Curriculum Vitae
Of
Mr Kokomana Victor Modibedi
ID: 810**********
Email: *********@*****.***
Skype: vmodibedi
Drivers License: Code C1
Race: Black, South African
Mobile number RSA: +27-82-759-****
Mobile number DRC: +243-**-***-****
Motivation
My greatest strengths are hardworking, perseverance, dedication and discipline. I am a very honest professional person and I always try to fair to both myself and my colleagues. I am goal orientated and interested in achieving practical results as well as ensuring the quality of those results. I also enjoy working in an environment that is governed by factual, logical, rational and critical thinking. I am comfortable with analytical problem solving, data analysis and financial analysis. I am a highly analytical and I allow little scope for feelings and emotions. I prefer a structural, tidy and well- organised environment. I am always looking at a bigger picture and try to integrate new ideas with the existing frame of reference. I have a preference for processes such as attention to detail, organization and procedural approach. Lastly, I am very comfortable with change and innovation. EDUCATIONAL BACKROUND
Senior Certificate
Kgamanyane High School
National Diploma
Mining Engineering
Technikon Witwatersrand
Blasting Certificate for Scheduled Mines
Department of Minerals and Energy
Mine Overseers Certificate
Department of Minerals and Energy
Complats Certificate
Chamber of Mines of South Africa
Mine Safety Training
Mineral Resource Management
University of Witwatersrand
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CURRENT STUDIES
Mine Managers Certificate
Department of Minerals and Energy
ADDRESSES
Postnet Suite 596
Private Bag X3
NORTH RIDING
2162
677 Stamford Close
Constantia Street
North Riding
Johannesburg
2162
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Company: Anglo-Platinum
Occupation: Mining Learner Official and Production Miner Duration: Jan 1999-to Dec 2002
Duties: Production
o Practically being involved in all production department o Making a work place safe prior to commencing the work i.e. adhering to Health and Safety act.
o Leading and controlling the shift crew.
o Practically learning the human behavioural issues by managing the mining crew.
o Learning to communicate with different people from different cultures. o Practically learning all the associated the production departmental issues i.e. rock engineering, survey, engineering, environmental and safety control and ventilation to understand the whole mine value chain. o Learning to meet production targets under pressure. o Making the crew adhere to SHEQ procedures and standard. o Practically exposed to underground trackless and conventional equipment and learning all the associated equipment parameters.
o Being able to practically understand to whole underground value chain i.e. production drilling and blasting to fixed plant systems and their associated parameters and characteristics.
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Company: Impala Platinum Mines Ltd
Occupation: Mining Learner Official and Production Miner and Shift Supervisor Duration: Jan2003 to March 2007
Duties: Production
o In charge of production section
o Meeting production target
o Production planning
o Responsible for the Health and Safety of the employees o Control the budget for the section.
Company: Anglo-Platinum
Occupation: Section Planner
Duration: April 2007 to Oct 2007
Duties: Planning
o Preparing presentations
o Mine design layout, scheduling, summarising and reporting o Supervise the operation of relevant mine design software (e.g. Micro-station V8, Mine 2-4D, EPS)
o Mine planning technical systems and integration and administration o Create short and medium term plans, (monthly, annually, 5 Year) o Maintain technical operating standards
o Conduct benchmarking studies
o Short and medium term reconciliation exercise
Company: Nkomati Joint Venture
Occupation: Mine Planning Engineer
Duration: Nov 2007 to July 2010
Duties: Planning
1. Mine designs and schedules for all open pits activities. 2. Drilling designs and dig plans.
3. Evaluation of mining areas.
4. Ensure that our business plan is adhered to, in terms of tonnage, grade and set destinations. 5. Produce and update LOM production schedules
6. Analysis on Plan vs. Actual and the initiate appropriate actions. 7. Reconciliation on a monthly to LOM plans.
8. Ensure that mine standards are adhered to in all planning and layouts. 9. Perform ad hoc mining engineering.
Company: African Barrick Gold
Occupation: Corporate Underground Mine Planner
Duration: Aug 2010 to May 2013
Duties: Planning
1. Provide professional technical support to ensure layouts and plans are delivered in a timely manner.
2. Develop and implement medium to long term plans and ensuring that budgeted targets are met. 3. Calculation and presentation of mid-year and annual ore reserves to standard as per legal requirements.
4. Ensure that short-term objectives are aligned with medium/long term strategies to meet company objectives.
5. Provide supervision & training to other Mining Engineers in medium/long term planning. 6. Identifying areas for continuous improvement initiatives. 4
Company: AB Global Mining Consultants
Occupation: Mine Planning Engineer (Contract)
Duration: June 2013 to Nov 2013
Duties: Planning
1. Underground and surface mine design and optimisation. 2. Life of mine planning and scheduling.
3. Perform ad hoc mining engineering.
4. Mineral resource management.
5. Mining trade-off studies.
6. Pre-feasibility and feasibility studies.
7. Reconciliation on mine plans.
Company: Shaft Sinkers BVBA
Occupation: Project Planner (Kibali, DRC)
Duration: May 2015 to current
Duties: Project Planning
1. Underground Major Development Planning.
2. Sinking, Construction and Equipping Operations Planning. 3. Project Planning and Reporting.
4. Project Management.
PROJECTS INVOLVEMENTS
1. Nkomati Ventilation Optimization Project
2. Nkomati Underground Mining Methods Comparison
3. Underground Bench Mining Project
4. Underground Optimal Production Strategy Project 5. Tulawaka Underground Extension
6. Bulyanhulu Upper East Feasibility Study
7. North Mara Underground Feasibility Study
8. Nyanzanga Greenfield project
9. Xstrata (LOM for Horizon, Kroondal and Waterval) 10. Foskor (Pit designs, dump designs and schedules) 11. Kangra (LOM for the underground section)
12. Mupane (Tau life of mine)
13. Kalgold (Pit designs and schedules)
14. Kibali Gold Project (Project Planning)
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Studio 5D Planner (Proficient)
Mine 2-4D (Proficient)
Data-mine (Proficient)
ISTS(Proficient)
Enhanced Production Scheduler (Proficient)
Xeras Financial Modelling
Mineable Shape Optimiser (Proficient)
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REFERENCES
Company: Nkomati Joint Venture
Contact Person: Marlon van Heerden
Position: Manager Mine Planning
Contact Numbers: +27 (0-13-712-****
Company: Nkomati Joint Venture
Contact Person: Robert Moseme Pr. Eng.
Position: Mining Engineer Projects
Contact Numbers: 072-***-**** / 079-***-****
Company: African Barrick Gold
Contact Person: Tisa Chama
Position: Manager: Manger Mine Planning
Contact Numbers: 011-***-****/ +277********
Company: AB Global Mining Consultants
Contact Person: Ettienne Oosthuisen
Position: Manager: Senior Mining Consultant/Co-Owner Contact Numbers: 012-***-**** / +278********