Personnel
MANAGEMENT
Clifford Rice
Director of Laboratory Services
Clifford started in the mining industry in 1980, working at South Crofty then Wheal Jane working for RTZ, Charter Consolidated and Crew Natural Resources. During this period he worked in India, Spain and Greece as a consultant. His experience includes working as an XRF technician, smelter exchange chemist, and Chief Chemist from 1991 to 1998 at the Wheal Jane processing mill, before setting up the present commercial laboratory.
Liam Palmer
Laboratory Manager
Liam qualified as a Chemical Engineer including working for a year in industry, before switching to analytical chemistry when he joined the team at Wheal Jane. Liam specialises in instrumentation techniques such as AAS, XRF and ICP.
Samantha De-Swarte
Senior Laboratory Analyst
Samantha has worked for various laboratories including Abgene, part of the Thermo Fisher Group, where she was mainly involved with micro-biology. Samantha specialises in wet chemistry.
STAFF
Karen Knight
Karen has worked in various different industries before joining Wheal Jane Laboratory in 2008. During this time Karen has occupied a number of positions within the laboratory and is currently specialising in mineral processing project analysis.
John Hills
John comes from an environmental background and has recently been working abroad. His degree in Environmental Science means he specialises in effluent and trace analysis.
Robert Hancock
Bob has a degree in chemistry and has worked in laboratories for a number of years. His previous employment includes working as a technician for Tradebe Fawley and then progressing on to Shift Chemist.
Krisztina Gyarmati
Krisztina gained her Masters degree at the University of West Hungary and started her career there working for the Institute of Food Sciences. On moving to the UK she worked for Imerys Minerals before joining the laboratory here at Wheal Jane.
Victoria Emberson
Victoria came to us on a summer placement and never left! During her time in the laboratory she has carried out a variety of tasks.
Jamie Billing
Jamie comes from an engineering background and has worked for the Wheal Jane Group for the past five years. He has recently transferred to the Laboratory from another division of the Wheal Jane Group.
Karen Hocking
Karen comes from an accounts and admin background and has worked for the Wheal Jane Group for ten years, transferring to the Laboratory in 2008. Karen covers a number of miscellaneous supporting duties including UKAS and ISO.
