About Dual Recovery Solutions

Engineering advanced mineral recovery solutions across the full project lifecycle.

COMPANY BACKGROUND

Engineering Expertise
in Mineral Recovery

Dual Recovery Solutions (DRS) is an operations management and mineral processing solutions company specialising in the recovery of sulphide and oxide minerals. Our services span the full project lifecycle including technology development, process design, plant implementation and operational management.

  • Founded through partnership between Chrome Traders & Xtropy
  • Focus on advanced mineral recovery processes
  • Experience across PGM, chrome, copper and nickel processing

OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

Recovering 100% of value from mineral resources.

Xtropy

Xtropy is a technology integration company providing specialised turnkey solutions within the mineral processing sector.

THE TEAM

Our Leadership

John Drummond

MANAGING DIRECTOR

John is a Mechanical Engineer with over 20 years of experience in mineral processing operations, plant design and project implementation. He has held senior roles across the platinum and chrome sectors, including operations leadership at African Chrome Fields and engineering and operations management positions within the platinum industry.

Brian Whitehead

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Brian is a Chemical Engineer specialising in mineral processing, flotation and process optimisation. With experience across PGMs, copper, nickel and coal operations, he has led technical and optimisation initiatives across brownfield and greenfield projects throughout Africa.

Ehrart van Antwerpen

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

Ehrart is a Mining Engineer with extensive experience in asset management and operational improvement within the mining sector. His expertise includes maintenance strategy, engineering optimisation and operational reliability across a range of mineral processing environments.

Martin Otto

PROJECTS MANAGER

Martin is an experienced engineering superintendent and project manager with over two decades in mineral processing operations. His background includes plant maintenance, capital projects and the design and installation of flotation systems across several platinum and chrome operations.

Danie Welman

GENERAL MANAGER

Danie brings over 25 years of engineering experience across instrumentation, electrical, mechanical and structural disciplines within the mining and mineral processing industries. He has led numerous plant construction, commissioning and operational projects for platinum and chrome processing facilities.

DRS is led by a team of experienced engineers and mineral processing specialists with decades of combined industry experience.