Ben Nyirenda joined DRDGOLD as Technical Services Manager at Blyvoor in May 2004, transferring to the company’s North West Operations as Production Manager in October 2004. He has been the Head of New Business for DRDGOLD SA since January 2006. A graduate of the Camborne School of Mines, England, Ben holds a BSc (Hons) in Pure Mathematics, a BEng (Hons) in Mining Engineering, an MSc in Mining Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand and an MBA from the Wits Business School. A registered professional engineer with ECSA since 1998, he obtained his Mine Manager's Certificate in 1995. He has 25 years’ experience in the mining industry, in both the gold and diamond sectors. He has also worked in the field of financial management.
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