Mining Planner at TAU Mining (Pty) Ltd.

Job purpose:

The role is responsible for providing the Company with specialist mine planning services and expertise in support of the Tau Mining operations. The Mining Planner must have an excellent understanding of economic principles behind a profitable mine plan (mineral quality parameters, blending, cut-off grade/quality, limits, mining width, dilution, recovery, contamination), as well as the following:

• Understanding concepts and applying principles of integrated mine planning (advanced producing shortand medium-term planning).
• Generate extraction layouts and production schedules including resource and equipment requirements for mining final products.
• Preparing and collating information to determine the risks associated with the execution of the short and medium term mine plan.
• Analysing production results against planned schedules and recommending corrective action Creating operational mining infrastructure and resources schedule.

Key performance areas:

•  Compile the project input to the strategic business plans for the mine.
•  Interpret the mining operational plan and production results to develop a monthly operation plan.
•  Liaise with other related disciplines to gather information necessary to fulfil duties.
•  Mine design.
•  Scheduling of Mine designs and short-term & medium-term planning
•  Responsible for the planning/coordination/liaising of planning meeting at pre-determined frequency.
•  Highlight deviations to the plan and identify opportunities to catch up or exceed the plan.
•  Portray true reflection of mining operations and geological features on the plan.
•  Monitor modifying factors through technical analysis.
•  Perform duties of technical assurance
•  Mining trade-off studies
•  Pre-feasibility and feasibility studies
•  Reconciliation on mine plans

Minimum Job requirements:

•  Matric (Grade 12)
•  Mining related Degree or Diploma
•  3 -5 years’ relevant experience in similar position
•  Supervisory experience
•  Mine planning software i.e., Xpac or Deswik
•  Clean criminal record
•  Valid code EB Driver’s license

Knowledge, Attitude, Skills & Abilities:

•  Technical design and analysis
•  Technical knowledge of mining operations
•  Planning, coordinating, and prioritizing.
•  Analysing and interpretation of information
•  Applicable legal knowledge and understanding
•  Decision making ability in a fast-changing environment.
•  Interactive communication.
•  Safety orientation.
•  Self-confidence.
•  Relationship building.
•  Resilience.
•  Good verbal communication skills
•  Good teamwork.