Miner Drill and Blast
Position Summary
Introduction
ASSMANG Pty Ltd requires the services of a Miner at their Black Rock Mine Operations situated 80km North-West of Kuruman in the Northern Cape. MAIN TASK AND RESPONSIBILITY To perform mining activities required for rock breaking underground hard rock operations in order to achieve production targets and quality according to mine standards and procedures
Job description
- Attend Connect meeting with shift boss, the team and plan daily activities.
- Conduct pre- and post-start inspection of LDV and operate LDV in accordance with safety standards.
- Conduct re-entry examination and declare area to the workplace as safe for roof preparation and roof bolting.
- Know and exercise safety pillars
- Instruct and supervise Support Worker Roof and Face Prep to perform barring operation in preparing the roof and to make safe.
- If Support Worker Roof and Face Prep is not available, perform barring operation and / or allocate barring operations to competent Support Workers.
- Examine side walls for misfires and treat where required.
- Identify misfired explosives and explosive accessories and secure in appropriate old explosive boxes (cartridges /detonators).
- At end of shift, hand boxes over to Miner Charging and Blasting.
- Mark roof lines by drawing in survey line as per survey note, draw in block lines.
- Mark holes for roof bolts on block grid as well as holes for services / eye bolts. Complete safe declaration per roof
- Allocate water down (dust allying) to Support Worker and ensure that it is done properly. Where necessary, assist the Support Worker in the execution of duties.
- Take wet and dry bulb temperatures and air velocity measurements and record in safe declaration.
- Instruct Support Worker Roof and Face Prep to smooth out road way with scaler. If Support Worker Roof and Face Prep is not available, perform smooth out operation and / or allocate smooth out operations to competent support workers.
Minimum requirements
- Certificate: Grade 12
- Certificate: Blasting Ticket for Scheduled Mines
- 4 Years’ experience as a C1 Miner in most of the disciplines (roof / face prep, charging and blasting)
- Valid Code B/EB Driver’s License
- Must obtain symbol B at Dover Assessment
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