Kelly Strong
Non-Executive Director
COVA16 LLC?
Australia
Biography
Mr. Kelly Strong is Non-Executive Director of the Company. Mr. Strong is the Vice President for mining operations at Nyrstar located in Tennessee. In his current role Mr. Strong is responsible for all of Nyrstar’s zinc mining and milling operations in Canada and the United States, operating the mining of polymetallic zinc ore bodies, and associated products. Mr. Strong’s appointment is ideally suited to support Ironbark’s planned transition into mining. Prior to joining Nyrstar, Mr. Strong spent 14 years with Vale in various senior management roles. These roles included working at their nickel operations in Indonesia and was also responsible for mining and smelting operations in various parts of Canada and the UK. In Mr. Strong’s last role he was the Vice President of the Ontario and UK operations where his portfolio included mining, smelting and refining operations of nickel, copper, cobalt and precious metals. Mr. Strong holds a Bachelor degree in Mining Engineering from South Dakota Tech.
Research Interest
Agrochemicals Chemical technology Chemical Reaction Engineering Biochemical Engineering Reservoir Engineering Heat Transfer Research New approaches to mass transfer
