Andy Ward Email & Phone Number

County Leitrim, Ireland

Navan, County Meath, Ireland

Navan, Leinster, Ireland

Tembagapura, Indonesia

Reporting to the underground manager on all aspects of my area of responsibility. Coaching and encouraging the existing workforce. Enforcing safety and standards. Cost saving was and is paramount and work continues to update the methods and techniques of production. To achieve production and development targets. Investigate and implement solutions within the underground section.

Palabora Copper

Twin decline development to access the next level of block cave, including airways and large excavations.

Phalaborwa Area, South Africa

Control and plan expenditure with regard to the maintaining and opening up of the extraction drives Rehabilitate areas affected by closure by installing extra support and large steel structures including brow wear and support. Investigate and research support methods for fractured ground conditions. Manage 3 contractor companies in terms of output safety and quality. Ensure concrete roads and loading pads are replaced and repaired to minimise any machine damage Implement continuous improvement and cost reduction. Investigate and implement solutions within the underground section.

Control and plan expenditure with regard to the maintaining and opening up of the extraction drives Rehabilitate areas affected by closure by installing extra support and large steel structures including brow wear and support.Investigate and research support methods for fractured ground conditions.Manage 3 contractor companies in terms of output safety and quality.Ensure concrete roads and loading pads are replaced and repaired to minimise any machine damageDevelop large excavations for refrigeration and return airway tunnel for the second lift of the current ore body.Implement continuous improvement and cost reduction.Investigate and implement solutions within the underground section.

Shortwall shift overseer, AM 500 Shearer SE in solid and pillar extraction retreat mining.