Description:

Hire Resolve's Client is currently looking for an experienced Mine Planner to join their mining company based in North-West. You will be responsible for leading the full mine planning function from Life-of-Mine (LOM) planning through to daily mining plans, ensuring safe and optimal ore extraction, effective grade control and dilution management, and compliance with relevant mining legislation and standards.

Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain Life-of-Mine (LOM), business plans and annual mining budgets.
Conduct pit optimisation and mine design for Chrome ore deposits.
Design pits, ramps, haul roads, waste dumps and ROM stockpiles.
Support Ore Reserve declarations and Competent Persons Reports.
Evaluate the transition from open-pit to underground mining where required.
Prepare long-, medium- and short-term mining schedules.
Plan ore tonnes, grades, waste stripping and fleet requirements.
Develop grade control and blending strategies to meet product specifications.
Optimise haulage requirements and contracted mining fleet utilisation.
Prepare Design Compliance to Plan (DCP) layouts and survey instructions.
Integrate geological, survey and geotechnical information into mine planning.
Manage mine reconciliation between model, plan and actual results.

Requirements:

Grade 12
Degree in Mining Engineering
Mine Manager's Certificate of Competency - Advantageous
Blasting Certificate - Advantageous
Minimum 15 - 20 years' experience within the mining industry
Minimum 6-10 years' experience in Chrome open-pit mine planning
Experience with mine planning software such as Surpac, Datamine, Vulcan, Deswik, Minescape, Whittle, MineSched or AutoCAD
Knowledge of SAMREC, MPRDA, MHSA and DMRE requirements
Valid Driver's License

Mine Planner (chrome Experience Required)

Key skills