SABLE ZINC KABWE LIMITED
Role Overview:
The Grade Control Technician will be responsible for optimizing grade control activities to achieve production targets. He/she will be responsible for coordinating sampling activities, ore loading and excavation/drilling. This position will be located at the Open Pit Mine Development Project site.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
- Maintain communication with mine engineering and metallurgy to ensure that all relevant parameters are included in mining plan
- Gather and manage mine ore samples as the basis for production grade calculations and reconciliation of grade estimates with grade of ore produced.
- Maintain accurate records on mined ore grade and other materials sampled and analyzed.
- Carry out Grade Control Sampling at various excavation piles, in order to ensure that material is delineated into various categories on time.
- Conduct geological sample preparation, QAQC of laboratory data and track sample analysis progress.
- Improve grade control with accurate elemental composition analysis in the field, by managing the grade control of the ore zones in production in the open pit.
- Perform preventative maintenance, modify, install and maintain the XRF spectrometer equipment in compliance with appropriate standards and best practices.
Skills & Competences
- Understanding of copper ore grade distribution, and knowledge of grade control techniques.
- Understanding of open pit mining operations, sampling and ore evaluation methods.
- Able to sample, prepare samples and be able to analyse samples using the XRF machine
- Able to work outdoors and to walk on rocky slopes on uneven ground; occasional squatting, kneeling, climbing, siting and reaching above the shoulders is required
- Strong interpersonal communication, written and verbal skills
- Able to work with minimal supervision
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel including creating custom formulas and developing new spreadsheets as needed as well as proficiency in other MS Office Suite products
- Must have excellent record keeping skills
- Willing to be on standby and on call for plant operations emergencies
Preferred candidate qualifications & experience
- Grade 12 Certificate,
- A Laboratory Technician Diploma will be an added advantage.
- Must have a valid drivers’ license
- A minimum of five (5) years grade control/geology experience, preferably in an open pit mining environment
Location; Kabwe/Kapiri
Apply by emailing your application and Curriculum Vitae to: [email protected] not later than Friday 1st November, 2024