RUTH E. MUGURUSI

P.O. Box ****, Dar Es salaam, Tanzania

Cellular: +255*********, +255*********; E-mail: adywmx@r.postjobfree.com CAREER OBJECTIVE

• I am looking for a challenging technical and operational position that could make good use of talents and skills.

• Broad industry experience includes Mining (Open Pit and Underground), Drilling and Blasting, Cost-Effective Technical designing, people management and production planning. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software Operations Training & Instrumentation

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MS Office suites

AUTOCAD

Data-Mine

Vulcan

Macro Programming C++

SHOTplus

• Drilling and Blasting

• Mine Planning

• Portland Cement production

• Blasting certificate

• Clean driving license

• SURBS Ikon III

• Unitronic ES

• Studio Op

• ShotPlus

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

Period Institution Award

2016-2020 Liaoning Shihua University (China) BEng. Mining Engineering 2014-2016 St Josephs’ Cathedral High School Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education

2010-2013 St Francis Girls’ Secondary School Ordinary Level Certificate of Secondary Education

OTHER CREDENTIALS AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Certificate for Outstanding Graduate - Honorary Credential, China, 2020.

• Honorary Certificate for the First Prize in the 9TH China’s National University Mining Engineering Model Competition, 2019.

• Second Prize Academic Award for 2019-2020 Academic year at Liaoning Shihua University, China.

• Registered Graduate Mining Engineer (Engineer’s Registration Board, Tanzania) • Registered Graduate Mining Engineer (Tanzania Institute of Engineers, Tanzania)

• Drilling and Blasting Course (Mineral Institute of Tanzania), Tanzania, 2020.

• Surface Remote Blasting System, Certificate for Ikon III Training, 2021. WORK EXPERIENCE

AngloGold Ashanti (Geita Gold Mine)-Geita, Tanzania Position: Engineer II – Drill and Blast

July 2023 – Up to date

• Drill plans and Blast Designs Approval.

• Planning of 3-Months Rolling Meters and Explosive Consumptions Forecasts.

• Pre and Post Blast Analysis and Predictions,

• Designing of Optimized Drill and Tie up Plans

• Month End Reconciliations

• Blast Shotfirer.

• Ensuring all SOP’s are observed in operations, observing all safety and environmental standards are practiced.

AngloGold Ashanti (Geita Gold Mine)-Geita, Tanzania Position: Engineer I – Drill and Blast

Oct 2022 – July 2023

• Preparation of drill plans i.e., hole designing,

• Preparation weekly drilling meters planning

• Daily and Weekly drilling performance tracking

• Daily and weekly Explosive consumption tracking

• On-field tracking of drilling and explosive charging is conducted as per design.

• Connected Mine System and PiPware Software Drilling and Blasting KPI and Data analysis

• Preparation of Efficient Blast design delay timings - tie up designs

• Preparation of Monthly Forecast Meters and Explosive consumptions planning

• Preparation of Blast Clearances and Notifications ready to be communicated on site 24hours prior blasting activities.

• Making sure QAQC Compliance of Drill Designs and Blast Plans.

• Pre and Post-Blast Analysis and Reconciliation per Blast and comparing the Designs vs Actuals

• Tracking QAQC implementation of Explosive charging procedures on bench (bucket weight calibration tests, cup density, and temperature checks)

• Shotfirer.

• End-of-month explosive reconciliations waiting for final check and approvals.

• Fragmentation Analysis for Post Blast Analysis.

AngloGold Ashanti (Geita Gold Mine) - Geita, Tanzania Position: Graduate Drill and Blast Engineer - Mine Operations Dec 2021 – Oct 2022

• Preparation of drill plans i.e., hole designing,

• Preparation weekly drilling meters planning

• Daily drilling performance tracking

• Daily and weekly Explosive consumption tracking

• On-field tracking of drilling and explosive charging is conducted as per design.

• Connected Mine System and PiPware Software Drilling and Blasting KPI and Data analysis

• Preparation of Efficient Blast design delay timings - tie up designs

• Preparation of Monthly Forecast Meters planning

• Preparation of Blast Clearances and Notifications ready to be communicated on site 24hours prior blasting activities.

