Development Miner (Hard Rock)

How2Apply Talent Network
Mokopane, Limpopo
Full-time
Posted 10 hours ago
Full-time Mining
R29 750 – R37 000/month
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Job Description

This mechanised hard-rock mine near Mokopane needs a miner who makes every workplace safe before a single hole is drilled. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Home base is a mechanised hard-rock mine on the Mokopane side of Limpopo.

The work, day to day

  • Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report
  • Test for flammable gas and check ventilation before and after blasting
  • Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast
  • Bar down loose rock and install support to the section's support standard
  • Book explosives in and out of the magazine and keep the register accurate
  • Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling

Must-haves

  • No serious safety transgressions in your record
  • Able to lead a crew of 8 to 20 people in a language they understand
  • Sound knowledge of your commodity's mining method and support standards
  • Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training

Nice if you have

  • First aid certificate current
  • Shift Supervisor certificate or Mine Overseer learning

What you get

  • Pension fund with employer contributions
  • Medical aid and mine medical station access
  • Housing or living-out allowance
  • Underground allowance for every shift below surface

How to apply for this job

  1. Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
  2. Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): latest certificate of fitness, service record or employment history from previous mines plus blasting certificate.
  3. Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
  4. Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 8 working days.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Mokopane.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Tips to get shortlisted

  • Be honest about any section 54 stoppages you were involved in and what you changed after.
  • Mines check your safety record with previous employers. Mention any safety awards or zero-harm periods your crew achieved.

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Job details
SalaryR29 750 – R37 000/month
Job TypeFull-time
LocationMokopane, Limpopo
CategoryMining
Experience7+ years
Posted30 September 2026
Closing Date26 October 2026
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