Mining Engineer: Drilling and Blasting Technical at Anglo American

Job Description
As a Mining Engineer, you will be responsible for the following:

• Monitor blasting activities, analyse results and submit recommendations to achieve the desired fragmentation.
• Scrutinise, inspect and approve blast block designs to ensure safe blasting practices and conformance to set standards.
• Design Drill Patterns
• All drill and blast processes are carried out within the guidelines of the company policies and procedures
• Identify blast domains applicable at the mine in accordance with drill and blast parameters defined according to sound engineering principles.
• Design drill and blast patterns for each blast domain identified above to optimise fragmentation and satisfy grade control requirements according to the mine’s requirements and the company’s technical standards and guidelines.
• Conduct continuous improvement of the blast design process to ensure that advances in principles and applications are incorporated into the performance of the drill and blast processes.
• Ensure that all drill and blast activities (drilling, bench/face preparation, charging, blasting, etc.) are carried out in accordance with design specifications that satisfy the mine’s requirements and are in accordance with the company’s technical standards and guidelines.
• Ensure that deviations between the designs and actuals of work done on all drill and blast activities are identified and appropriate actions are taken to mitigate and eliminate the effects of such deviations and ensure that occurrences of such deviations are minimised.
   

This role is in the Drill and Blast department at Band 6 and reports to the Section Manager: Drill & Blast Technical

Qualifications

• BTech/ BSc/ BEng Mining Engineer Degree/Diploma or BSc/BEng Geology
• Blasting/ Rock Breaking Certificate
• Explosives engineering training (Advantageous)
• Driver’s Licence: Code B (Light Vehicle)

Experience:

• Operational experience of as a Blasting/Drilling Specialist within a Mining operations environment
• 3-6 years’ experience in Production, Blasting Operations, mine planning & pit layout

Closing Date: 22nd, June 2022