Nicole Uys
PhD Candidate University of Cape Town
Nicole is a PhD candidate under the Mineral to Metals Initiative within the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cape Town. She is UCT graduate with BSc (Hons) in Chemical Engineering (2014), a Postgraduate Diploma in Management, specialising in Entrepreneurship (2015). Her research is focused on developing a process mineralogical approach towards the design of viable process flowsheets within the zinc context. Her work is funded by the NRF and SAMMRI and she is a member of the SAIMM. Nicole is passionate about optimising metal production through waste minimisation / reprocessing and integrating renewable energy opportunities and would like to identify new opportunities by exploring the lifecycles of materials from an engineering and entrepreneurship perspective.
2025 Agenda Sessions
Industrialising Africa - what will it take to increase investment in midstream and downstream manufa
- Why this government objective?
- Unpacking enabling conditions for mining companies and international players to foray into local value addition for critical energy transition minerals
- Understanding the perspectives of battery and electric vehicles manufacturers to better understand midstream opportunities and actions needed to unlock those segments
- The role of private sector and state-owned enterprises in implementing the vision of governments to transform domestic mining sectors to deliver greater value addition
Tuesday 04 February 09:45 - 10:30 CTICC1
Disruptive Discussions
- Why this government objective?
- Unpacking enabling conditions for mining companies and international players to foray into local value addition for critical energy transition minerals
- Understanding the perspectives of battery and electric vehicles manufacturers to better understand midstream opportunities and actions needed to unlock those segments
- The role of private sector and state-owned enterprises in implementing the vision of governments to transform domestic mining sectors to deliver greater value addition
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