Drill and Blast

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MUNETA JOHN

DRILL & BLAST, EXPLOSIVES

BSc Degree: Mineral Science in Mining Engineering

Mobile +260********* & +260*********

Email: **********@*****.***

CAREER PROFILE:

A hands-on and results driven Mining Engineer with 10+ years’ experience in Mine planning for drilling, blasting and explosives application. Highly skilled in blast designing, planning, explosives application, monitoring and reporting on all drill and blast activities. Proficient in drill and blast mine to mill optimization in terms of cost and fragmentation. Experience in the application of QAQC in the drill and blast operations. I have experience in training of drill and blast engineers and blasting offices on safe and efficient blasting methods andmagazines management. Using a self-developed software (image attached) I conducted an optimization programme for Nchanga open pit which enabled the mine to achieve a 10% cost reduction. I have experience in bench blast design, development ends/tunneling, shaft sinking, SKILLS:

• SHEQ systems and management in both surface and underground operations

• Blast design including the geometric parameters, explosives, rock, firing patterns

• (determination of powder factors, patterns, tie-ups, costs etc)

• Selection of Explosive’s and product application

• Training of drill & blast engineers and blasting officers. Managing people and machines.

• Drill & blast analysis and optimization

• Blast fragmentation optimization (Mine to mill optimization)

• Oversize boulders reduction strategies, dilution control

• Controlled blasting to reduce the fly rocks, vibrations and airblast

• Electronic blasting systems

• QAQC development and management, Drill and blast reporting

• Explosive magazine management

• Managing explosives contractors, projects and liaison with Mine planning, Geotech, Survey, Geology, Accounts etc

• Production related activities (Drilling, Blasting, load and haul, grade control)

• Budgeting and forecasts, quality

• Hands on drill and blast and load and haul supervision

• Providing Leadership and team building

• Experience with Surpac Drill and Blast design Module, Shotplus, Microstation, Mine2-4D, Autocard.

• Hands on supervision of drilling, charging, tie-up, blast clearance and blasting. TRADE SKILLS:

SHEQ Management Blast Design Fragmentation Optimization Electronic blasting Short- & Long-term planning Drill Scheduling Drilling Blasting Explosives Engineering Mine Design Control Blasting Hands on Production Operations Budgeting Project management Mechanical knowledge Client management Leadership and training Grade control Geology Geotechnics 2

CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS:

My achievements include but not limited to the following:

• Developed new optimized blasting parameters at Nchanaga Open pit Mine

• Optimised fragmentation and reduced ore dilution at NOP

• Optimised fragmentation and reduced ore dilution at Kalesa Logistics (Handyman Lime Quarry)

• Introduced management systems for Sasol explosives magazines

• Successfully conducted controlled blasting underground at Mopani copper Mines

• Successfully controlled operating costs and improved the administration systems at Sasol Nitro Zambia

• Successfully improved Nash explosives customer management system

• Successfully bringing in new businesses for Nash Explosives

• Delivered a successful QAQC programme for Nash Explosives NASH EXPLOSIVES LTD

August 2020 – Present

Technical Manager –- Nash Explosives - Zambia

• Overview: Managing company technical sales, technical, operations logistics to ensure successful blast results. Responsibilities:

• Managing drill and blast services / contracts to ensure customer gets value from the explosives and services

• Providing technical advice to customers and would-be customers on drilling, blasting and optimisation

• Training miners on how to plan and carry out blasting activities effectively

• Performing product observations in quarry, open pit and underground mines and assist in problem solving

• Determining site specific blast designs for customer sites including drill patterns, powder factors and firing plans

• Optimisation of drill & blast parameters and blast fragmentation

• Helping customers to control air blast and blast vibrations

• Act as liaison to Mines for all technical matters relating to drill and blast

• Building and maintaining customer relationship to retain preferred provider of product and services

• Managing legal obligations (Manager Holder,MSD)

SASOL ZAMBIA – (Mopani Copper Mines - GLENCORE)

March 2014 – June 2020

Explosives Engineer – Open pit and Underground - Zambia

• Overview: Providing day-to-day advise (technical, mining, commercial, logistical) to ensure service excellence, appropriate product application and product performance

