Deputy HoD: MRM at SWAKOP URANIUM

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

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.

Requirements and experience:

• 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.