• QAQC Post-Blast Analysis and Reconciliation per Blast and comparing the Designs vs Actuals

• Tracking QAQC implementation of Explosive charging procedures on bench (bucket weight calibration tests, cup density, and temperature checks)

• End-of-month explosive reconciliations waiting for final check and approvals. AngloGold Ashanti (Geita Gold Mine) - Geita, Tanzania Position: Graduate Mining Engineer (SEAP Program), April 2021 – Nov 2021

• Preparation of drill plans i.e., hole designing,

• Preparation weekly drilling meters planning

• Daily drilling performance tracking

• Daily and weekly Explosive consumption tracking

• Preparation of Blast design delay timings

• Preparation of Blast Clearances and Notifications ready to be communicated on site 24hours prior blasting activities.

• QAQC Post-Blast Analysis and Reconciliation per Blast and comparing the Designs vs Actuals

• QAQC of Explosive charging procedures on bench (bucket weight, cup density, and temperature checks)

• End-of-month explosive reconciliations waiting for final check and approvals. Jac Rijk International b.v.-Twiga Cement, Wazo Hill-Dar es salaam Position: Mining Engineer Intern

Aug 2020 – Feb 2021

• Modeling and designing drilling and blasting patterns

• Performing production mining planning.

• Drill and Blast Optimization.

• Mine production.

AngloGold Ashanti (Geita Gold Mine) - Geita, Tanzania Position: Mining Engineer Trainee

January - March 2020

• Safety Procedures, Standards in Mining Operations and Hazard Identification.

• Underground Operations: Charge Up, development and Stope charging and blasting, trucking, ore and waste haulage, Long-hole drilling, Boom rig, Horse-shoe rig.

• Underground survey, underground ground control, drilling, core yard and mine geology.

• Underground Mine Services: Ventilation, Emergency plans and Infrastructures.

• Understanding the general interaction between Geology, Geotechnical, Survey, Maintenance and Mine Planning activities.

• Conducted Health, Safety and Environment Induction, Mining and Void induction. AngloGold Ashanti (Geita Gold Mine) - Geita, Tanzania Position: Mining Engineer Trainee

July - September 2019

• Safety Procedures, Standards in Mining Operations and Hazard Identification.

• Health, Safety and Environment induction.

• Mining Planning (Short term and Long-term Planning).

• Designing and drilling and blasting operations.

January – March 2019

• Bench Operating Plan preparation (BOP). Use of Vulcan/Data-Mine for Short-Term Planning and Drill and Blasting Mining Operations.

• Bulk explosives Plant Operations, MMU Operations, Magazine Management, Safe handling of explosives.

• Grade control planning, Ore QA/QC, Movement Monitoring, ROM pad management.

• Dispatch systems and functions, Field function and support.

• Health, Safety and Environment Induction. Mining and Void Induction. Fatigue Management. Hazard and Risk Management.

Heidelberg Cement Group, Twiga Cement – Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania Position: Mining Engineer Trainee

July - October 2018

• Awareness of Occupational Health and Safety

• Drilling Mechanism; Explosives Handling, Preparation of blasting pattern.

• Blasting standard operating procedures, blast assessment, and Blasting geometry.

• Material handling: loading and hauling.

TECHNIACAL PROJECTS

• Preliminary Surface Mine Design Mine Designing, Geita; Data-Mine and Vulcan Software application for fulfillment of final undergraduate thesis.

• Drill and Blast Mini-Project: Cost Saving Analysis after parameter change. Effectiveness of parameters.

REFEREES

Eng. Alex Katalyeba

Drill & Blast Superintendent

Geita Gold Mining

Limited P.O Box 532

Geita, Tanzania.

Mobile: +255-***-***-***

Email:

adywmx@r.postjobfree.com

Eng. Leonard Makwamaya

Mine Technical Service Manager

Geita Gold Mining Limited

P.O Box 532

Geita, Tanzania.

Mobile:

+255*********

Email:

adywmx@r.postjobfree.com

Eng. Paul Nesphory

Technical Service Superintendent

Geita Gold Mine Limited

P.O Box 532, Geita, Tanzania

Mobile: +255-***-***-***

Email:adywmx@r.postjobfree.com

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