Miner (Conventional Gold Mining)

Have a blasting certificate and a clean safety record? The mechanised hard-rock mine near Worcester needs your crew leadership. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

The work is in Worcester, Western Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• 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
• Report misfires straight away and handle them strictly by the procedure
• Book explosives in and out of the magazine and keep the register accurate
• 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

• Grade 12 or equivalent, plus the MQA-accredited miner training
• Certificate of fitness from the mine medical station, including heat tolerance screening where required
• Able to lead a crew of 8 to 20 people in a language they understand
• No serious safety transgressions in your record
• At least 3 years underground, with at least 1 as a certificated miner

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

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

• Be honest about any section 54 stoppages you were involved in and what you changed after.
• List each mine, commodity and mining method on your CV, like "conventional stoping, platinum, 4 years".