Mining Engineer
Resume:
CURRICULUM VITAE
FOR
TINOTENDA CHINHENGO
ZIMBABWE
PESORNAL DETAILS
Date of birth 13 March 1987
Sex Male
Marital status Married
Language English, Shona
Nationality Zimbabwean
National I.D 29-249444-Y18
Contact number +263*********/+263*********
Licence number 20950LK
Passport number FN247173
E-mail *************@*****.***
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Masters Degree in Mineral Resources Management (University of the Free State South Africa)
Results pending
Bachelor of Science Honors Degree in Mining Engineering (University of Zimbabwe)
Overall degree class 2.2
SAQA evaluation NQF Level 8
Professional development /workshops attended and training
Mine Blasting license (2013)
Earth work optimization, 2016 (Diverse Corporate Training solutions, South Africa)
Drilling and blasting for sustainable mining, 2017 (Diverse Corporate Training solutions, South Africa)
Finance for non-finance managers (Zimbabwe Institute of Management, 2017)
Mineral resource throughput management (Exxpleo, South Africa, 2018)
Institutional membership
Member of the following professional institutions:
South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Mine Managers association of Zimbabwe.
WORK EXPERIENCE
1.Group Technical services and Projects manager (Golden Reef Mining P/L ) (September 2018 to Date)
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Coordinate mining projects implementation with major concentration on Ruia CIL plant and Heap leach pad construction projects.
Liase with government agencies, business promoters and local stake holders with regard to project/business expansion matters to ensure legal compliance and smooth implementation.
Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams within the Group to enable them develop, implement and evaluate mining plans and budgets aimed at improving performance standards and organisational efficiency.
Oversee the production rates to assess the effectiveness of mine operations in the group.
To be involved in finding solutions to problematic areas within the mining and production value chain at the different mining operations.
Innovate and come up with initiatives to reduce cost and increase mine production.
Plan, monitor and evaluate performance of technical staff against set targets and objectives and implementing development action plans aimed at building capacity of individuals and teams.
2.Mine Manager- Ruia Mine (Open pit-Heap leach project, Golden Reef Mining P/L) (August 2015 to September 2018)
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Ensure and maintain safety, health and environmental standards to required statutory levels
Prepare an annual heap leach pad stacking plan in liaison with mining and Metallurgical department to meet the year’s strategic guidelines.
Develop an achievement and execution plan considering the operational site requirements.
Ensure management of cost and optimization of the total value chain.
Proactively manage all obstacles to ensure maximum opportunity to achieve planned goals.
Set clear objectives and goals for the team to achieve targeted production levels.
Monitor progress and provide feedback to ensure constant awareness of performance achievements
Conduct regular communication and progress update meetings to ensure synergy across the mining operation.
Supervise hired equipment for the mining process.
Prepare and produce daily, monthly and annual analytical mining and production reports
Ensure the mining team drives the achievement of their functional objective through effective management of their teams in conjunction with identified processes, policies and operational principals.
Maintain the responsibility for delivering production targets and for driving continuous improvement plan across the business
Liaise with government authorities on all statutory issues that are to do with mine processes and production.
3.Junior Mine Planning Engineer(Sirius Gold mine) (October 2012 to August 2015)
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Mining labour planning and production scheduling.
Preparation of monthly mining budget and putting in place cost control measures.
Coordination of activities for the mining operation.
Production of Earth moving machine, plant utilization and availability statistics.
Production of monthly, quarterly and annual production reports.
Processing plant installations.
Ensure Safe mining practices as well as adherence to the Mining management and Safety Regulations.
Meeting ore production schedules.
Explosive performance monitoring;
Mine and Mill Production Reconciliation for gold grade and total metal recovery;
4.Technical Assistant (Gleincaine Gold Mine) (January to October 2012)
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Production related research work;
Put proper mining budget and mining databases in place;
Preparation of production schedules of major quantities including, ore and waste for short term planning (monthly);
Monthly mining budget preparation and mining cost monitoring;
Reconciliation of budget against actual quantities produced at the mine on weekly and monthly basis;
Preparation of production reports for monthly production review meetings;
Explosive performance monitoring;
Mine and Mill Production Reconciliation for gold grade and total metal recovery;
5.Undergraduate Industrial training at Mimosa Platinum Mine (21/4/2010- 21/1/2011)
RESEARCH WORK
Improvement of elution/desorption efficiency in high pressure elution vesels.(Ruia Mine)
Resue mining performance at Perazim shaft (Old Gleincain Mines) (22/2/2012- 24/4/2012)
Academic project done at Mimosa mine. (21/4/2010- 21/1/2011)
TITLE: FINANCIAL EVALUATION OF EXTRACTING ORE ACCUMULATIONS IN THE UPPER ABANDONED SECTIONS (FROM 8 LEVEL TO 18 LEVEL) OF MIMOSA PLATINUM MINE
REFEREES
Manjengwa
Business Development Manager
Golden Reef Mining P/L
G Banga
Human Resources Manager
Sirius Mine
G. Chitsiga
Underground Manager
Gleincairn Mine
E Nyoka
Costing Manager and Project Mentor
Mimosa Mines
K Musiwa (Chairman)
Mining Engineering Department.
University of Zimbabwe
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