Mr Neil Goodman
Managing Director and CEO
Mr. Goodman has long standing experience in the iron and steel making industry, with a proven track record of planning and building large-scale iron making plants around the globe. Mr. Goodman worked for 20 years with Rio Tinto and Molong China developing the HIsmelt process for smelting iron ore to create 100% Green Pig Iron. Magnum recently acquired 100% of Appalachian Iron in West Virginia, which was owned by Mr Goodman, and which holds an agreement with Molong to license to the HIsmelt technology. Mr. Goodman also owns Smelt Tech Consulting, a private advisory firm providing advice on smelting to the steel industry worldwide and is a Director on the Board of the Australian Government funded Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC). The HILT CRC funds research into new technologies to de-carbonise heavy industries including the steel industry.
“Following the sale of the HIsmelt technology, I have left Rio Tinto and started a consultancy with former team members to support the new owners Molong, the HIsmelt Accredited Engineers, and future clients. Smelt Tech provides process, engineering, analytical and operational support for HIsmelt and other primary metals extraction industries”