Curriculum Vitae Kevel Niraksha Singh

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BIOGRAPHY

Born in a small coal mining town in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, I attended Dannhauser Secondary School where I was Sports Girl, Head Girl and Valedictorian in my Matric year. With the financial backing of Anglo American, I completed my B.Sc. Honours degree in Geology and Applied Geology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. After which I joined Anglo American as a young bursar in 1996, gaining valuable experience at a number of the Anglo American gold mines as I worked my way up from being a MIT (Manager in Training) to the position of Senior Geologist. I believe that the harsh underground mining conditions under which I worked have moulded me into the highly successful and motivated person I am today. I left Anglo American in 2005, and joined Richards Bay Minerals. In my five years at the company I was promoted from Geologist, to Head of Mine Design, to Head of Mine Development, to Acting Manager: Mine Development to Plant Superintendent to fully appreciate the of the mining cycle from exploration to final product. In 2009 I left Richards Bay Minerals to join AfriSam (SA) (Pty) Ltd as the Raw Materials Manager. In this role I reported to the Chief Operating Officer, with my primary mission being to ensure that the company continually had access to long term raw materials supplies. As the Raw Materials Manager, I ensured the provision of technical and legal expertise to enable the company to extract and source raw materials optimally within the legal framework of the Mine, Health and Safety Act (MHSA). In 2016 I was promoted to the Raw Materials and Sustainability Manager. In this role, the AfriSam Group Sustainability (inclusive of Safety, Health, Occupational Hygiene, and Environmental management) was added to my functions.

With more than 17 years of experience in the geology and mineral resources profession, my career has exposed me to numerous projects, which have strengthened me in project management, mine project due diligence, green and brown field exploration and mine design and scheduling. I am skilled in all management and administration roles and functions (aided by both experience and the acquiring of an MBA in 2010) and am an organiser who prioritises, allocates and coordinates resources (both human and material), for proficiency and efficiency. Having worked at various sites in Africa, I have managed to harness the ability to work with individuals from various social, economic, and educational backgrounds.

I aspire to continually make value add contributions, by ensuring that I conduct business efficiently, by implementing the use of latest technological developments and being cognisant of mining, economic, social and environmental compliances.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Full Name Kevel Niraksha Singh

Birth Date 29/06/1978

Nationality South African

Equity Status Indian Female

Languages English, Afrikaans, Zulu (basic)

Criminal Record None

Drivers Licence Code 08

Email: admpyk@r.postjobfree.com

Tel: 083*******

EDUCATIONAL RECORD

Raw materials management Seminar – Holcim Switzerland (2011)

MBA – MANCOSA (2010)

OLDP – Organisational Leadership Development Program – Duke University (2008)

Basic & Advanced Project Management – University of Stellenbosch (2007)

B. Sc. & B. Sc. Hon. (Geology and Applied Geology) - University of Natal, Durban (1999)

Full Matric Exemption Dannhauser Secondary School, Kwa-Zulu Natal (1995) Curriculum Vitae Kevel Niraksha Singh

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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES/BOARDS

SACNASP - Pr. Sci. Nat, Geological Science – Reg #134889

Geological Society of South Africa – Reg #966416

South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy – Reg #1600305

Member of the AfriSam (South Africa) Properties Rehabilitation Trust

Member of the Safety committee for Totally concrete

Core member of AfriSam Covid-19 compliance team

AWARDS AND GRANTS RECEIVED

Bursary from Anglo American to study B.Sc. Honours (1999 – 2000)

Speaker at the Anglo America Alumni Association Gala Dinner

Adjudicator for the 2018 SAIA (South African Institute of Architects) Green Awards PAPERS PUBLISHED

SINGH, N.K. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) ‘Mineral base profiling and orebody optimization’. The 6th International Heavy Minerals Conference ‘Back to Basics’, The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2007.

Profiled in as an AngloGold Alumni in Tanganami – Anglo American Alumni Association Newsletter – Issue number 4 (pg. 4)

Profiled in Engineering News – Women in mining and construction August 2020 COMPUTER LITERACY

GIS course - Ability to use GIS and Remote Sensing as both an Exploration and Environmental Management tool.

Basic to Advanced Windows in - Word, Excel, Power Point and Access

Geological Computer packages:

o Basic to intermediate - AuBis & Down the Hole Explorer, 3D Structural Modeling, OpsData, DW- Plot,I-Mine modeller, Geosev, Iistas.

o Intermediate to advanced - Surpac, AutoCad, Microstation OTHER COURSES

Mineral Projects Evaluation, Exploration Project management, Practical Risk Assessment Course, Strata Control Course, Principles of Gold Production, Rock Engineering for Mid-Management, Drilling and Surveying techniques for Exploration Geologists, Basic and Elementary sampling, Advanced Principals of Safety Management, 2A Geostats (Local Evaluation), 2B Geostats (Global Evaluation), Finance for Non- Financial Employees, Business Presentation Skills, Labour Relations for Mid Management, Leadership for Mid Management

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

A) NKS – Mining Optimization and Technical Solutions (January 2021 – Present) 1. I am currently the director at NKS Mining Optimization and Technical Solutions (Pty) Ltd 2020/935011/07). The company provides tailor made consulting services across the full mining spectrum. Affiliated with high calibre mining professionals in the fields of: geology, environmental management, mining engineering, survey, geophysics, hydrogeology and rock engineering, the company aims to deliver optimized technical solutions to any and all mining impediments.

