Biography

With over 20 years in the Minerals Industry, Niels Verbaan is the Director of Technical Services (Hydrometallurgy), Metallurgy & Consulting at SGS. Beginning as a Project Metallurgist, he later became R&D Manager at Hydrometal in Belgium.

Returning to Canada in 2004, Niels assumed various roles at SGS, settling into his current position. He provides leadership and technical advice globally on hydrometallurgy, contributing to SGS's services involving ores, concentrates, and secondary feed streams. Niels is a prolific author, patent holder, and symposium chair, showcasing expertise in rare earth elements, scandium, nickel, cobalt, vanadium, niobium, and minor metals.