Key Skills
Strategic Mining Planning &
Operations
Drilling & Blasting Operations
Budgeting and Planning
Production Operations
Govt. Bodies Collaboration
Quality/Safety Management
Raw Material Investigation
Manpower/People Management
Academic Details
2016: B.E in Mining Engineering
(VTU) from DR. T Thimmaiah
Institute of Technology, KGF –
Karnataka
2013: Diploma in Mining
Engineering –Board of Technical
Education, Karnataka from
School of Mines, KGF, Karnataka
2002: SSLCfrom JSS High School,
Mysore, Karnataka
Targeting leadership opportunities in the field of Mining Operations with an organization of repute
Industry Preference: Mining
Location Preference: India /Canada/ Australia/ USA Profile Summary
An achievement-oriented professional, offering over 3.5 years of rich experience in driving wide variety of functions which includes Mining Operations, Project management Production and Environment Management
Expertise in managing & assessing feasibility to planning & monitoring onsite activities and ensuring final execution of mining (development & operations) projects
Worked with Expat U/G crew with multi-national workforce from all over the globe such as Egypt, Zambia, Australia, Indonesia & South Africa
Excels in determining best method of mining & planning location, developing mines, conducting analysis and implementing new ways to minimize the impact of mining on environment
Proven skills in administration of mine safety laws & explosives laws and in use of world’s best practices
Distinguished capabilities of liaising & coordinating with government authorities for achieving new mine projects & executing legal procedures at mines
Participating in ventilation services, installing secondary fans, extending service lines, power cable runs, cable bolt installation and grouting, jumbo offsiding, stope prep, development charging, paste crew and re-entry crew
Broad-based expertise in managing end-to-end raising functions including deep hole drilling & blasting operations
Proficient in steering the successful roll-out of production operations with task of defining scope, setting timelines, analysing requirements and prioritizing tasks as per preset budgets
Impeccable record of building & retaining high performance teams, implementing improvement programs and partnering with global stakeholders for sustainable mining practices
Certification
Gas Testing Certification From DGMS (Director General Of Mines Safety, Govt. Of India)
First-aid Certification from St John’s Ambulance
Second Class Mine Manager Certificate of competency from DGMS FRANKLIN RAJ
GRADUATE MINING ENGINEER
Contact: +91-702*******
E-Mail: ***********.******@*****.***
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franklin-raj-115319167 Professional Experience
Since Nov16 with Barminco India Pvt. Ltd. (Barmin Co. AU), Rampura Agucha UG Mines Rajasthan as Graduate Mining Engineer
Key result Areas:
Supervising over 15-30 resources in a shift and other U/G departments; assisting shift supervisor with daily crew allocation, tracking progress and location of machinery, managing fleet in Barminco section and actioning OEM to quickly respond and resolve machinery breakdown to optimize productivity
Maintaining daily attendance record keeping for payroll of staff and operators
Managing live data reporting of U/G targets and tracking of bottlenecks and threats to plan
Ensuring timely accomplishment of mining production and development targets within time and cost parameters; implementing effective techniques to increase efficiency of mining operations, improve quality standards & reduce costs
Managing manpower and ensuring the safety and health of mine workers
Developing business goals for the running mines and producing a business plan to ensure that those goals are met
Administering the entire gamut of mining excavation such as selection of loading & hauling equipment and their effective operations
Showcasing proven capabilities in achieving targets without safety and standards
Applying various techniques to determine the best method of mining, thereby enhancing systems and productivity
Imparting training and skill demonstration to new and experienced personnel, introducing with the working practices in the U/G environment
Coordinating loading and haulage operations for optimal face and fleet productivity
Maintaining daily plods, daily reports with respect to jumbo advance, Production drilling, haulage, services, availability and utilization, blasting & delay data
Delivering daily task allocation in multiple languages to allow all personnel to be delivered accurate task allocation and safety talks; corresponding rostering to ensure absenteeism was kept to a minimum
Participating in assessments of ground conditions at face and implementing ground control and signage as required according to Barminco standards
Working with shotcrete operations on QA/QC; ensuring compliance to preventive and scheduled maintenance plans
Coordinating paste delivery with main operational plant to ensure timely, safe and high quality paste delivered to Barminco section
Highlights:
Reduced Mining fleet idle time thus optimizing mining operational cost, increasing productivity, reducing power consumption & manpower and decreasing cost per ton
Efficient in ensuring safety/hygiene and confirmed nil injuries throughout career; reduced equipment downtime by providing environment to the equipment to work and by emphasizing on proper communication
Facilitated significant improvement in Blasting performances thus increasing production cycle time & equipment efficiency and reducing cost of spare parts
Played a pivotal role in improving productivity through implementation of new geological and mining techniques Projects
Design & development of protection equipment for mine collision: The project is aimed at designing and developing robust machine and mechanism for protecting workers from sudden mine collisions
Presented a paper on controlled vibration and blasting in Tech Fest at Goa College Of Engineering, PONDA Personal Details
Date of Birth: 25th November 1985
Languages Known: English, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada & Telugu (Basic) Address: C 97-130 Behind Shekinah Prayer House, Seegehalli, Virgonagar Post Bengaluru 560049