Miner (Conventional Gold Mining)

This mechanised hard-rock mine near Midrand needs a miner who makes every workplace safe before a single hole is drilled. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

This post is Midrand-based, with most of your time spent at a mechanised hard-rock mine.

• Book explosives in and out of the magazine and keep the register accurate
• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast
• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• Stop work when a condition is unsafe, using your right to withdraw
• Do the early entry examination and make the workplace safe before the crew enters
• Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling
• Test for flammable gas and check ventilation before and after blasting

• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training
• No serious safety transgressions in your record
• At least 3 years underground, with at least 1 as a certificated miner
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station, including heat tolerance screening where required
• Sound knowledge of your commodity's mining method and support standards

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

• Housing or living-out allowance
• Production bonus based on metres or square metres achieved
• Underground allowance for every shift below surface
• Medical aid and mine medical station access

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