Mechanised Development Miner (Trackless)

This deep-level gold mine near Secunda needs a miner who makes every workplace safe before a single hole is drilled. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

The work is in Secunda, Mpumalanga, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• 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
• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast
• Test for flammable gas and check ventilation before and after blasting
• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure
• Bar down loose rock and install support to the section's support standard
• Record face advance, tons broken and support installed on the shift report

• Sound knowledge of your commodity's mining method and support standards
• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station, including heat tolerance screening where required
• Valid blasting certificate issued under the Mine Health and Safety Act

• Experience in trackless mechanised sections
• Rock engineering or ventilation short courses
• First aid certificate current

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

• Write your blasting certificate number and date of issue near the top of the CV.
• List each mine, commodity and mining method on your CV, like "conventional stoping, platinum, 4 years".