Experienced metallurgist specializing in coal mineral processing, material analysis, and process optimization. Recognized for strong teamwork skills, adaptability, and a track record of achieving results. Proficient in metallurgical testing, quality control, and process improvement techniques. Highly regarded for reliability and effective collaboration in fast-paced and dynamic work settings.
Hi, I’m
Blantina Napogadi Mohlala
Metallurgist
Belfast
Summary
Overview
7
years of professional experience
2023
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Ingwenya Mineral Processing (NBC)
Plant Metallurgist
03.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Managing 4 Shift Metallurgists to ensure that all production requirements are met.
- Performing quality control by monitoring all saleable and sales qualities to ensure that product specifications are met.
- Assuming the roles of an Acting Plant Manager and Foreman when these key team leaders are absent.
- Carrying out metallurgical investigations into failure and complaints and being responsible for all safety & health, and environmental matters about the metallurgical projects.
- Monitoring production input by ensuring that the plant daily and monthly tonnages meet client specifications.
- Monitoring the budget to ensure that reagents are always available during production.
- Monitoring run-of-mine (ROM) and product stockpiles to ensuring that the coal mining brought to the plant meet plant specification and product produced to meet the customer's specification.
- Ensuring that all employees, contractors, and visitors involved with the metallurgical projects are informed of safety, health, and environmental issues on site by distributing relevant safety, health, and environmental information.
- Managing, reporting, and investigating incidents and hazards promptly as required; Ensuring Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) are completed for appropriate tasks and participate in the process.
- Undertaking safety and health audits and inspections and interacting with personnel concerning improving work practices and following up on action items.
- Managing project compliance with safety and health requirements and ensure issues are being addressed before commencement of work (such as permits completed, isolations checked, and tagging completed).
- Managing project compliance with federal and state environmental regulations to ensure a field presence on a routine basis; Assisting in preparing monthly project reports and contributing to safety, health and environmental reporting.
Ingwenya Mineral Processing (NBC)
Acting Senior Plant Metallurgist
08.2023 - 12.2023
Job overview
- Providing technical support to the Plant Manager.
- Managing 4 Shift Metallurgists and Project Metallurgist to ensure that all production requirements are met.
- Performing quality control by monitoring all saleable and sales qualities to ensure that product specifications are met.
- Assuming the roles of an Acting Plant Manager and Process Foreman when these key team leaders are absent.
- Carrying out metallurgical investigations into failure and complaints and being responsible for all safety & health, and environmental matters about the metallurgical projects.
- Monitoring production input by ensuring that the plant daily and monthly tonnages meet client specifications.
- Monitoring the budget to ensure that reagents are always available during production.
- Monitoring run-of-mine (ROM) and product stockpiles to ensuring that the coal mining brought to the plant meet plant specification and product produced to meet the customer's specification.
- Ensuring that all employees, contractors, and visitors involved with the metallurgical projects are informed of safety, health, and environmental issues on site by distributing relevant safety, health, and environmental information.
- Managing, reporting, and investigating incidents and hazards promptly as required; Ensuring Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) are completed for appropriate tasks and participate in the process.
- Undertaking safety and health audits and inspections and interacting with personnel concerning improving work practices and following up on action items.
- Managing project compliance with safety and health requirements and ensure issues are being addressed before commencement of work (such as permits completed, isolations checked, and tagging completed).
- Managing project compliance with federal and state environmental regulations to ensure a field presence on a routine basis; Assisting in preparing monthly project reports and contributing to safety, health and environmental reporting.
Ingwenya Mineral Processing (NBC)
Junior Shift Metallurgist
04.2022 - 03.2023
Job overview
- Providing technical support to the Shift Supervisor.
- Evaluating root causes and proposing recommendations.
- Ensuring the accurate and punctual reporting of all process accounting.
- Monitoring all saleable and sales qualities to ensure that the required specifications are met.
- Ensuring adherence to procedures.
- Conducting analysis to determine output and recovery.
- Communicating plant procedures to plant staff.
Exxaro Belfast Coal
Intern Value Chain Integration
06.2021 - 04.2022
Job overview
- Making facts based decisions on value throughout the business value chain from the pit right through to the port.
- Coordinating processes across the mining value chain with an aim of increasing overall system throughput.
- Ensuring that the business is aligned and works towards one single integrated production schedule.
- Monitoring and tracking operational performance and the execution of the integrated production schedule.
- Working with and managing multi-disciplinary teams across multiple reporting lines.
Seriti New Vaal Colliery
Acting Safety Officer Assistant
10.2020 - 01.2021
Job overview
- Capturing and analyzing safety data to the system, Enablon and Sedna.
- Updating, tracking and capturing New Vaal documents (procedures, risk assessments, change managements, policies and legal appointments).
- Preparing mine safety presentations for management and divisional (Head office).
- Communicating incidents within the mine and to other mines.
- Preparing daily and weekly safety communications for the mine.
- Capturing, analyzing and reporting property damages, injuries, HPHs and HPIs.
- Daily administration work for the SHE dep.
Seriti New Vaal Colliery
Laboratory Team Leader (Analyst)
04.2019 - 10.2020
Job overview
- Collection of hourly and two hourly laboratory coal samples.
- Preparation of coal samples for both rapid and contractual analysis.
- Physical and chemical analysis (ABR, Volatile, Ash content and CV).
- Ensuring adherence to safety standards and procedures by laboratory personnel.
- Ensuring adherence to ISO coal sample preparation and laboratory standards.
- Monitoring and ensuring good housekeeping in the laboratory.
- Ensuring that the laboratory complies and delivers results as outlined in the CQMP.
Metallurgical Engineering Intern
03.2018 - 02.2019
Job overview
- P1 & P2 training at the New Vaal Colliery coal preparation plant under the supervision of a Senior Plant Metallurgist.
- I have acted as a Team Leader for various sections (Primary tip, screening and crushing & DMS plant) and acted as a General Plant Forewoman.
- Monitoring day to day plant operations including plant inspections.
- Ensuring that there are sufficient plant consumables for metallurgical processes.
- Established a project study on Optimization of a filter belt performance by varying coagulant levels.
Education
Advanced Diploma Operations Management
University Overview
B-Tech Degree Metallurgical Engineering
University Overview
National Diploma Metallurgical Engineering
University Overview
Grade 12
University Overview
Skills
Decision-making
Additional Information
Additional Information
References available on request
Timeline
Acting Senior Plant Metallurgist
Ingwenya Mineral Processing (NBC)
08.2023 - 12.2023
Plant Metallurgist
Ingwenya Mineral Processing (NBC)
03.2023 - Current
Junior Shift Metallurgist
Ingwenya Mineral Processing (NBC)
04.2022 - 03.2023
Intern Value Chain Integration
Exxaro Belfast Coal
06.2021 - 04.2022
Acting Safety Officer Assistant
Seriti New Vaal Colliery
10.2020 - 01.2021
Laboratory Team Leader (Analyst)
Seriti New Vaal Colliery
04.2019 - 10.2020
Metallurgical Engineering Intern
03.2018 - 02.2019
B-Tech Degree Metallurgical Engineering
01.2020
National Diploma Metallurgical Engineering
01.2019
Grade 12
01.2012
Advanced Diploma Operations Management
01.2023
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