Text Box: W. Joseph Schlitt is president of Hydrometal, Inc. He has more than 40 years of worldwide hydrometallurgical experience. His career has included work for both a large mining company and major engineering firms. He is now a metallurgical consultant to the Minerals Industry and is a Qualified Professional (QP) member of the Mining & Metallurgical Society of America (MMSA). Joe also has an advanced degree in metallurgy and is a licensed professional engineer. His experience includes engineering, process assessments, research and development, and plant-oriented studies in the nonferrous industry. Primary emphasis is in hydrometallurgy and chemical processing, particularly for copper. This includes heap, dump, vat, agitation, bio– and in situ leaching, plus metal value recovery. Additional experience covers other leaching and recovery systems including gold, silver, molybdenum, zinc, vanadium, uranium and nickel. Joe has also done work on environmental control and assessment, closure plans, comminution, electrolytic processing, and mining. Coverage includes new and existing operations, new mineral prospects, new technology, laboratory and pilot plant programs, due diligence assessments and related areas such as plant start-ups, technology licensing and contractor liaison. Text Box: W. Joseph Schlitt, Ph.D., P.Eng. Q.P. Hydrometal, Inc. Worldwide Consulting in Hydrometallurgy

Contact Information:    

 

W. J. Schlitt, President

Hydrometal, Inc.                 

P.O. Box 309    

Knightsen, CA                 

94548-0309  USA      

+1 925 516-9067 (Tel.)  

+1 925 516-7317 (Fax)

joe@hydrometal-js.com

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Detailed Resume (CV) 

 

Publication List  

 

Client / Country List 

Useful Links

 

Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

 

The Minerals, Metals and Matierals Society

 

Mining and Metallurgical Society of America

 

 

Dr. Joe Schlitt checking parameters on pregnant leach solution from copper heap leach.

Testing of irrigation systems on million ton test heap at Bingham Canyon Utah. 

Sprinklers, bottom center.

Emmiters elsewhere.

Dr. Schlitt receiving the Milton E. Eadsworth Extractive Metallurgy Award at the 2010 SME Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ.  The award caption reads “for his contributions that have advanced the science and technology of heap and dump leaching.”