Geometallurgy and orebody knowledge
I connect geological variability, mineralogy, processing response, recovery, throughput and value drivers.
About Glen Nwaila
Geometallurgy, geostatistics, artificial intelligence, remote sensing and mining value-chain decision support.
First-person biography
I work at the intersection of orebody knowledge, quantitative modelling and responsible AI.
I am Glen Nwaila, Director of the African Research Centre for Ore Systems Science and Deputy Head of School at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. I am an Associate Professor of Geometallurgy and Machine Learning, with an MSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cape Town and a PhD in Geosciences from Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg in Germany.
My work integrates geometallurgy, geostatistics, artificial intelligence and remote sensing to address challenges across the mineral value chain, from exploration and resource modelling to processing optimisation, environmental monitoring and sustainability.
I lead and collaborate on national and international projects in critical minerals, AI applied to the mining industry, remote-sensing solutions, mining technical-skills development frameworks and applied research services for industry and public institutions. My work places strong emphasis on uncertainty management, responsible mineral development and mineral beneficiation frameworks.
Technical identity
Integrated expertise across the mining value chain.
My consulting and training work bridges geological interpretation, resource models, geometallurgical behaviour, process data, uncertainty and decision-making.
Geostatistics and resource estimation
I support defensible estimation workflows, domaining, uncertainty management, model review and reconciliation.
AI, remote sensing and GeoData
I develop and review machine-learning, remote-sensing and spatial-data workflows that remain geologically meaningful.
Metal accounting and reconciliation
I assess auditability, mass-balance logic, controls, measurement systems and reconciliation chains from mine to product.
Critical minerals and beneficiation
I support evidence-led mineral strategy, value-chain analysis, beneficiation frameworks and African mining policy discussions.
Training and capacity building
I design professional short courses for geologists, metallurgists, geometallurgists, managers and postgraduate cohorts.
Discuss consulting, training or speaking.
Email glen.nwaila@outlook.com or submit a structured brief through the contact page.