Andrew Harris

Dr. Andrew Harris

3 articles
Germany Aurubis AG

Biography

Dr. Andrew Harris Senior Process Engineer, R&D Hydrometallurgy Aurubis AG, Hamburg Germany Education: Doctor of Philosophy, University of South Australia, Ian Wark Research Institute Bachelor of Engineering Honours 1st Class (Chemical Engineering) & Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) The University of Sydney, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Professional Memberships: GDMB AUSIMM Previous Affiliations: BHP Olympic Dam Operation, SIMEC Mining Whyalla, Bureau Veritas Minerals Adelaide. Experience: Currently: Leading R&D Battery Recycling process development projects at Aurubis AG in Hamburg. Lead Metallurgist for laboratory exploration and development, pilot plant optimisation and campaign operation, demonstration plant design and test-work program. Previously: Supervisor for the BHP Olympic Dam Central Control Room overseeing the Surface Processing Operation Control team (Concentrator, Hydro/SX, Refinery, Smelter and Acid Plant). Production Metallurgist at Olympic Dam for the Hydromet-SX plant. Process Development Engineer at SIMEC Mining working on Magnetite processing projects. Process Technician at BV Minerals operating the BHP Heap leach/SX Pilot Plant. PhD thesis on electroosmotic dewatering of clay mineral tailings. Honours Project on oxygen mass transfer in uranium heap leaching for BHP Olympic Dam.

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Aurubis’ Experience Using Ozone As A Novel Oxidant In Black Mass Recycling Processes
Andrew Harris Aurubis AG
Leslie Bryson Aurubis AG
Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia
Batteries and Recycling 1
The 65th Conference of Metallurgy and Materials (COM 2026)
Successfully Treating Non-Pyrolysed Black Mass In The Aurubis Li-First Hydrometallurgical Recycling Process
Andrew Harris Aurubis AG
Leslie Bryson Aurubis AG
Lukas Plessing Aurubis AG
Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia
Batteries and Recycling 2
The 65th Conference of Metallurgy and Materials (COM 2026)
Behaviour of organic and fluorine containing compounds in hydrometallurgical recycling of black mass
Lukas Plessing Aurubis AG
Andrew Harris Aurubis AG
Leslie Bryson Aurubis AG
Hydrometallurgy: Processing of Critical Materials Symposia
Batteries and Recycling 3
The 65th Conference of Metallurgy and Materials (COM 2026)