B) AFRISAM

1. Mineral Resource and Sustainability Manger (April 2016 to December 2020) On promotion to the Raw Materials and Sustainability Manger, continued to perform the role of Raw Materials Manager, and was afforded the additional roles of Group Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Manager. Responsibilities under the new role included Resource Management which was the interpretation and translation of technical information and strategic intent into operational mine plans. Curriculum Vitae Kevel Niraksha Singh

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Ensured that the company has suitable and economically viable raw materials; managed geological, prospecting, surveying and statutory services and provide technical advice, support and oversight on mine planning, development and rehabilitation to all operations. This guaranteed the management of ore reserves and resources for business security of supply and sustainability. Under the Environmental Management portfolio, responsibilities included the coordination and oversight management of the environmental compliance management for the organization. This involved the coordination of all relevant industry environmental management activities (including but not limited to emissions management, pollution control, waste management, recycling, environmental health, mining rehabilitation conservation and energy reporting). Under the Occupational Health and Safety Management portfolio, the accurate and timeous reporting for the consolidated business safety and occupational health and safety performance was the primary function. The role proposed annual and medium term OHS targets to the AfriSam Executive Committee. Reporting of all of the above at requisite frequency to the various forums, e.g. Monthly Starcom, Formal Exco, Social & Ethics Committee, Audit & Risk Committee, Board, Property Trust, Compliance submissions to Regulatory Authorities, etc. was a core responsibility of the overall role. 2. Mineral Resource Manager (June 2009 to March 2016) Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer - Cement, this role ensured that the company had long-term access to suitable raw materials as well as manage the provision of geological services and provide technical advice on quarry planning, mining and development. I achieved this by providing technical and legal expertise to enable the company to extract and source raw materials. Best practices aligned with the industry and support strategic planning initiatives by providing geological inputs was provided. The core function of the role was ensuring long-term raw material planning and availability for the company. As the manager is was imperative to develop a competent team of professionals who ensure efficiency in raw material extraction. Collaborating with the Procurement and Commercial departments to ensure long-term cost effective raw material sourcing through: ensuring compliance with environmental, safety and other statutory requirements, compiling annual resource and reserves reports and providing technical input requirements for mining right and prospecting right conversions and applications, was mandatory. Key Success at AfriSam

o 2017: nominated as an adjudicator for the 2018 SAIA (South African Institute of Architects) Green Awards

o 2012: successfully managed to implement the phase 1 of AfriSam’s ‘Africa Expansion Exploration’ o 2011: headed the Saldanha drilling exploration project, o 2011: successfully headed the Holili (Tanzania) pozzolana exploration using GRP (Ground Penetrating Radar).

o 2010: successfully introduced the use of GRP (Ground Penetrating Radar), as a cost saving alternative to drilling in limestone.

C) Richards Bay Minerals

1. Plant Superintendent for Supplementary Mining (March 2008 to May 2009) Managing the supplementary mining production plants such that production plans and operational requirements are continually met in terms of both product quantity and quality. Undertaking the task of Plant Superintendent, from managing people to controlling the plant shutdowns in a production environment was challenging and motivating. It allowed me to add value by using my experience and skill. I was also involved in capital project integration, shut planning, mission directed work teams, safety interventions, budget planning, monthly forecasting, shift control, focusing production performance from metallurgical recoveries to HMC production on a macro and micro scale.

2. Acting Manager: Mine Development (September 2007 to March 2008) Continually ensuring that the total department is structured in such a way that all will function and contribute towards RBM being the world leader in terms of profitability, product quality, safety, return on capital investment and personnel morale and self-realisation. By continually refining and promoting drive towards improvement in equipment availability, reliability, safety and product quality. Basically managing people, assets and budgets to successfully provide the best service possible to the operational team to ensure high performance.

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3. Head Mine Development (October 2006 to September 2007) In this role I ensured that the company’s knowledge base with respect to ore body utilisations is continuously evaluated and up-dated by developing, improving existing mining systems, identifying, and evaluating mining methods. I supervised the activities, standards of performance, behaviour and the training and development of designated subordinate staff and ensure the monitoring and adherence to ore body utilisation plans and evaluate deviations and trade-offs within the mining process. 4. Acting Plant Superintendent, MPA (March 2007 to April 2007) I was responsible for the management of the production plant such that production plans and operational requirements are continually met in terms of both product quantity and quality. This was achieved by: maintaining the highest level of safety standards, operating production and support equipment responsibly, caring for, and maintaining operational equipment in such a way that the intrinsic value is preserved, while availability and reliability are at optimum levels, as determined in close co-operation with the responsible reliability engineer. Continually striving for improvement in terms of product quality, plant productivity and safety through actively promoting teamwork, focus on objectives, and mutual support. Also involved capital project integration, shut planning, mission directed work teams, safety interventions, budget planning, monthly forecasting, shift control, focusing production performance from met recoveries to HMC production on macro and micro scale.

