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| SENIOR GRADE CONTROL GEOLOGIST |
| Lubambe copper mine |
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Posted 2019-02-27 01:56:50
Lubambe
Copper Mine is located within the Greater Konkola Area of the Zambian
Copperbelt and consists of a large – scale mining license covering an area of
approximately 240 square kilometres. The mine is a modern, world class facility
with fully mechanized underground operations.
Lubambe
Copper Mines is owned by EMR Capital of Australia (80%) and ZCCM – Investments
Holdings (20%).
The
Mine is currently in a ramp up stage and will ultimately produce 45, 000 tonnes
of contained copper and will employ approximately 1,500 people. The Plant
infrastructure consists of a Concentrator plant, a laboratory and underground
infrastructure. The Concentrator incorporates crushing, milling, flotation and
filtration. The design capacity is 2.5 MTPA of ore at an average mill grade of
2.3% copper, yielding 45,000 tonnes of contained copper in concentrate to be
sold to smelter in Zambia.
To
support this vision, Lubambe Copper Mine seeks to employ experienced and
qualified individuals in the following positions:
SENIOR
GRADE CONTROL GEOLOGIST (x1)
This
position reports to the Superintendent – Geology
Purpose
of this position
To
carry out Geological grade control functions at Lubambe Copper Mine as outlined
in the Key performance areas. The geologist will have a wide range of interactions
and the information supplied is critical to success of many disciplines such as
Surveyors, Sectional Planners, Mine Superintendents, Mine Captains and the Mine
Manager.
Key
Performance Areas / Indicators (KPA/Is):
1.
Supervision
§ The Senior Grade Control
Geologist will oversee all grade control activities and supervise the geology
grade control crew.
2.
Production
The
Senior grade control geologist shall be responsible for and oversee:-
§ ore drive mapping, piloting
and sampling
§ On draw stope monitoring and
sampling
§ Daily and weekly grade and
dilution performance report
§ Compliance report on planned
panels versus actual stopes on draw
§ Generate and present
expected head grade forecast report
§ Stope closure
reconciliation, analysis and reporting, utilizing the resource model and or
grade control model
§ Conduct pre-stope mapping
and provide mapped geological data to the Resource Geologist
§ Review and validate
geological stoping wireframes
§ Conduct pre-stope panel
evaluation and generate dilution estimate report
§ Generate, validate and issue
slot design wireframes to planning
§ Inspect and confirm slot
drilling compliance to designed slot wireframes and geological dips
§ Attend daily production
meeting to address all issues on grade and ore drive positioning status
§ Generate planned ore drive
advance grades for monthly planning and forecast
§ Provide guidance and
implement ore blend to meet budget grade.
§ Any other duties as
stipulated by the supervisor
Academic
Qualifications and Experience
§ A Degree or Qualification in
Geology obtained from a recognised institution.
§ 5 years’ experience in
underground mine geological operations, preferably grade control at a senior
level.
§ A knowledge of 3D
geological/mine planning software preferably Datamine, Surpac and MicroStation.
§ A good knowledge of
Microsoft software packages like Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
§ Good interpersonal skills.
§ Working with minimum
supervision.
§ Should be of a sober
character.
Applicants who meet the
above requirements are invited to send their Curriculum Vitae in MS word format
to recruitment@lubambe.com.
The closing date for receipt of applications is Tuesday 5th March
2019. Please do not send scanned copies of your educational qualifications
at this stage and indicate the job applied for in the subject line.
