John Clout

Professor of Practice in Pyrometallurgy, Kalgoorlie Metals Research Lab, WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University

Dr John Clout is an internationally recognised expert in relating ore and concentrate properties to their high temperature process performance across several commodities (Fe, V, Ni, Au) including sintering, pelletising, roasting and smelting. He has worked in research (previously at CSIRO), mining operations in Western Australia, as well as consulting to steelmills.

Dr John Clout has been appointed the Professor of Practice in Pyrometallurgy at the new Kalgoorlie Metals Research Laboratory, based at Curtin’s Kalgoorlie campus, where he brings real-world experience to the laboratory’s teaching and research, aiming to help make a significant contribution to carbon neutral metals production in WA.