Mining Engineer Production
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(a) PERSONAL PROFILE
First Name : Pardon
Surname : Nyamande
Date of Birth : 20 August 1982
Sex : Male
Marital status : Married
Place of Birth : Harare, Zimbabwe
E-mail address : *.********@*****.**.**
Nationality / Citizenship : Zimbabwean
National Registration Number : 63 1170426k 43
Passport Number : DN286144
Driver Licence Number : 51772JC (Class 4)
Languages : English, Shona.
(b) ACADEMIC PROFILE
Current Studies : MSc (Eng), Rock Engineering.
Institution : University of the Witwatersrand (SA).
Professional Qualification : BSc (Hons) Degree in Mining Engineering Degree Class : Lower Second Division (2.2)
Institution : University of Zimbabwe, 2006
Management Development Courses : Full Blasting License, Team Building, Code of
Conduct, Principles of
Management, Supervisory Skills Training,
Presentation Skills, Project Management,
ISO9001:2000 Internal Auditing.
Pre-University Qualifications : 3 Advanced Level Passes, Harare High, 2001 8 Ordinary Level Passes, Glen View 1 High,
1999
Professional Board : SAIMM (MEMBER)
(c) CAREER OBJECTIVE
To become a leading practically oriented Mining Engineer through demonstrating my abilities in the application of rules, laws and theories that are necessary to execute my duties. Areas of Special Interest: Rock mechanics and mine planning & production. PARDON NYAMANDE
Bsc. (Hons) Mining Engineering
University of Zimbabwe
HOUSE NO.4372
NJIVA CLOSE
BUDIRIRO 2
HARARE
ZIMBABWE.
Mobile Phone: +263-***-***-***
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(d) SUMMARRY OF KEY PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Ability to work under pressure and with little or no supervision.
Results driven with high performance and teamwork orientation.
Mature, reliable and honest personality.
Good computer appreciation: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Power Point, MS Project, Vulcan Version 9.0.
Willing and eager to learn.
(e) SUMMARY OF MINING INDUSTRIAL EXPOSURE
PERIOD ORGANISATION DETAILS
01/06/20 to date Blanket Mine (Caledonia
Mining Corporation)
Mining Engineer-Production.
03/04/17-31/05/20. MSU-Zvishavane Campus Assistant lecturer. 22/08/16-22/02/17. Vale-Mozambique, Moatize
Coal Mine
Mining Engineer-Short term
Planning.
22/02/10-19/08/16 Zimbabwe School of
Mines.
Lecturer.
01/10/07 – 30/12/08 Hwange Colliery Company
Limited
Mining Engineer-
Overburden Production.
02/10/06 – 30/09/07 Hwange Colliery Company
Limited
Trainee Mining Engineer
01/12/04 – 30/09/05 Independency Gold( How
mine)
Undergraduate Industrial
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(f) DETAILS OF RELATED WORK EXPOSURE
Blanket Mine (Caledonia Mining Corporation)
Gold mine utilising Sub-level open stoping mining method, employing underhand and longhole mining practices, exploiting multiple ore deposits linked by haulages over a strike length of 3 km. Hoisting 1,700 t/day of ore at average grade of 3.45g/t.
Responsibilities as Production Engineer:
Planning, leading, organising and controlling of mining operations ensuring that mining activities are executed safely and targets are achieved or surpassed at the lowest possible cost.
Capital and short term mine development, availing ore for extraction in time.
Ore extraction (Drilling, Blasting, Loading and Hauling) at the right tonnage and grade.
Ensuring that mining crews are well resourced in terms of labour, equipment and materials.
Ensuring maximum utilisation of company resources minimising wastage.
Ensuring compliance to legal requirements, (SI 109 of 1990 and SI 72 of 1989). Vale-Mozambique, Moatize Coal Mine
Responsibilities as Short Term Mine Planner:
Short term mine designs for weekly and monthly mine plans. III
Disseminate the appropriate information from the mine designs to all levels of the business in the agreed format allowing data to be used in other business processes especially mining production operations.
Conduct line up meetings with the production teams.
Mine scheduling for the weekly, monthly and annual business plans.
Maintain the mine scheduling database to appropriate accuracy, mining reserves, equipment assumptions, consumables and quantity assumptions. (i.e drilling meters, explosives etc.)
Conduct safety inspections in operational areas. Hwange Colliery Company – Opencast
Strip-mining method utilising Dragline side casting method assisted by truck and shovel operation. Producing 5 million tonnes of coking coal and power coal per annum. Stripping 12 million bcms of overburden per annum
Hwange Colliery Company – Underground
60 000 tonnes of coking coal per month.
Room and pillar mining method using a JOY Continuous Miner and shuttle cars
Mine Planning and Technical Services at Opencast Mine
Design of Overburden Drill, Blast and Strip layouts
Production of Layout Sections
Production of Overburden, Supplementary Stripping and Coal Drill Sheets.
Production of Mining Controls
Production Scheduling
Co-ordinating Sectional Safety, Health and Environmental meetings
Mining Production at Opencast Mine
Explosive mixing and handling
Drilling and blasting
Truck and shovel operations
Dragline operations
Pit drainage
Coal quality control
Coal handling and transportation.
Responsibilities as Overburden Production Engineer
Supplementary stripping operations
Rehabilitation of mined out areas
Ensuring good care and maintenance of equipment ( Dump trucks, Rope Shovels, Dozers, Water bowser and Lighting plant)
Production scheduling
Mentoring junior employees undergoing traineeship.
Ensuring that a safe work environment always prevails. How Mine
Gold mine utilising Sub-level open stoping mining method, exploiting two ore bodies.
Mine Planning and Technical Services
Exploration (initial, on-going and production)
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Grade cut-off and control
Direction pegs and tonnage calculations
Production of Mining Controls
Production Scheduling
Development and production
Driving tunnels from waste through ore to the grade limits
Construction, ventilation and roof support
Long hole drilling (fan drilling) and ring blasting
Secondary blasting operations
Shaft sinking operations
(g) ISO 9001:2000 CERTIFICATION INVOLVEMENT (HWANGE COLLIERY 2005)
Preparation of procedures and work instructions according to ISO requirements
Raising and attending to non-conformities
Carrying out ISO departmental awareness
Generating and maintaining records
(h) REFEREES
The Planning Manager The Chairman (Mining Engineering Department) Stewart Mandivheyi Mr E Z Mandaza
Planning department Mining Engineering Department
Anglocoal SA. Midlands State University
No. 1 Buchwa Road
Mpumalanga Zvishavane
South Africa Zimbabwe
Telephone: +271********) Telephone: +263-**-*******) Cell: +277********
Cell: +263********* / +263*********
Mr M January
The Head Of Department (Mining)
Zimbabwe School Of Mines
P. O Box 2745 Bulawayo
Zimbabwe.
Telephone :( +263-*-******/9)
Cell :( +263-***-***-***)
I certify that the information given in this document is true to the best of my knowledge. I further authorize your organization to verify the information contained in this CV.
Pardon Nyamande
JANUARY 2020
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