Obert Mukaratirwa

• Underground mine ventilation planning
• Ventilation monitoring and control through ventilation surveys
• Ventilation simulation
• Updating of ventilation plans for the mine
• Ventilation construction and installations
• Continuous improvement initiatives and carrying out trials
• Monitoring and maintenance of remote Gas Detection system (GDS)
• Raise bore mining and Ventilation shaft equipping with primary fans
• Supervision of crews lashing muck at the bottom of the ventilation raise being mined
• Supervision of Contractors for reamer coupling and de-coupling
• Management and service of ventilation equipment for the mine
• Ventilation status reporting, weekly monthly and quarterly
• Supervision of Ventilation Technicians and Ventilation Officers
• Established strong working relationships with clients through exceptional communication skills, fostering trust and collaboration.
• Reporting to the Mine Planning Manager
• Experience: Nine years four months
• Referee: MrTendai Mamvura, Cell+263 0773177189, E-mail: mamvurat@mimosa.co.zw

• Production scheduling
• Producing five-year schedule, one-year schedule and Life of mine schedule
• Short-term planning, long term planning
• Production forecasting, and cost forecasting
• Carrying out trials of new products and or new systems
• Desk top work studies, cost benefit analysis reports, budgeting
• Coordination of stock ordering and control for explosives and mining direct purchases
• Compilation and reporting of daily, weekly and monthly reports
• Coordination of the cost control initiatives
• Project management
• Managing the operation’s planning function
• Participated in weekly progress meetings, providing updates on schedule adherence, resource allocation, and overall project health.
• Experience: two years, four months
• Referee: Mr Paul Man’ombe, Cell +263 0772394959,

E-mail: man’ombep@mimosa.co.zw

• Planning monthly work and day to day work
• Production scheduling
• Delegation of duties
• Organizing
• Leading
• Enforcement of mine standards
• Safety management
• Approval of stores requisitions
• Measuring performance
• Controlling material usage
• Training team members
• Team motivation
• Mentoring subordinates
• Performance reporting
• Managing North six mechanized section, then moved to north three section in October 2009
• Served as a reliable and dependable team member, consistently completing assigned tasks and supporting fellow crew members as needed.
• Experience: Two years four months
• Referee: Mr Paul Man’ombe, Cell +263 0772394959

• Planning three months’ work and day to day work
• Production scheduling
• Delegation of duties
• Organizing
• Leading
• Enforcement of mine standards
• Safety management
• Implementation of ISO 14001 and OHAS 18001 environment and safety standards respectively
• Measuring performance
• Achievement of set production targets
• Controlling material usage
• Approval of stores requisitions
• Training team members
• Team motivation
• Mentoring subordinates
• Performance reporting
• Managing three mechanized production sections and two semi-mechanized teams
• Relieving the Mining manager south when off duty
• Managed budgets, resources, and schedules to ensure timely delivery of high-quality results.
• Experience: Eight months
• Referee: Mr Eliakem Hove, Cell +263 0712 387 518/or +263 0712 432 822

• Planning monthly work and day to day work
• Production scheduling
• Delegation of duties
• Organizing
• Measuring performance
• Controlling material usage
• Approval of stores requisitions
• Training team members
• Enforcement of mine standards
• Safety management
• Team motivation
• Mentoring subordinates
• Performance reporting
• Managing South two mechanized sections, blasting 4446 tones/week and hoisting 4224 tones/week
• Experience: one year one month
• Referee: Mr Eliakem Hove, Cell +263 0712 387 518/or +263 0712 432 822

• Planning three months’ work
• Development scheduling
• Delegation of duties
• Organizing
• Leading team
• Measuring performance
• Controlling material usage
• Approval of stores requisitions
• Enforcement of mine standards
• Safety management
• Training team members
• Team motivation
• Mentoring subordinates
• Performance reporting
• Managing two mechanized sections and one jackhammer section
• Relieving the Section manager when off duty
• Experience: one year one month
• Referee: Mr O Zvarevashe, Cell +263 0712 868 728/0r +2630912746837

• Planning Day to day work
• Delegation of duties
• Organizing
• Leading
• Enforcement of mine standards
• Safety management
• Measuring output
• Controlling material usage
• Training crew members
• Team motivation
• Sublevel caving draw control and long hole drilling using Tamrock 606 solo rigs
• Production ore lashing: using Wagner ST3.5 L.HD’s and Electric Loco tramming
• Performed root cause analysis on production issues, implementing effective solutions to prevent future occurrences.
• Experience: Three years six months
• Referee: Mr O Zvarevashe, Cell +263 0712 868 728/0r +2630912746837

• Planning Day to day work
• Delegation of duties
• Organizing
• Leading
• Enforcement of mine standards
• Safety management
• Measuring output
• Controlling material usage
• Training crew members
• Team motivation
• Cage raising, conventional ore-pass mining
• Haulage multi-blasting, mining down ramp using Monomatic Face rig
• Support work using Simba support rig
• Experience: Five months

• Carrying out projects and trials
• Technical reports writing
• Daily, weekly and monthly reports compilation
• Supervising Data capture clerks, cost clerks and underground transport logistics crews
• Prepared technical presentations and other materials for advisory meetings.
• Experience: Seven months

• Carrying out projects to improve operation efficiencies
• To pursue the Graduate learnership programme
• Experience: Two years

• Hands on Exposure to Drilling, Charging, Blasting, lashing and Support, Crew leading
• The mine used room and pillar mining method, breast stopping and underhand stopping were applied
• To pursue the University attachment program, report writing
• Experience: one year