Ben Strong

Ben is a metallurgist and process engineer with over 20 years’ experience in design, commissioning, metallurgy, process operations and business roles on mineral processing plants in Australia and internationally. His key expertise is in comminution and gold, silver and base metals process design, from scoping studies through to detailed design, commissioning and operational support.

Ben’s most recent role was Group Manager Processing, Infrastructure and Tailings at Perseus Mining, leading the corporate technical team for gold operations in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania. This included the process design of the 5+ Mt/a Nyanzaga Gold Project, where he was a contributing author and QP of the NI 43-101 Technical Report.

Ben also directed Ausenco’s APAC/Africa process engineering and studies teams, and brings extensive site experience, including the construction and commissioning of the US$400 million Buzwagi process plant in Tanzania.

Ben joined MineScope in 2026.