5. Acting Head Mine Development (June 2006 to October 2006) Assuming all the responsibilities of a Head of Mine Development, I was responsible for the co-ordination of all mining initiatives aimed at increasing various production parameters. I had to ensure that initiatives within the Mine Development and Planning Department were seen to fruition. Continually ensuring that new project met the aim of fulfilling the budget and that the forecasts were materialised. 6. Acting Head Mine Design (September 2005 to June 2006) In this role my responsibility was to develop and maintain mine forecast, life-of-mine plans and budget production schedules. Implement action plans in terms of the plan and ensure optimum grade control of the mining operations. Supervise and control the activities, standards of performance and behaviour and the training and development of designated subordinate staff. Develop, maintain, control and reconcile input parameters to mine forecast. Compile ore reserve statements derived from geological resource statements. Maintain mining database and dredge path reserves. Design dredge path alignments in conjunction with infrastructure planning. Develop and maintain the monthly Mining Handbook. Compile progressive reconciliation reports with detailed analyses. Maintain and improve safety, health and environmental standards and practices. Perform fair and reasonable tasks related to the job and working environment, at the discretion of the supervisor.

7. Production Geologist (March 2005 to September 2005) Assuming all the responsibilities of a production geologist. Forecasting the geology ahead of all five mining ponds. Ensuring that the grade that is predicted id attained, by ensuring the mining base in intersected. Analysing the face conditions ahead of the mining face and forewarning the production personnel of geological complexities to come. Aid in the pro-active prediction of difficult mining conditions and working with the production team to positively eliminating them. Ensuring that geology in carefully understood by all involved. Giving input into the budget process on throughputs affected by geology, so as to attain a realistic budget parameters.

Key successes at Richards Bay Minerals

Responsible for researching and successfully implementing the use of GPR (round penetrating radar) in mineral sands.

Published a paper - SINGH, N.K. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) ‘Mineral base profiling and orebody optimization’. The 6th International Heavy Minerals Conference ‘Back to Basics’, The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2007.

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Responsible aiding and overseeing the compilation of the ‘Competent persons Report’ on the annual Reserves and Resources calculations (both JORC and SAMREC compliance).

Responsible for monthly variance reporting

Responsible for contractor management (tendering and negotiations) or supplementary mining

Involved Liaising with the DMR on Prospecting and Mining Rights applications, of the Zulti South Project

Successfully completed my MBA!

D) AngloGold Ashanti

1. Senior Geologist Mponeng Mine (May 2004 to March 2005) Savuka Mine (December 2001 to May 2004)

Assuming all the responsibilities of a senior section mine geologist, running a section, controlling the diamond drilling contractors, working to monthly budgets, working on new value add projects not only for the business unit but also for the company on the whole. Running of departmental budgets, strategic mine planning, Greenfield and Brownfield exploration, etc.

2. Manager in Training Savuka Mine (August 2000 to December 2001) Tshepong Mine (February 2000 to August 2000)

The completion of a rigorous training program aimed to equip new graduated geologists with the all the relevant skills and technical abilities to assume the role of a section geologist, taking full responsibility of an entire mining section. The training program was coupled with the gradual takeover of a mining section and the general responsibilities of a senior mine geologist. Responsibilities involved the duties of a geologist from underground mapping to feeding information into data systems. Also underwent many courses as part of a rigorous training program.

E) Vacation Student - Anglo-American Bursar

1. AngloGold Ashanti Tshepong (December 1998 to February 1999) Tau Lekoa Mine (December 1997 to February 1998)

Responsibilities involved daily underground visits, borehole logging, and interpretation of structure for forward planning and analysis of both sedimentological and structural complexities. Main task at the Tshepong Mine involved producing a workable sedimentological model, to work together with the hydrothermal model and various other parameters to be able to mine the ore body at an optimal. This project was undertaken so as to fulfil the bursary obligations and as an honours thesis for the University of Natal, Durban. Main task at the Tau Lekoa Mine involved producing a channel-width facies plan based on detailed underground mapping, sampling data, borehole data, and mine facies model. 2. Anglo Coal - Arnot Collieries December (1996 to February 1997) Responsibilities involved daily underground visits, data collection of various sedimentological features and analysis and logging of boreholes. Main task involved producing a digitized model of the channel widths of the varying coal seams based of differing grades. This project involved correlation of underground mappings and surface and underground borehole data.

Key successes at Anglo-American were:

Was a Anglo American Bursar

The first MIT (Manager in Training) to complete a 4 year programme in 2 years and be promoted to senior geologist.

Ran an entire section from geological mapping to LIB (long inclined borehole) for the Savuka Mine

Acted as geology manager on the resignation of the geology manager at Savaka Mine.

Aided the geological assistants to acquire their Abet level 1 certification, in English.

Mentored the geologist at Savuka Mine through his Honours project.

Mentored and coached the geological staff to acquire their MRO (Mineral Resource Officer) certification.

Mentored new incoming MIT’s.

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