Responsibilities:

• Providing drill and blast reports on blasts conducted at customer sites

• Performing product observations in quarry, open pit and underground mines and assist in problem solving

• Determining site specific blast designs for customer sites including drill patterns, powder factors and firing plans

• Optimisation of drill & blast parameters and blast fragmentation

• Helping customers to control air blast and blast vibrations

• Act as liaison to Mines for all technical matters relating to drill and blast

• Building and maintaining customer relationship to retain preferred provider of product and services 3

• Managing legal obligations for Sasol Nitro Zambia (Manager Holder,MSD) ORICA MINING SERVICES – (Kalumbila Mine – FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS) Orica is the global leader in commercial explosives and blasting systems, delivering solutions to meet our customer's needs across the surface and underground mining, civil tunneling, quarrying, construction and oil and gas markets. Feb 2014 - Feb 2014 (1 month)

Blasting Engineer – Open pit - Zambia

Overview: Providing day-to-day technical advice on the drill and blast activities in the large open pits at Kalumbila.

• Implementation of Orica's SHEC policy and standards

• Produce monthly technical Drill and Blast reports to customer

• Co-ordinate technical projects and achieve set milestones

• Train customer representative on Drill and Blast product application

• Analyse blast results in terms of fragmentation, flock and blast vibrations

• Resolve customer complaints Pertaining to drill and blast

• Ensure quality product is supplied to customer, density checks etc

• Support new product/services level introduction to the blasters

• Record blast videos and interpret performance

Reason for leaving: Good work opportunity at a new company – enabling me to get explosives engineering experience Konkola Copper Mines (VEDANTA RESOURCES )

Konkola Copper Mines plc (KCM), one of Africa's largest integrated copper producers, is a subsidiary of London-listed Vedanta Resources Plc, one of the world's largest diversified natural resources companies. Feb 2012–Jan2014 (2 years)

Drill and Blast Engineer- Open Pit - Zambia

Overview: Provided timely and professional technical support to the drill and blast section to ensure safe and optimized extraction of the ore body. Provide technical support including the planning, design, scheduling, extraction sequencing, modeling, analysis, process improvement, reconciliation and reporting.

• Leading the drill & blast section for Nchanga Open pits

• Developing, enforcing and promoting the use of safe and efficient work practices

• Developing and distributing drill designs and patterns, drill and blast schedules, loading designs and firing sequences to ensure efficient use of resources and achievement of required blast quality;

• Ensure reports are kept up to date whilst identifying area of concern: blast review, cost reports & others

• Ensure maximum drill and blast optimization is reached whilst abiding by safe work practices and regulations;

• Establish a QA & QC to improve the Powder Factor and Fragmentation ( Kuz-Ram)

• Ensure explosives and drill accessories are closely monitored and orders are made timely from suppliers

• Developing drill and blast budgets and forecasts as required

• Provide good fragmentation for mining and crushing

• Contract management- Solar Explochem and Zambezi Drilling and payment evaluation

• Reviewing any poor performance

• Control environmental impacts due to blasting such as, ground vibration, noise and fumes

• Providing drill and blast monthly projections & schedules

• Legally appointed to carry out blasting operations in the capacity of Mine Captain, MR 207,208 & ER108(1) 4

Reason for leaving: was offered an opportunity to acquire explosives engineering experience Skorpion Zinc Mine (VEDANTA RESOURCES)

Jan 2012–Jan 2012 (1 month)

Mining Engineer – Open Pit - Namibia

Worked with mine planning, Mine planning, drill and blast, Survey, Geology, Geotechnical and Mine production departments. Black Mountain Mine (VEDANTA RESOURCES)

Nov 2011–Dec 2011 (2 month

Mining Engineer – Underground - South Africa

Worked with mine planning, Mine planning, drill and blast, Survey, Geology, Geotechnical and Mine production departments Jan 2011–Oct 2011 (9 month)

Senior Assistant Mining Engineer – Konkola Copper Miners I acquired hands-on work experience as a section boss (PIC) through to shift boss. I acquired Open pit mining Skills in mine planning, drilling and blasting, load and haul, dispatch systems, productivity, geology, survey, geotechnical, budgeting, cost management, supervisory and production. I also acquired underground mining skills which included Lashing, Pipe Laying, Track laying, Material distribution, Magazine, Timbering, Shafts, Drilling and blasting.

