Senior Mineral Processing & Materials Conversion Lead

Axyde Analytics; United States; Remote; OMR 40,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

Axyde Analytics is seeking a senior Mineral Processing and Materials Conversion Lead for a contingent, part-time advisory role in Oman focused on critical minerals project preparation. The expert will evaluate testwork pathways from occurrence to downstream product and translate findings into investment-ready memoranda for U.S.-linked stakeholders.

The role emphasizes screening Oman-origin mineral opportunities, data gaps, and practical next steps, with close alignment to project-readiness and

Qualifications

• 15+ years in mineral processing, extractive metallurgy, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, flotation, leaching, refining, smelting, beneficiation, concentrate specification, product qualification, or mine-to-market advisory work.
• Strong experience with copper, chromite, nickel-bearing minerals, rare earths, battery materials, industrial minerals, or other critical minerals.
• Ability to produce crisp written technical judgments for investment, offtake, financing, or governmental decisions.

Responsibilities

• Assess geological, sampling, assay, mineralogical, metallurgical, processing, infrastructure, water, energy, logistics, environmental, and commercial data for project-readiness decisions.
• Identify the testwork pathway to move Oman mineral opportunities toward concentrate or qualified downstream product.
• Evaluate beneficiation, concentration, flotation, leaching, hydrometallurgical, pyrometallurgical, impurity management, tailings, water, energy, and scale-up issues.
• Translate technical findings into concise decision memoranda for U.S. firms, financiers, offtakers, equipment suppliers, insurers, and public-sector stakeholders.
• Support U.S. technology/service-fit analysis without acting as vendor representative or mine operator.
• Identify fatal flaws, no-go conditions, data gaps, and practical next steps for bankable project-preparation packages.

Job description

Axyde Analytics is seeking a senior Mineral Processing and Materials Conversion Lead for a contingent, part-time advisory role in Oman focused on critical minerals project preparation. The expert will evaluate testwork pathways from occurrence to downstream product and translate findings into investment-ready memoranda for U.S.-linked stakeholders.

The role emphasizes screening Oman-origin mineral opportunities, data gaps, and practical next steps, with close alignment to project-readiness and