TEBOGO MAKGAGA
Mining Enginee
Seshego
Summary
Results-driven Mining Superintendent with a focus on Load and Haul operations, offering over a decade of progressive experience in the mining industry. Adept at overseeing large-scale mining projects, optimizing production processes, and managing diverse teams to achieve operational excellence. Proficient at conducting thorough geological and geotechnical analyses to inform precise mine layouts, ensuring the efficient extraction of mineral resources. Adept at integrating safety measures, environmental considerations, and cost-effective strategies into mine designs to ensure sustainable and efficient operations.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Mining Superintendent (Load and Haul)
Stibium Mining SA
10.2021 - Current
- Ensure strict adherence to all applicable Health and Safety Code of Practice (COP) and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) procedures, maintaining compliance with established safety standards and regulations
- Conduct pre-shift meetings and inspects work areas, ensuring thorough safety checks and fostering a proactive safety culture among the workforce
- Manage pit safety, including maintaining good housekeeping practices, ensuring a clean and hazard-free working environment, and conducting regular safety inspections to certify the safety of the pit for operational activities
- Conduct risk assessments, identifies potential hazards, and implements control measures to mitigate risks, ensuring the safety and well-being of all personnel involved in mining operations
- Conduct Pre-Task Observations (PTOs), fostering a proactive safety culture and ensuring the implementation of best safety practices throughout the operational processes
- Monitor the effectiveness of the plant dust suppression spray system, ensuring optimal dust control measures for a safe and healthy working environment
- Ensure achievement of monthly set load and haul production targets, fostering a culture of productivity and efficiency while maintaining high-quality standards in production processes
- Report and record all production-related activities, ensuring accurate and timely documentation for performance evaluation and operational analysis
- Manage stockpiles and haul roads to ensure safe and uninterrupted production, optimizing material flow and operational efficiency
- Design drilling layouts, ensuring precise alignment with drilling targets and optimizing resource utilization for efficient and effective drilling operations
- Manage departmental monthly budget of 6 million rands and 72 million rands yearly, overseeing financial allocations and expenditures in line with established budgetary guidelines and operational priorities.
Senior Mine Surveyor/Mine Surveyor
Stibium Mining SA
05.2018 - 10.2021
- Orchestrated and supervised all survey activities, ensuring effective coordination and control for streamlined and accurate data collection and analysis
- Conducted surveying activities for pit excavations, updating and generating mine working plans to facilitate accurate and informed decision-making in mining operations
- Performed volumetric computations and tonnage reconciliation on a weekly and monthly basis, ensuring precise measurement and reporting of mined materials for operational monitoring and financial assessment
- Conducted surveying of stockpiles, specifically Run of Mine (ROM) stockpiles, ensuring accurate and reliable data for inventory management and resource allocation
- Maintained and updated Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) plans, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and fostering adherence to industry standards and best practices
- Managed day-to-day surveying activities, ensuring accuracy and reliability of data for operational decision-making and performance evaluation
- Conducted monthly tonnage measurements, ensuring accurate reconciliation and reporting for effective production monitoring and performance assessment
- Monitored subsidence around shaft and pit areas on a monthly basis, ensuring early detection of potential risks and implementing appropriate mitigation measures to ensure operational safety and stability
- Supervised and mentored 3 mine surveyors, 2 Mining engineers and one draft man, fostering professional development and ensuring a skilled and cohesive survey team
- Analyzed Lidar data using QGIS software, extracting valuable insights and facilitating informed decision-making for operational planning and management
- Digitized and updated mine plans in compliance with Section 17 of Mine Health and Safety regulations, ensuring accurate and up-to-date documentation for regulatory compliance and operational safety
- Prepared monthly measurement reports, providing accurate and timely data for operational monitoring and performance assessment.
Junior Mine Surveyor
Consmurch Mine (Village Main Reef)
05.2013 - 08.2015
- Planed and organized daily tasks, ensuring efficient and effective allocation of resources and timely completion of surveying activities
- Supervised a survey gang, providing guidance and support to ensure accurate and reliable execution of surveying tasks and adherence to safety protocols
- Installed pegs and establishes grades in flat tunnels, interlevel, and stopes, ensuring precise and reliable reference points for operational planning and execution
- Calculated grades, including sides and chain grades, ensuring accurate and reliable data for effective mining operations and safety compliance
- Prepared and issued holing notes and mining layouts, facilitating clear communication and precise execution of mining plans and activities
- Conducted underground surveying, ensuring accurate and comprehensive data collection for operational monitoring and decision-making
- Performed stockpile measurements for tonnage accounting, ensuring accurate inventory management and operational planning
- Conducted development offsetting and surveying, ensuring precise and accurate execution of development plans and activities
- Measured monthly excavation of stopping and development ends, providing accurate data for operational monitoring and performance assessment
- Prepared monthly measuring reports, providing accurate and timely data for operational monitoring and performance assessment
- Operated survey CAD software, ensuring proficient and effective use of software tools for data analysis and documentation.
Education
Management Development Programme (MDP) - Management
University of Pretoria
Pretoria 06.2023 - 12.2023
Legal Examination for Subordinate Manager (2.6.1) -
Foskor Mine
Limpopo 06.2020 - 04.2022
Blasting Certificate for Open Cast Mine -
DMRE
Mpumalanga 06.2020 - 04.2021
National Diploma in Mining Engineering - Mining
UNISA
Pretoria 01.2021 - 01.2021
Elementary Mine Sampling -
Mineral Council of South Africa
Gauteng 01.2019 - 07.2019
Advanced Mine Survey Certificate -
Chamber of Mines
Gauteng 01.2016 - 06.2016
Elementary Mine Survey Certificate -
Chamber of Mines
Gauteng 06.2013 - 09.2013
Bachelor of Science in Mine Surveying -
University of Venda
Limpopo 02.2008 - 04.2011
Skills
Model Maker and Survey Makerundefined
Websites
Core Competences And Skills
- Project management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Continuous Improvement
- Surveying Techniques
- Budget Management
- Risk management
- Health and Safety
- Client Relationship Management
- Safety Protocols
Summary Of Other Roles
Graduate Mine Surveyor, Afrimat Aggregates Ltd, 04/2012 - 05/2023
References
Available on Request.
Training
Gis Certificate, Studio OP, 5D Planner and Enhanced Production Scheduler (EPS) Training for mine planning.
Timeline
Management Development Programme (MDP) - Management
University of Pretoria
06.2023 - 12.2023
Mining Superintendent (Load and Haul)
Stibium Mining SA
10.2021 - Current
National Diploma in Mining Engineering - Mining
UNISA
01.2021 - 01.2021
Legal Examination for Subordinate Manager (2.6.1) -
Foskor Mine
06.2020 - 04.2022
Blasting Certificate for Open Cast Mine -
DMRE
06.2020 - 04.2021
Elementary Mine Sampling -
Mineral Council of South Africa
01.2019 - 07.2019
Senior Mine Surveyor/Mine Surveyor
Stibium Mining SA
05.2018 - 10.2021
Advanced Mine Survey Certificate -
Chamber of Mines
01.2016 - 06.2016
Elementary Mine Survey Certificate -
Chamber of Mines
06.2013 - 09.2013
Junior Mine Surveyor
Consmurch Mine (Village Main Reef)
05.2013 - 08.2015
Bachelor of Science in Mine Surveying -
University of Venda
02.2008 - 04.2011
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