Miner/Shiftboss
Resume:
Personal Details
Name : Hermanus Johannes Van Staden
Surname : Robberts
I.D No. : 790-***-**** 089
Date of birth : 1979-08-05
Age : 38 years
Gender : Male
Languages : English Read Speak Write
Afrikaans Read Speak Write
Fanakalo Read Speak Write
Marital Status : Married
Nationality : South African
Residential : 57 van der Stel Street
Address Westonaria
1779
Email Address : ****************@*******.**.** / ***************@*****.***
Contact No. : 065-***-****
Health : Excellent
Drivers licence : Code 08
Interests : Sports
Hobbies : Camping & Specimen Carp Angling
Playing guitar & singing
Spending time with family
Goals
CURRENTLY BUSY STUDYING FOR MINE MANAGERS CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY
TO OBTAIN MINE MANAGERS CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE NEXT 3 YEARS
TO BE TO THE BEST AT EACH TASK I TAKE ON
TO CONTINUALLY GROW IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE AND CAREER
ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN ALL I DO
Additional Information
I am a vibrant, hardworking, target driven, goal orientated individual and need to complete all tasks I take on ASAP with proper care and diligence and able to function as an independently or as part of a team
Experienced in Board and pillar, trackless/conventional stoping/development and Cave mining .
I am computer literate in Microsoft Windows Programs (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)
Extensive knowledge and understanding of Rock strata and support.
Education
School : Frikkie Meyer High School, Thabazimbi
Highest level : Grade 12 (STD 10)
Passed
Subjects : Afrikaans Passed on HG
English Passed on HG
Mathematics Passed on SG
Accounting Passed on SG
Economics Passed on SG
Business Economics Passed on SG
Extramural : Athletics
Cross Country
Cricket
Rugby
Gymnastics
School Choir
School Cadet Band
Kyokushinkai Karate
Tertiary : Busy studying for Mine Managers Certificate of Competency
Qualifications
(Plant) Crushing and Screening Operations - Anglo Platinum
(Plant) Milling & Classification Operations - Anglo Platinum
(Plant) Flotation Operation - Anglo Platinum
(Plant) Spiral & Thickener Operations - Anglo Platinum
(Plant) Control Room Operations - Anglo Platinum
(Mining) DDS Operator (3 Component) -Sasol
(Mining) DDS Operator (2 Component) -Sasol
(Mining) SMI 100 Electronic Blasting Systems -Sasol
(Mining) First Aid Certificate
(Mining) Competent A & B (Mining) Blasting Certificate for Sheduled Mines
(Mining) Advanced Strata Control For Supervisors Certificate - Extract Training
(Mining) Licence to Supervise -Murray & Roberts
(Marketing)Basic Sales & Marketing System
(Training) Advanced Facilitator Certificate -Khulisane Training
Employment History
Excalibur Mining cc.
Amplats RPM Union Section Richard Shaft
Type of work : Underground construction
Replacing Buntons in Vertical Shaft, basic boilermaking, constructing
Wooden and galvanized steel platforms and inspection doors.
In charge of crew members
Position held : Boilermaker & Timbering Aide (Temp)
Duration : February 1998 – May 1998
Amplats RPM Union Section
Mortimer Concentrator
Type of work : Production
Started as Belt feeding Attendant in Crusher section, Milling
Floatation and 75’ & 250’ Thickener sections
Ensuring operations ran fluidly
Finished all sections courses within 18 months to become a plant operator in
All sections then promoted to Control room operator
Responsibilities included ensuring Plant ran efficiently and production
targets were met and continually breaking production records
Making callouts and Informing standby officials including Management
about any problems and problem solving, Issuing tools and lockout
equipment
Assisting Technical personnel in field with breakdowns
Position held : Plant operator / Control Room Operator
Duration : September 1998 – September 2002
Sasol Mining Explosives
Declines 1,2,3,4south and 4B
Type of work : Charging of drilled faces with 3 component and 2 component pumpable
explosives and face preparation . Timing of faces and assisting in blast
initiation . Collecting and submitting Explosive and accessory orders
Provided training in blasting systems and products:
Position held : DDS Operator – Charge hand
Duration : September 2002 – February 2005
Sasol Mining Explosives
Amandelbult 16 west Decline
Type of work : Charging of drilled faces with 2 component pumpable
explosives and face preparation . Timing of faces and assisting in blast
initiation . Collecting and submitting Explosive and accessory orders.
Explosive control and installing/maintaining Centralized electric
Blasting system
Provided training in blasting systems and products:
Position held : Miner
Duration : March 2005 – February 2006
Amplats RPM Union Section
4 b Decline
Type of work : Mining
Position held : Miner
Duration : March 2005 – February 2006
Sasol Nitro
(@ Everest Platinum Mine & Two Rivers Platinum mine)
Type of work : Charging of drilled faces with 2 componenent pumpable
explosives and face preparation . Timing of faces and assisting in blast
initiation . Collecting and submitting Explosive and accesory orders.
Installing/maintaining Centralized Electronic Blasting system (CBS)
Provided training in blasting systems and products:
Position held : DDS Foreman and General Foreman
Duration : November 2006 – June 2007
Xstrata Alloys
Helena mine
Type of work : Trackless Development Board & Pillar
Position held : Miner
Duration : June 2007 – October 2010
Murray & Roberts Cementation Mining
Everest Platinum Mine
Type of work : Board & Pillar (Stoping & Development)
Position held : Miner
Duration : November 2010– January 2012
Platchro Mining Services cc.
Helena Mine
Type of work : Trackless Board & Pillar and Development/Construction/Sweepings/Secondary
Support
Position held : Shift Overseer
Duration : February 2012– December 2012
AS Marketing cc ( EX Marketing cc.)
Type of work : Sales And Marketing
Position held : Training Manager
Duration : April 2013– May 2013
Byrnecut South Africa
Palabora Copper Mine
Type of work : Trackless Development
Position held : Shift Overseer
Duration : July 2013– March 2015
Mvusoludzo
Palabora Copper Mine
Type of work : Trackless Development
Position held : Shift Overseer
Duration : March 2015 – July 2015
Group T
Cullinan Diamond Mine
Type of work : Trackless Development/ Longhole Drilling & Charging
Position held : Miner/ act Shift Overseer
Duration : July 2015– April 2017
Ukwazi Mining Solutions
Cullinan Diamond Mine
Type of work : Trackless Development / Longhole Drilling & Charging
Secondary support installation
Position held : Miner/ act Shift Overseer
Duration : April 2017– June 2018
Ukwazi Mining Solutions
South Deep Gold Mine
Type of work : Secondary support installation
Position held : Miner
Duration : June 2018– current
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