Uranus Erasmus

Uranus (Urie) Erasmus is a seasoned project manager with 23 years of experience in the mining industry across South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With a diploma in Civil Engineering from Vaal University of Technology, Urie specialized in various areas of opencast mining, including drilling, blasting, and tailings dam construction. They have held significant positions at multiple companies, including manager at Basil Read Mining from 2002 to 2015, and have served as superintendent mining at First Quantum Minerals since 2025. Urie is skilled in managing site operations, safety, and running mobile crushers.