Mining Technical Services Manager & Entrepreneur

Curriculum Vitae

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Name: Rabson Yisa

Current position: Entrepreneur

Extensive experience role: Technical Services Manager

Working experience post-graduation: +25 years

Commodities worked post-graduation: Gold, Platinum & Coal

Status: South Africa Permanent Resident

Current residing: Emalahleni

South Africa Employment Equity class: Black Male

Bachelor’s degree: Mining Engineering Hnrs, Univ of Zimbabwe

Master’s degree: MBA, Wits Business School, South Africa

Association membership: SACMA (South Africa Colliery Managers Association)

Remuneration sought: Market-related

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

Phone contact: 073-***-****

EXPERIENCE DETAILS

Dec 2025 to Current: Running own business as a stop gap measure

June 2020 to Nov 2025: Technical Services Manager: Glencore Coal South Africa Tweefontein Division, South Africa

Lead a team of geologists, mining engineers and surveyors through guidance, coaching, and feedback to consistently deliver goals effectively and safely

Establish clear roles and responsibilities for all team members and ensure that they understand performance expectations and measures.

Design and schedule Short to Long Term Mine Plans. Schedule Budget and Life of Asset production aligned with business objectives

Measure the performance of the mine against daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual KPI’s and scorecards and conduct reconciliations.

Prepare and review weekly and month-end operational reports for the Division.

Generate and participate in initiatives to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance safety.

Upskill staff by identifying training needs and assisting the team to follow career aspirations.

Overlook all work related to current mine rehabilitation and mine closure

Manage exploration, update the geology model and implement grade control protocols. Prepare mineral resources and reserves statements

Integrate all geotechnical recommendations in mine and dump designs and infrastructure and monitor compliance to

Oversee departmental budgeting and cost control.

Generate and implement and monitor performance against strategic and tactical key performance indicators

Collaborate with other departments such as Engineering, Process, Finance, HSE, Group and external stakeholders

Ensuring adherence to statutory submissions, regulatory requirements, environmental and safety standards

Jan 2018 to May 2020: Production Manager: Glencore Coal South Africa (Tweefontein Division, South Africa

Developing and implementing production plans, setting targets, and managing resources to achieve targets for Tweefontein Opencast

Identifying areas for improvement in production processes, implementing changes to improve efficiency, productivity, cost-effectiveness and safety.

Overseeing the allocation and utilization of resources, including personnel, equipment, and materials.

Ensuring compliance with all relevant health and safety regulations, conducting risk assessments, and implementing procedures and standards to minimize hazards.

Establish clear roles and responsibilities to all team members and ensure that they understand performance expectations and measures.

Collaborating with other departments such as Engineering, Process, Technical, HSE and external stakeholders including government inspectorate

Collaborating with relevant Government departments as the Explosives responsible person

Effectively communicating production successes, progress, challenges, and solutions to relevant stakeholders.

Monitor costs and financial budgeting of production process

Ensuring all activities adhere to relevant procedures, standards, laws, regulations, and company policies.

Dec 2008 to Dec 2017: Technical Services Manager: Glencore Coal South Africa Tweefontein Division, South Africa

Lead a team of geologists, mining engineers and surveyors through guidance, coaching, and feedback to consistently deliver goals effectively and safely

Other roles same as above as Technical Services Manager

May 2008 to Nov 2008: Mining Engineer: Xstrata Coal South Africa, Mpumalanga Division, South Africa

Short and medium term mine planning for the division’s opencast and underground operations

Tracking and reporting productivities and efficiencies

Reserve estimates and short-term budgeting

Dec 2007 to May 2008: Divisional Mine Planning Officer: Anglo coal South Africa, Group Planning Department, South Africa

Internal Mine Planning and design consulting assisting all Anglo Coal SA mines with specialized service

South Africa Coal Division production and productivities reporting, monitoring and evaluation. Production deviation analysis, reporting and proposing productivity/continuous improvements

Best practice transfer of mining techniques, technologies and software and subsequent trials and adoption by the mines.

Mines technical audits: mine planning-related risks

June 2006 to Aug 2007: Underground Production Manager: Mimosa Mine (an Implats and Aquarius Joint Venture in platinum), Zimbabwe

Leading production operations team at South Shaft

Formulation of production strategies and tactics, implementation and monitoring and evaluation

Resourcing teams with materials, labour and skills to meet targets.

Formulating and reviewing Codes of Practices. Ensuring adherence to standard task procedures

Implementing ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 safety, health and environmental management systems.

Managing costs for the shaft and championing continues improvement initiatives

Jan 2004 – June 2006: Technical Services Manager: Freda Rebecca Mine, AngloGold Ashanti, Zimbabwe

Leading a large team of mining engineers, geologists, geotechnical engineers, surveyors, ventilation planners, and lab assayers

Coordinating medium and short term mine planning up to Life of Mine planning and Budgeting

Production, productivity and efficiency monitoring

Championing continuous improvement initiatives

Exploration, including drafting and supervising exploration joint venture contracts

Liaison with government inspectorate, municipalities and communities on projects.

Participating in mergers and acquisition, due diligence, feasibility studies

Resource and reserve growth and reporting

Safety, health and environmental management. Implementing the Integrated NOSA safety management system.

Feb 2001 – Dec 2003: Mine Captain (equivalent to Production Manager): Freda Rebecca Mine, Ashanti Goldfields, Zimbabwe

Responsible for managing safety and production for underground operations and later an opencast operation

Jan 1999 – Jan 2001: Mine Planning Engineer: Freda Rebecca Mine, Ashanti Goldfields, Zimbabwe

Medium- and short-term planning for underground and open pit.

Jan 1998 – Dec 1998: Graduate Mining Engineer: Freda Rebecca Mine, Ashanti Goldfields, Zimbabwe (training position)

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of birth: 18 September 1972

Marital Status: Married (with 2 kids)

Languages: English, Shona and a bit of Zulu

Contact Details: *********@*****.***

REFERENCES

Thato Gama Ranganai Chinamatira

Assistant General Manager Retired former Group Technical Executive

Tweefontein Complex Anglo Coal SA

Glencore Coal Johannesburg

SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA

Tel.: +27-13-686-**** Mobile: +27-83-268-****

Mobile: +27-64-759-****

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