Mineral Resource Management Manager at Tshipi E Ntle Manganese Mining

KEY  AREAS

Strategic Perspective

Strategic plan development and Implementation

• Developing and implementing the strategic mine plan to maximise value from mineral resource exploitation.
• Strategic alignment of MRM planning with overall business plan and objectives. Ongoing evaluation and alignment of MRM plan to the operational strategy and direction and objectives of the mine.
• Ensuring mining processes, policies and practices are compliant with relevant statutory requirements.
• Mining strategy aligned to operational objectives of the mine.
• Effective, regular communication of strategy to relevant, defined, stakeholders.
• Quarterly reporting on performance against strategic objectives and any deviations from strategy.

Financial and budgetary effectiveness

• Interpret the strategic and operational requirements of the MRM function and integrate financial needs to ensure the availability of financial resources.
• Deliver and manage an annual budget that represents best estimate of costs and supports the attainment of the organization and business unit’s financial objectives.
• Develop and Benchmark ‘should cost models’ to cost the mine plan.
• Allocate and monitor the utilization of allocated funds to enable the attainment of objectives.
• Regularly review and proactively monitor and appropriately respond to spend against budget.
• Manage and report expenditure:

Budget variance

• % variance (actual vs planned).

Cost saving initiatives

• % reduction on directly managed cost of production from previous year.

Internal Business Process Perspective

MRM process excellence

• Manage the MRM activities and processes of the mine, including:
• Exploration and ore identification.
• Surveying
• Feasibility studies.
• The development of an optimal ore extraction plan.
• Highly skilled with Whittle pit optimization and scheduling
• Long- and medium-term planning.
• Reporting, reconciliation, and controls including mass and metal balance.
• Ore testing and grade control.
• Ore evaluation.
• Quality assurance of ore extracted according to the mining plan and customer requirements.
• Development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the MRM function in line with MRM best practice.
•  Assessment, development and implementation of people practices, processes, technology, and systems to aid the operationalization of the MRM plan.

Geological losses:

• % variance of actual vs planned graded ore extracted
• Stockpile grade management.
• % compliance to grade requirements
• Internal Business Process Management - IBP Mapping
• % progress against plan (number of processes identified vs mapped).
• Accuracy of mine/load port/discharge port assay results
• % variance between mine/load port/discharge port assay results.
• Document management.
• % compliance to document management control system procedure
• IT system utilization
•  Independent annual review of consistent use of all functionalities of all IT systems under control of the function

Governance

• Ensure and monitor adherence to EMP and water use license requirements, safety and security programs and objectives.
• Ensures adherence to the groups environmental management programme and policies
• Develop, review, and maintain company policies to ensure the implementation with appropriate departmental procedures, operating procedures, and systems according to organisational objectives.
• Manage and coordinate the audit/review process to ensure adherence to organisational policies, procedures, and standards.
• Continually reviews mining and mineral policies and procedures to ensure that they are effective and support the broader objectives of the business unit/organisation.
• Legally compliant in all areas
• Risk management strategy in place.
• All governance requirements are met against approved frameworks.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• Relevant bachelor’s degree in mining, geology, or related disciplines (i.e. MRM management, mining engineering, surveying etc. – NQF 7).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION

• Post graduate degree in mining, geology, or related field disciplines. Project management is beneficial.
• Completed management development program (MDP) beneficial.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

• 10 years’ experience in MRM or technical services roles
• 5 years managerial experience.
• Experience with using geological, geophysical, and engineering data.
• Experienced in using geological and planning software, geo- modelling tools and databases.