Dr. Mahmoud Motasim is a Researcher at Queen’s University, Canada, and a Lecturer in the Department of Mining Engineering at Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan. He specializes in mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, and extractive metallurgy, with expertise in gold processing, reaction kinetics, and sustainable metal extraction technologies (carbon sequestration). He has extensive industrial experience in Carbon-in-Leach (CIL) gold processing plants and has published research in leading international journals. His research has gained international recognition, with one of his publications being selected among the journal’s Top 10% Most-Viewed Articles of 2024, reflecting the impact and broad interest in his scientific contributions.