Deputy HOD: MRM (m/f)

Duties

• Plan, organise, direct, control and co-ordinate the mineral resources functions, exploration / drilling programmes and resource planning of Swakop Uranium (SU) to ensure the sustainable availability of mineral resources to meet mining plans and business requirements

Key Performance Areas

• Develop the Swakop Uranium (SU) Mineral Resource/Geology Management plan, systems, policies, procedures, control standards, measures and programmes, aligning them to strategic business and mining objectives
• Co-ordinate and monitor departmental effectiveness against short-term mine plan
• Interpret, apply and ensure compliance to all relevant mineral resource/geology and health, safety and environmental statutory requirements, regulations and standards
• Identify and apply best practice mineral resource/geology strategies, standards, system and monitoring mechanisms to support short- and long-term mine production planning
• Identify and manage health, safety and environmental risks within the Mineral Resource/Geology Department
• Provide guidelines to create the geological and resource model.
• Update and refine the model as per life of mine requirements
• Manage sampling/mapping programmes
• Manage and develop a grade control model for specific areas in the pit
• Delineate and sample mineral deposits
• Establish ore accounting system, which reconciles with the metallurgical accounting system
• Update and validate reserves and resources, including near mine exploration programmes
• Identify additional uranium ore resources and potential uranium resources
• Monitor and assess the geotechnical and hydrogeological aspects of the mining operation
• Establish and manage a slope stability programme of the open pit, dumps and stockpiles
• Manage compliance to internal and external reporting requirements (legal and other), including a legal register

Requisites

• BSc Honours degree or similar qualification in geology
• MSc qualification an added advantage
• 10 years’ experience in an open pit uranium mining environment of which 3 years’ should have been on a Senior Management level
• Registration with an accredited professional body e.g. SACNASP, SAIMM, AUSIMM will be an added advantage
• Valid Code C Driver’s License

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted