Miner (Conventional Gold Mining) – Experienced

Underground, the miner sets the pace and the safety standard. This deep-level gold mine near Pretoria East needs that person. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is in Pretoria East (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Bar down loose rock and install support to the section's support standard
• Do the early entry examination and make the workplace safe before the crew enters
• Charge up holes and connect initiation systems for the blast
• Clear the area, post guards and blast on time as the blasting certificate allows
• Test for flammable gas and check ventilation before and after blasting
• Stop work when a condition is unsafe, using your right to withdraw
• Mark off drilling holes to the standard pattern and check the drilling

• No serious safety transgressions in your record
• Able to lead a crew of 8 to 20 people in a language they understand
• Valid blasting certificate issued under the Mine Health and Safety Act
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station, including heat tolerance screening where required

• Shift Supervisor certificate or Mine Overseer learning
• First aid certificate current
• Experience in trackless mechanised sections

• Production bonus based on metres or square metres achieved
• Pension fund with employer contributions
• Underground allowance for every shift below surface

• 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".