U&M Mining Zambia

U&M Mineração e Construção S/A is a brazilian mining and heavy construction contractor specialized in moving large volumes of soil and rock.

June 2010 – Dec 2010(7 months)

Assistant Drill and Blast Engineer – Open pit

Overview: Assisted the Drill and Blast Engineer in providing timely and professional technical support to the drill and blast section to ensure safe and optimized extraction of the ore body. Provide technical assistance including the planning, design, scheduling, extraction sequencing, modeling, analysis, process improvement, reconciliation and reporting. Assisted the Drill and blast Engineer in the following:

• Supervising drilling, charging and blast tie- up

• Calculation of drill cycle times, drill penetration rates and drill and blast costs

• Implementing and maintaining the current drill and blast plans

• Analyzing Powder factor and Fragmentation

• Promoting the use of safe and efficient work practices

• Ensured reports are kept up to date whilst identifying area of concern: blast review, cost reports & others

• Optimising Drill and blast costs

• Reviewing any poor performance

• Control of environmental impacts due to blasting such as, ground vibration, noise and fumes 5

Reasons for leaving: was offered an opportunity to work for one of Africa's largest integrated copper producers PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE

April 2009 – June 2009 (3 months)

Student Mining Engineer, Konkola Copper Mines-Nchanga Open Pit Undertook a project titled “Optimisation of Drill and Blast Patterns at NOP. In the project I developed a drill and blast design software that integrated drilling, blasting, initiation, cost and fragmentation and I'm currently using it in my drill and blast analysis work.

• Blast design-pattern, charging and initiation

• Payment methods (contract blast and non contract blast)

• Sasol Bulk Emulsion E6000 & Expanfo 300

• Fragmentation analysis at COP F&D, fry rocks, digability, secondary blasting with a rock breaker Jan 2004- Feb 2005 (1 year 2 months)

Customs Clearing and forwarding Agent -Fexa Clearing and Forwarding Conducted final clearances for cars hardware etc, passenger goods clearances, Removal in Transit (RITs) and removal in Bond RIBs EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:

B.Min.SC The University of Zambia-Bachelor of Mineral Science (B.Min.SC) in Mining Engineering with Merit… (May 2010) Diploma ABMA, City Collage-Clearing Forwarding and Shipping Management (ABMA) (2003) Certificate Orica Mining Services-Safe and Efficient Blasting Digetech-Microsoft office programmes

O Levels Arakan High Secondary School-Secondary School certificate including . English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Accounts, Literature, History (2002) MINING CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING:

• Valid Zambian Unrestricted Blasting License

• First Aid Certificate

• Safe and Efficient Blasting by Orica Mining

• Advanced Supervisory Course by Konkola Copper Mines

• Section boss and Shiftboss training by Konkola Copper Mines

• Mine 2-4 training by CAE Mining Services

• Sustainability training by Konkola Copper Mines

• Quality training by Konkola Copper Mines

• Graduate Development Programme by Konkola Copper Mines

• Member of Engineering Institute of Zambia

• Class C1 valid Driver’s License

MINING SOFTWARES USED:

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Surpac, Surpac drill & blast module, Vulcan, Short Plus I, BME Blastmap, AEL Tie-up, Microstation, Datamine Studio3, Mine 2-4D, AutoCAD, SAP, Ventisim, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Internet and Email REFERENCES:

Mr Kapela Nyangu – Sasol Nitro Zambia - +260********* Mr Cross Silwamba – Nchanga Open Pit Manager +260********* Mr Howard Banda – Nchanga Open Pit +260*********

Peter Phiri – Nhanga Open Pit - +260*********

Busai Sitole – Orica Mining Services - +260********* Mr Timothy Mwale – U&M - +260*********

Contacts are available upon request.

JOHN MUNETA CONTACT DETAILS:

+260********* – Zambia

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DOB: 19/01/81

Currently working in Zambia

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