Mzikayise Mava Jikija
Geologist
Randfontein,GP
Summary
Sharp individual motivated to acquire knowledge of fieldwork, mapping and laboratory analysis. Familiar with geologic principles and data interpretation. Strong attention to detail and fast learner. Well, experienced geologist with over 15 years in mining specialising on underground mining and underground developments and also delivering on team goals.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Geologist
Chinese African Precious Metals
Orkney, North West
01.2025 - Current
- Identifying remnants (pillars or reef that were left unmined) that can be mined profitable
- Peforming daily underground stope management duties ,e.g. capturing of daily results
- Performing grade control duties for the company
- Responsibly for drilling, sampling of core and report to management
- Responsible for monthly,18 months and 5-year mining plan for the company
- Contributes geologically on monthly reviews meetings
- Managing of contractors e.g. drilling teams , juniors and interns.
- Performed in-situ testing and sampling in accordance with specifications and current technical standards.
- Used advanced sampling techniques to ensure precise mineral analysis.
- Delivered presentations to technical, management and client audiences.
- Helped to solve geology-related issues at research sites, using mapping and assessment techniques.
- Prepared technical reports for effective communication of research findings.
- Collected and interpreted real-time and long-term geological data.
Geologist
Geostrat
01.2023 - 04.2026
- I identifying arrears that can be mined profitable (resource)
- Monitoring of open pit and underground mining (geologically-mapping of stopes, mapping of benches.
- Monitoring of the yellow big machinery on the open pit mining (keeping records of break downs, diesel also maintaining safety around the open pit machines
- Updating geological and survey plans (plotting of geological data and also interpreting of the geological structures)
- Grade control (sampling, QAQC, Pay limit and cutoff grade)
- Teaching of interns or new geologist when joining our company
- Teaching P1 and P2 (geology students who supposed to acquire their practical work in order for them to graduate at tertiary institutions)
- Assisting post graduate students from universities on their post graduate projects
- Chairing safety, Water board and grade meetings
- Submitting geological and production reports for the mine manager
Exploration geologist and project manager
Nyezi Holdings
11.2020 - 04.2021
- Included various mining activities such as:
- Assist in the best mining methods according to the geology and grade.
- Plan, execute and manage underground diamond drilling programs.
- Identification of paleocurrent directions for alluvial deposit
- Effective supervise all geological aspects of surface /underground section;
- Updating geological fissures on 1:200 and 1:1000 plans.
- Geological modelling and structure, creating and updating of mine models(underground)
- Overseeing sampling processes and reconciling of assay results.
- Identification of geozones and liaise with supervisor regarding problem areas.
- Monthly reporting on geological observations.
- Routine visits to benches and development areas.
- Manage and train junior geologist.
- Mineral resource management, operating and capital three year business planning.
- Planning, implementing and evaluating of exploration programs.
- Managing of heavy duty digging machines e.g. break downs, recording of diesel, operating time management, oil leakages etc.
Geologist
Village Main reef gold mine
Klerksdorp, North West
10.2018 - 05.2019
- Assist in the best mining methods according to the geology and grade.
- Plan, execute and manage underground diamond drilling programs.
- Grade control and stopping width control.
- Coordinate of cover drilling, core logging and interpretation.
- Effective supervise all geological aspects of surface /underground section;
- Updating geological fissures on 1:200 and 1:1000 plans.
- Geological modelling and structure, creating and updating of mine models(underground)
- Overseeing sampling processes and reconciling of assay results.
- Identification of geozones and liaise with supervisor regarding problem areas.
- Monthly reporting on geological observations.
- Routine visits to stopping and development areas.
- Conducting monthly sweeps in liaison with survey department.
- Manage and train junior geologist.
- Mineral resource management, operating and capital three year business planning.
Shaft Geologist
Sibanyestillwater
01.2009 - 10.2017
- Mineral resource management (MRM), understanding of the complete mining value chain, borehole drilling; reporting, sampling check assays, duplicates, blanks and standards check protocols and results (QA/QC), data structure and data flow management, Bore hole mapping and Safety meetings
- Reason for leaving: Retrenched
Geology trainee
Harmony Gold mine
04.2008 - 06.2009
- Collecting geological data from underground
- Daily underground visits to gather necessary information for mining personnel, mapping of geological discontinuities e.g. dykes, faults, sills panels, specifying reef horizons
Education
Matric -
St Charles Sojola High school
01-2003
BSc Honours - Geology
University of Fort Hare
01-2007
Skills
- Geological modelling (validation)
- data base management
- geological controls to mineralisation
- pay limit
- cut-off grade
- block/geozone or domain statistics
- grade capping
- confident limits
- estimation procedures
- ordinary krigging
- exploration project management
- theory and risk analysis
- health and safety requirements
- competent person reporting
- Microsoft Office
- Datamine
- Deswik
- CADS mine
Report preparation
Technical presentations
Professional communication
Mineral exploration
DESWIK
Preparing reports
Ore body modelling
Report-writing
Accomplishments
- Mining of the UE7 reef at Cooke 2 was increased by 4 years through the identification of the payable 3rd cut previously left in the FW .
- Successfully drove the exploration and development of VCR on the Southern portion of Cooke 2 mine, which increased the production by 500m²/mon from 2013 to 2017.
- Identified paleo current diamond channels for Nyezi Holdings,an exploration company at schmidstdrift.
Languages
Xhosa
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
Custom Section
0721757123
Personal Information
- ID Number: 7606305814086
- License: Code 10 (PDP)
- Date of birth: 06/30/76
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: South African
References
- Mr. Sonwabile Rasmeni, NORM Department National Nuclear Regulator, Senior inspector, +27(0) 120018457, 0725966692, srasmeni@nnr.co.za
- Mr. Leonard Nxumalo, Main reef gold mining company, Senior Geologist at Tau lekoa shaft, 0763997782, email-leonardnxml@gmail.com
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Geologist
Chinese African Precious Metals
01.2025 - Current
Geologist
Geostrat
01.2023 - 04.2026
Exploration geologist and project manager
Nyezi Holdings
11.2020 - 04.2021
Geologist
Village Main reef gold mine
10.2018 - 05.2019
Shaft Geologist
Sibanyestillwater
01.2009 - 10.2017
Geology trainee
Harmony Gold mine
04.2008 - 06.2009
BSc Honours - Geology
University of Fort Hare
Matric -
St Charles Sojola High school