Mining Engineer

Mgombagomba Lucas Zulu Mining Engineer Namibia Project Development & Permitting

MGOMBAGOMBA LUCAS ZULU

Mining Engineer Project Development Permitting & Regulatory Interface Operations & Commercial Johannesburg, South Africa +27-71-615-**** ***********@*****.*** Code C1 Driver's Licence PROFILE

Mining Engineer and project/operations leader with underground platinum, early stage copper project development in Namibia, coal mining exposure and international commodity trading experience. Brings practical experience across permitting, regulatory interfaces, technical workstream coordination, project development, capital raising, geological de-risking and pilot plant delivery. Understands Namibia's copper landscape and regulatory environment and is comfortable coordinating consultants, technical teams, investors, contractors and authorities against a critical project schedule. RELEVANCE TO OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE - PERMITTING & E&S LEAD

• Namibia project development experience: led technical and business-development activities on a small- scale copper project from early stage permitting through capital raising, technical de-risking and construction of a leaching pilot plant.

• Permitting and regulatory coordination: practical exposure to the Namibian mining and project development framework, with understanding of the interaction between mining rights/licences, environmental approvals, water, land/access, infrastructure and stakeholder requirements.

• Owner side coordination: able to coordinate consultants and contractors, interrogate technical deliverables, track actions and risks, and keep workstreams aligned with project schedule and commercial objectives.

• Technical/E&S interface: mining engineering background enables effective translation between permitting requirements and evolving mine, processing, infrastructure and operational designs, while respecting specialist E&S accountabilities.

• Investor and commercial interface: experience presenting project cases, supporting capital raising, evaluating project economics and communicating technical risks and mitigation to decision makers.

• Southern African operating perspective: experience across Namibia and South Africa, including underground platinum, copper project development, coal mining/sourcing and pit-to-port commodity export execution.

NAMIBIA COPPER PROJECT - SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE Small Scale Copper Project, Namibia Project Development / Technical Leadership

• Supported the project from an early development stage, coordinating permitting and regulatory work required to advance the project and maintain development momentum.

• Raised / supported the raising of project capital for staged technical and development activities, linking funding requirements to clear project milestones and risk-reduction work.

• Improved geological confidence through structured review and coordination of available geological information, technical validation and targeted follow-up work to strengthen the basis for project decisions.

• Coordinated technical inputs across mining, geology, metallurgy and project development, ensuring that the project concept remained practical, fundable and aligned with the intended operating scale.

• Managed the development and construction of a copper leaching pilot plant, coordinating scope, procurement, contractors, site execution and commissioning readiness to test the process route at pilot scale.

• Worked within Namibia's mining and regulatory environment and developed practical familiarity with the country's copper project landscape, government interfaces, permitting expectations and project- development constraints.

• Participated technically in other early-stage mining opportunities in Namibia and the wider region, including project screening, technical due diligence, business-case development, permitting considerations and operational/logistics planning.

Mgombagomba Lucas Zulu Mining Engineer Namibia Project Development & Permitting CORE COMPETENCIES

Permitting & Regulatory

Integrated permitting coordination

Namibia mining regulatory context

Permit risk and condition tracking

Regulator / stakeholder interface

Project Development

Early-stage project development

Critical path coordination

Consultant / contractor

management

Technical due diligence

Technical Interface

Mining engineering

Geology / confidence de-risking

Pilot-plant delivery

Mine-to-process integration

Governance & Reporting

Risk registers and actions

Management reporting

Budget / commercial awareness

Document and evidence control

Operations

Underground platinum mining

Coal mining / sourcing

Logistics and quality assurance

Safety and production supervision

Commercial

Capital raising support

Project economics

Contract / term negotiation

International commodity trading

CAREER HISTORY

Aestrum Partners (International Metallurgical Resources, IMR Subsidiary) Head of Trading & Operations Manager Jan 2025 - Current

• Lead operational and technical execution of coal sourcing, logistics, quality assurance and export transactions, interfacing with mines, laboratories, transporters, terminals, financiers and international clients.

• Identify and assess mine supply opportunities, review production readiness, stock availability, access, beneficiation, quality and mine-to-market constraints.

• Manage operational risk across source-to-port value chains, including quality, logistics, stock build, vessel readiness, demurrage and contractual performance.

• Support transaction economics, budgets and approvals through analysis of mine cost, transport, port charges, FX, penalties and working-capital timing.

• Commodity trading exposure includes execution/planning of approximately 1.5 Mt of export coal destined for European and Asian markets through Richards Bay. African Mining Consortium, Namibia Business Leader: Technical Jan 2024 - Jan 2025

• Led / supported technical development of mining opportunities in Namibia, including the small-scale copper project described above.

• Coordinated project permitting, technical studies, compliance inputs, contractor activities, logistics and business-case development.

• Supported investor engagement and capital raising by translating technical work, development milestones, risks and funding needs into decision-useful project information.

• Worked with geological and technical information to increase confidence in project assumptions and identify the next de-risking work required.

• Delivered a copper leaching pilot-plant construction workstream and supported other technical mining project assessments.

Anglo American Platinum Mining Engineer: Supervisor Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

• Supervised underground platinum production teams with accountability for safe production, workplace readiness, statutory compliance, labour coordination and shift performance.

• Coordinated production activities across mining, engineering and support services and escalated operational risks to mine management.

• Recognised as Best Performing Shift Supervisor and Mine Overseer at Dishaba Shaft (2023). Mgombagomba Lucas Zulu Mining Engineer Namibia Project Development & Permitting Anglo American Platinum Technical Assistant to the Mine Manager Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

• Provided technical, planning and operational-analysis support to mine management across production, risk, compliance and performance matters.

• Prepared management information, followed up operational actions and supported coordination between technical and production functions.

Anglo American Platinum Mining Engineering Graduate Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

• Structured mining-engineering development across underground and opencast operations, with exposure to planning, production, safety, technical services and mine management. Anglo American Platinum Mining Trainee Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

• Pre-university practical exposure to mining operations and workplace safety. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS / PROJECT LEADERSHIP

Director and shareholder of Madingane Solutions, a technically led mining services and supply business. The business is led by a Mining Engineer with experience spanning underground platinum mining, coal mining / supply chains and commodity trading, bringing an owner-operator mindset to technical services, project support and mining supply opportunities.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) Candidate - University of the Witwatersrand / Wits Business School, Johannesburg (2025 - current)

• BSc Mining Engineering - University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

• Blasting Certificate

• Level 2 Rock Breaking Certificate (MQA)

• Ordinary Member - Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) SELECTED LEADERSHIP & RECOGNITION

• President, Students in Mining Engineering Society (SMES), University of the Witwatersrand - 2019

• Secretary, Students in Mining Engineering Society (SMES), University of the Witwatersrand - 2018

• School of Mining Award for Consistent and Outstanding Leadership - 2019

• Best Performing Shift Supervisor and Mine Overseer, Dishaba Shaft - 2023 LANGUAGES

English Sepedi isiZulu

REFERENCES

Sizwe Mngomezulu Director, Veld Metals +27-78-422-**** Nyiko Mabasa Executive Manager, Department of

Minerals and Energy

+27-78-047-**** / +27-64-763-****

Daisy Matlou Wits Lecturer +27-82-091-****

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