Kevin Peacocke
With more than 30 years of experience in minerals processing, Kevin Peacocke is a leading authority in mining and metallurgy. His focus at Peacocke & Simpson is research and development, where his creativity, enthusiasm and intellect drive new projects for our clients and the industry as a whole. Several years ago, Kevin conceived and developed the gravity/heap leach hybrid mineral testwork process. That solution is now used elsewhere in the extraction of gold and other minerals from ore.

A chartered engineer, Kevin holds a B.Sc. from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and a Rand Assayer's Certificate of Competency from the South African Institute of Assayers and Analysts. Kevin is a also a long-standing member of the Institution of Mining & Metallurgy.

Peter Simpson
For more than a quarter of a century, Peter Simpson has applied his expertise as a chartered engineer to find solutions for the mining and metallurgy industry. His practical approach to minerals processing allows him to thoroughly scrutinize projects in order to best meet the budgets and needs of Peacocke & Simpson clients.

Peter’s accomplishments include the development of an interactive spreadsheet that allowed a client to predict platinum flotation plant performance by selecting various permutations and combinations of reagent types and dosages from 56 separate bench tests. Peter is a also a member of the Institution of Mining & Metallurgy.

Barnabas Moyo
Barnabas Moyo brings more than 20 years of experience in minerals dressing testwork and minerals processing to our team. An associate chartered engineer and member of the Institution of Mining & Metallurgy, Barnabas connects regularly with Peacocke & Simpson clients.

He is the company’s Research and Development Manager and in that capacity develops testwork programs suited to the needs of our clients. Barnabas generates testwork reports, analysis and other data in order to help make the crucial decisions that lead to success.

Patrick Chiropa
With a team of eight lab technicians working alongside him, Patrick Chiropa is an essential member of the Peacocke & Simpson roster. Patrick and his team are a busy lot, working on up to 20 testwork programs at a time.

In addition, Patrick also coordinates test phases and results, and communicates with clients on the progress of their projects.

He has more than two decades of experience in the minerals dressing testwork industry and holds a diploma of minerals processing.

Stanley Makonde
Excellence is in the details and in Stanley Makonde, Peacocke & Simpson has a key player who pays careful attention to the fundamental elements of any project that comes our way. Stanley, who has more than 20 years of experience in minerals processing and administration, is our manager of logistics, estimation and installation.

He provides estimates for clients on plant and equipment costs, procures necessary hardware for our sites, supervises site development and oversees logistics on incoming samples.