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Mr Jerry Cape

Principal Phosphate Development Advisor

Mr Cape has been an independent consultant since 1974 providing phosphate development services from initial exploration targets to mine site production. His consulting services have included project appraisals for financing, acquisition, joint ventures, bankruptcies and expert witness assignments.

He has been a project engineer and manager for several projects and has seasoned expertise in reserve evaluations, mine planning, feasibility studies, financial analysis, project scheduling, estimating, procurement, detailed engineering, cost control, construction, start up for engineering and owner-operator companies, environmental and rehabilitation aspects in the mineral industry, application background for selection of open pit and underground mining equipment plus studies of various mining methods, beneficiation design and applications experience with most types of phosphate ores with thorough understanding of ore characterisation, most types of minerals processing equipment, phosphate beneficiation processes including evaluation of in-plant and long distance slurry pumping.

Mr Cape has experience in the sedimentary and igneous phosphate industry in North America, South America, South Africa and Asia and has worked for the United Nations, The World Bank, Swiss Bank Corporation, most US phosphate producers and many foreign phosphate producers and/or potential producers.