Drill & Blast Engineer at Barrick

Reporting to: Drill & Blast Planning Coordinator

Lumwana Mining Company Limited (LMC), a copper mining company owned by Barrick Gold Corporation is situated in the North Western region of Zambia, some 300 km west of the Zambian Copperbelt and 95 km south west of the provincial capital of Solwezi. The mine is a multi-pit, multi staged operation mining approximately 100MT of ore and waste per annum and producing copper concentrates containing an average of 120,000 tonnes of copper metal per year over a twenty (20) year mine life, making Lumwana the largest single open cut copper mine in Africa. The Company is now looking for an experienced and qualified individual to be considered for the position of Drill & Blast Engineer

Role Summary

Reporting to the Drill & Blast Planning Coordinator, you will be responsible for Drill and Blast Engineering support to the mining operations. Your duties will include but not limited to the following:

Responsibilities

• Optimise drill fleet schedules, work programs, targets and requirements within their limitations and ability.
• Provide reports on actual drill meters and conduct reconciliations on them.
• Produce post blast analysis reports.
• Provide tie up plans to Drill and Blast operations.
• Monitor explosive usage, fragmentation and powder factors.
• Assist Administrative Assistant with month end accruals and invoices for explosives and accessories.
• Act as liaison to the explosive supplier for all technical matters.
• Develop blast matrices for different hole sizes, material types and geological domains and use these for blast designs.
• Promote and lead business improvement projects involving drilling and blasting.
• Ensure that environmental policies and strategies are incorporated into Drill and Blast plans.
• Other tasks as assigned by the Planning Drill and Blast Coordinator.

Experience & Qualifications

• Degree in Mining Engineering or equivalent
• Member of the Engineering Institution of Zambia
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in mining engineering role
• Must have experience in large multi pit operations utilizing large scale mining equipment i.e. drill rigs and blasting experience essential.
• Prior exposure to Mine Planning, Design, Production/Drill and blast engineering will be an added advantage.
• Must show a commitment to impart technical knowledge to the mine operations personnel.
• Competent in incident/accident investigation
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to deliver results and act as a change agent
• Holder of both a Zambian Blasting Licence and Driver`s Licence

Zambian Nationals who meet requirements for this position and are resident in Zambia are strongly encouraged to apply

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