- Reading, listening to music, helping people voluntarily, gym exercises, participating in traditional ceremonies
Lucky Albert Maseko
Horison, Roodepoort
Summary
Seasoned Mining Engineering academic and industry professional with over 20 years of experience in higher education and underground mining. Currently at the University of South Africa (UNISA), leading curriculum innovation and research in mine health and safety, safety risk mitigation, and sustainable mining systems while pursuing a PhD focused on enhancing safety risk mitigation in South African mines.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Lecturer – Mining Engineering
University of South Africa
01.2006 - Current
- Teaching and student academic support
- Development of tutorial materials and assessments
- Examination setting and moderation
- Curriculum review and programme development
- Managed academic administration tasks, ensuring compliance with institutional standards.
- Student mentorship and research support
- Contributed to curriculum design and qualification development for: Diploma in Mining Engineering, Advanced Diploma in Mining Engineering, BTech Honours, Master of Engineering Programme
- Coordinated departmental activities and engaged stakeholders, liaising with the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA), Minerals Education Trust Fund (METF), and industry stakeholders to enhance collaboration and resource sharing.
- Coordinated community engagement initiatives with Mandisa Shiceka School of Specialisation to foster relationships and support educational outreach.
Acting Shift Overseer
Greenside Colliery
01.2001 - 01.2005
- Experience in underground coal mining operations
- Supervised production teams, enhancing operational efficiency
- Managed occupational hygiene and dust control measures, promoting a safer work environment
- Drill-and-blast operations
- Safety inspections and legal compliance
- Continuous miner operations
- Coordinated production planning to align resources and schedules for optimal output
Trainee
South Deep Gold Mine
01.1996 - 01.1999
- Completed underground mining training in stoping, development, ore tramming, and blasting preparation, ensuring readiness for operational tasks
- Shadowed daily activities of office staff to gain understanding of scope of work.
- Maintained organised and updated file systems for easy staff use.
- Contributed to project management tasks, tracking progress and coordinating with team members for timely completion.
Education
PhD - Engineering
University of South Africa
Florida05-2026
MSc (Eng) - Mining Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, GP01-2012
Graduate Diploma in Engineering - Mining Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, GP01-2008
BSc (Eng) - Mining Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, GP01-2001
Skills
- Mining education
- Curriculum Development
- Underground Mining Operations
- Mine Health and Safety
- Risk management
- Occupational Hygiene Awareness
- Learning Analytics
- Academic research
- Engineering research
- Graduate assessment
- Stakeholder management
- Community involvement
Certification
- Assessor Course – UNISA
- Blasting Certificate (Coal Mining) – DME
- Blasting Certificate (Hard Rock) – DME
- Modern SHERQ/Risk Management
- Leadership for Middle Managers
- Mineral Resource Management
- Finance for Non-Financial Managers
- Occupational Hygiene and Gas Testing Training
Custom Section
Publications
Maseko, L.A., 2018, A Review of Work-Integrated Learning in South African Mining Engineering Universities, Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 118, 12, 1315–1323.
Maseko Lucky, Ilunga, Masengo, Maduna, Lusiwe, Thage, Rorisang, 2025, Use of Support Vector Machines for Modelling Student Performance: Case of a Graduate Attribute Based-Assessed Mining Design Engineering Module, Proceedings of IMSCI 2025.
Lugoma, Masikini et al., 2025, A Transdisciplinary Approach to Enhancing Online Engineering Education Through Learning Analytics, Proceedings of IMSCI 2025.
Maseko, L.A., 2025, Identifying Safety Risks and Future Research Directions in the Pursuit of Zero Harm in South African Mines: A Review of Mine Health & Safety Council Initiatives, Presented at MineSafe 2025.
Affiliations
- Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)
- South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM)
Interests
Timeline
Senior Lecturer – Mining Engineering
University of South Africa
01.2006 - Current
Acting Shift Overseer
Greenside Colliery
01.2001 - 01.2005
Trainee
South Deep Gold Mine
01.1996 - 01.1999
PhD - Engineering
University of South Africa
MSc (Eng) - Mining Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand
Graduate Diploma in Engineering - Mining Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand
BSc (Eng) - Mining Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand