Head of mine management team

Head of Mine Planning, Design and Business Development

Head of Section: Planning & Design

1. Load and Haul- Short term planning – Mine call @ 125 000t/month ROM @ 2.5g/ton- Resource allocation for a predictive grade and tonnage performance from underground – 4 200t ROM per day @ 2.5g/ton- Underground Haul road construction and maintenance- Assisting in reviewing and implementing ventilation plans in production areas.- Supervision of LHD, Front End Loader and Truck operations for optimized productivity – minimum utilization of 85%- Coordination of breakdown, maintenance and prioritization decisions during operations – minimum availability of 80%- Operational management of Contractor hauling units for maximum productivity at controlled certificate cost –( JRG Contracting)2. Longhole drilling and Stoping- Supervision of Longhole drilling- Overseeing of longhole blasting operations - Stoping- Overseeing of underground secondary blasting operations - Operational management of Contactor drilling units for maximum productivity at controlled certificate cost – (Maxem Drilling )Size Reduction-Supervision of Primary Size reduction circuit - 1. CAT Rock Breaker 2. 50 x 60 Double Toggle Samuel Osborne Jaw Crusher 3.Technical and Best Practice Practitioning- Tracking, monitoring and controlling of drilling consumables, blasting powder factors, inputs and load-haul cost drivers.- Implementing cost effective solutions in operational cost drivers.- Enforcing clauses of SI109 of 1990 of Mines and Minerals Act affecting Production.- Enforcing the Freda Rebecca Gold Mine SHEQ policy focusing on a safe, healthy and mitigated production environment. - Compiling daily, weekly production and SHEQ reports.- Production reconciliation and recovery planning.- Participating in projects with the aim of continuously improving equipment, system productivity and safety.- Continuous monitoring and review of standard task procedures using ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 tools for efficient and sustainable production operations.