Drill & Blast Mining Engineer

Purpose:

To meet Long-hole drill and blast demands of establishing a block cave mine. The role will provide a specialist service in designing and directing the drill and blast processes for the Undercutting and Drawbells development on Lift II project.

Minimum Requirements:

• Degree in Mining Engineering
• Blasting Certificate for Underground Metalliferous Mines/Mechanised mines
• Mine Overseers Certificate of Competency
• Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency (Metalliferous Mines) will be an advantage
• At least five years underground mining experience and massive mining experience
• Knowledge of long hole drilling techniques
• Working knowledge of specialist Drill and Blast design software, Aegis or similar program
• Well-developed supervisory skills
• Advanced knowledge of MS packages

Duties:

• Ring drilling, timing and blasting performance modelling, in-situ performance assessment and adjustment according to local and global cave and tunnel conditions in consultation with the Geotechnical Engineer
• Support and design the Drill & Blast patterns and strategy including the required explosives.
• Manage & report on non-conformance in drill and blast practices – QA/QC
• Performing PTOs on the drilling, charging and blasting process
• Implement and manage control systems to ensure optimized drilling, timing and blasting
• Drill and blast cost planning as well as reconciliation, monitoring and improvement of cost
• Participating in compiling and scheduling the Strategic Business Plan for the mine
• Management of the Drill and Blast database
• Maintaining and improving safe work practices
• Defining or modifying loading requirements of blasted ore from the undercut

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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from us in 4 weeks, consider your application unsuccessful.