MINE PLANNING ENGINEER
BASIC FUNCTION OF THE POSITION:
The Mine Planning Engineer will be responsible delivering all short-term mine design requirements for the operation. The battery limits of this role start at receiving MSO and long-term development designs from the Long-Term Planning team and carrying through to final designs, as well as meeting drill and blast requirements for the operation.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Your key accountabilities include:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, COMPETENCIES AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE:
The Mine Planning Engineer will be responsible delivering all short-term mine design requirements for the operation. The battery limits of this role start at receiving MSO and long-term development designs from the Long-Term Planning team and carrying through to final designs, as well as meeting drill and blast requirements for the operation.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Your key accountabilities include:
- Preparing the Preliminary Mine Designs with direction from LOM.
- Drafting Conceptual Mine Designs as geological grade control drilling is completed.
- Creating, developing, and implementing detailed mine designs and plans to optimize extraction processes and maximize resource recovery.
- Working closely with geologists, surveyors, geotechnical and other engineering staff to plan mining operations and ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
- Ensuring that stope designs and stope notes are done according to the 3-month schedule.
- Developing and monitoring production schedules to ensure operational targets are met on time.
- Maintaining design registers and ensuring they are aligned with the 3-month schedule.
- Designing and implementing drilling and blasting plans tailored to geological conditions for maximum efficiency.
- Coordinating with geologists, production teams, and contractors to align blasting activities with overall mine planning and production goals.
- Analyzing blast outcomes and adjusting techniques to improve fragmentation and reduce costs.
- Assisting with the development of ventilation circuits for mine design.
- Liaising with the Geotechnical department in the preparation of level designs, stope shapes and mining sequence.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, COMPETENCIES AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE:
- A bachelor's degree in mining engineering or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years underground mining engineering experience, with exposure to all mining operation and production phases and preferably in copper.
- Underground Mining Blasting License is highly regarded.
- Registered with the Engineers Registration Board of Botswana.