awatey, Bellson, Miceli, Hayla, Yanez, German Lastra and Skliar, Anna (2022). Collaborative consortium for coarse particle processing research Q4 2022 technical report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Collaborative consortium for coarse particle processing research Q1 2022 technical report
Forbes, Liza, Runge, Kym, Yahyaei, Mohsen, Morrison, Angus, Verster, Lizette, Awatey, Bellson, Diba, Farhana, Miceli, Hayla, Yanez, German Lastra, Skliar, Anna, Arslan, Unzile Yenial and Jockovic, Vladimir (2022). Collaborative consortium for coarse particle processing research Q1 2022 technical report. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Data relating to the Complex Orebodies Review of the Izok Lake Corridor Project (Izok-Dataroom-UQ)
Micklethwaite, Steven, Verster, Lizette, Antonio, Christian, Ziemski, Marcin, Hilden, Marco, Ghoreishi-Madiseh, Ali, Kuyuk, Ali, Kalantari, Hossein, Sasmito, Agus, Hernandez-Santin, Lorna, Erskine, Peter, Cote, Claire, Lebre, Eleanor and Seligman, Benjamin (2022). Data relating to the Complex Orebodies Review of the Izok Lake Corridor Project (Izok-Dataroom-UQ). The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/9a95ed5
A complex orebodies review of the Izok Lake Corridor Project: final report 1
Verster, Lizette, Antonio, Christian and Ziemski, Marcin (2021). A complex orebodies review of the Izok Lake Corridor Project: final report 1. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
GLENCON10 - Circuit Survey of Mt Isa Copper Concentrator Pre-Float Circuit
Lizette Verster, Kym Runge and Susana Brito e Abreu (2021). GLENCON10 - Circuit Survey of Mt Isa Copper Concentrator Pre-Float Circuit. Brisbane: Sustainable Minerals Institute - JKMRC.
GLENCON10 - circuit survey of Mt Isa copper concentrator pre-float circuit - ToF-SIMS analysis
Brito e Abreu, Susana, Verster, Lizette, Forbes, Liza and Runge, Kym (2021). GLENCON10 - circuit survey of Mt Isa copper concentrator pre-float circuit - ToF-SIMS analysis. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute - Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre.
Testing an approach to model liberation across a regrind
(2023–2025) Anglo American Services (UK) Ltd
Newcrest - Evaluation of Classification Options
(2023–2024) NewCrest Mining Limited
(2023–2024) Anglo American Services (UK) Ltd
Flotation of Calcite Bearing Minerals to Upgrade Vanadium Content
(2023) Innovation Connections
Pre-concentration of Vecco Vanadium Ore to Reject Calcite Bearing Minerals - Phase 3
(2023) VECCO GROUP PTY LTD
Hybrid Microwave Technology for Dry Stacked Tailings Applications
(2021–2023) Australian Coal Association Research Program
Development of integrated process models in IES and technology transfer
(2021–2022) AngloGold Ashanti Australia Limited
A Complex Orebodies Review of the Izok Lake Corridor Project (304MMGIZOK)
(2021) MMG Australia Limited
(2020–2021) Mount Isa Mines Limited
(2019) Hellyer Gold Mines Pty Ltd
Key chemistry drivers for HydroFloat flotation performance
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Investigation of direct reagent addition to bubble surfaces via the gas phase on hydrophobic particle recovery
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors: