Neil Dawson, Consulting Metallurgist, possesses over thirty years of hands-on experience in heavy mineral sand processing. He is a well-known authority on the subject in the academic, professional and industrial communities and has published numerous technical papers, including being a contributing author of the "Cost Estimation Handbook for the Australian Mining Industry (AIMM), 1993." He has worked on a wide range of mineral sand projects worldwide including Australia, United States, South Africa, Indonesia, Vietnam and India in evaluating, developing and commissioning separation circuit flow sheets and plant designs.