Work History

1993-2000

Senior Process Engineer, UniField Engineering, Billings, MT, USA

2000-Present

Consulting Process Engineer, Elbow Creek Engineering, Billings, MT, USA

Qualifications

1991

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Montana State University

1993

M.S. Chemical Engineering, Purdue University

Registrations

Registered Professional Engineer:  MT, WY, NV, CO

Memberships

Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME)

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

Publications

Mr. Botz has authored and co-authored over 40 publications - below is a partial list.

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Botz, M.M., E. Milosavljevic and I. Ward, "Measurement of Weak and Dissociable (WAD) Cyanide with a Modified Potentiometric Titration", Minerals & Metallurgical Processing, pp. 197-204, Vol. 30, No. 4, November, 2013.

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Botz, M.M., C. Flemming and K. Ford, “Cyanide Leaching of Gold-Copper Porphyries: Chemistry and Challenges”, Presented at World Gold 2011, Montreal, Canada, October 3-5, 2011.

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Botz, M.M., A. Kaczmarek and S. Orser, "Managing Copper in Leach Solution at the Çöpler Gold Mine: Laboratory Testing and Process Design", Minerals & Metallurgical Processing, pp. 133-138, Vol. 28, No. 3, August, 2011.

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Delgado, A., M. Botz, C. Bucknam, E. Milasovljevic and A. Staley, "Cyanide Management Through Proper Measurement", Hydrometallurgy 2008, Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, April 17-20, 2008.

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Botz, M.M., "Review of Online Cyanide Analyzer Technology", Presented at the 2007 Precious Metals Symposium, Tucson, Arizona, October 3-6, 2007.

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Botz, M., T. Mudder and A. Akcil, "Cyanide Treatment: Physical, Chemical and Biological Processes", Chapter 6.2.1 in Advances in Gold Ore Processing, Ed. M. Adams, Elsevier Ltd., Amsterdam, 2005.

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Botz, M., T. Mudder, S. Mitchell, M. Nahir, S. Thomas, J. Gano, J. Mendiuk, B. Yaremko and D. Noble, "Water Treatment Pilot Testing at the Colomac Mine", Proceedings of the Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sites in the Arctic and Cold Climates (ARCSACC) Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, May 4-6, 2003.

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Botz, M. and T. Mudder, "Treatment of Solutions and Slurries for Cyanide Removal", Chapter D-L in Mineral Processing Plant Design Handbook, Edited by E. Mular and Bhoppu, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME), Littleton, Colorado, 2002.

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Mudder, T., M. Botz and A. Smith, Chemistry and Treatment of Cyanidation Wastes, 2nd Edition, Mining Journal Books Limited, London, 2001.

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Botz, M.M., W. Phillips, T. Polglase and R. Jenny, "Technologies for the Regeneration of Cyanide from Thiocyanate", Minerals & Metallurgical Processing, pp. 126-132, Vol. 18, No. 3, August, 2001.

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Botz, M.M. and T.I. Mudder, "Modeling of Cyanide Attenuation in Tailings Impoundments", Minerals & Metallurgical Processing, pp. 228-233, Vol. 17, No. 4, November, 2000.