UNDERGRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAM

UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE

Mining Engineer Attachment Programme

The programme is designed as a structured training program for the Mining Undergraduate
trainee and will cover Mine Planning, Rock Mechanics, Mine Ventilation, Materials
Handling and Mine Machinery, Geology, Survey, Drilling and Blasting, and other
departments. The duration of each module will depend on the attachment period and the
order will be determined by the industrial supervisor/mentor.

Title and description Responsible department/

personnel
Module 1 – Mine Induction HR and respective line
 HR induction and code of conduct manager
 Mine Operating Philosophy
 Plant and Engineering induction
 Security Induction
 House keeping principles

Module 2 – HSE
 HSE policies
 SHEQ management system
 Rules and regulations
 Legislation
 Standard operating procedures
 Emergency preparedness
 Auditing
 HIV/AIDS
 HSE interactions

Module 3 – Mine background Mine Planning Engineer

 Exploration
 Pre-feasibility studies
 Feasibility studies
 Inception
 Current operation
 Future plans

Module 4 – Drilling Operations Mining

 Standard operating procedures
 Drilling work instructions
 Equipment capacities and consumables
 Bench preparation
 Time and motion studies
 Labour compliments
 Shift structure
 Drilling costs
 Drilling supervision

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 Legal aspects of surface drilling

 Key performance indicators (KPIs)

Module 5 – Charging and Blasting Operations Mining

 Standard operating procedures
 Charging and blasting work instructions
 Explosives types and efficiencies
 Blasting methods (patterns and timing)
 Wall control systems
 Equipment capacities and consumables
 Time and motion studies
 Labour compliments
 Shift structure
 Charging and blasting costs
 Legal aspects of surface charging and blasting
 Charging and blasting supervision
 Key performance indicators (KPIs)

Module 6 – Loading and hauling Mining

 Standard operating procedures
 Loading and hauling work instructions
 Equipment capacities and efficiencies
 Equipment matching ratios
 Time and motion studies
 Labour compliments
 Shift structure
 Loading and hauling costs
 Legal aspects of surface Loading and hauling
 Loading and hauling supervision
 Key performance indicators (KPIs)

Module 7 – Ancillary Mining Operations Mining

 Standard operating procedures
 Equipment capacities and efficiencies
 Dust suppression
 Water management
 Road maintenance
 Ad hoc jobs
 Time and motion studies

Module 8 – Workshop Practice MH Services

 Standard operating procedures
 Work instructions
 Drill and blast workshop
 Load and haul workshop
 KPIs

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Module 9 – Geology and Rock Mechanics Mine Geologist

 Standard operating procedures
 Work instructions
 Kimberlitic geology
 Geotechnical activities
 Pit slope management
 Pit slope monitoring
 Face mapping
 Blast movement analysis
 Diamond core logging
 Rock material testing
 Operational safety
 Rock fall hazard maps
 Pit inspections
 Geotech interface with Drill and blast & load and haul
 Grade control
 Grade reconciliation
 Sampling
 Ore blending
 Stockpile management
 Geology Vulcan modules

Module 10 – Survey Mine Surveyor

 Standard operating procedures
 Work instructions
 Pit survey
 Stockpile survey
 Tailings dump survey
 Blast hole layout
 Mine site plans
 Surpac, Vulcan, Whittle etc survey modules

Module 11 – Mine Planning Tech Services

 Standard operating procedures
 Mine planning and design
 Pit optimisation
 Short term planning
 Medium term planning
 Long term planning
 Waste dump designing
 Reconciliation of mining blocks
 Operating budgets
 Contractor management
 Vulcan mine planning modules

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Module 12 – Mine Ventilation Ventilation

 Mine ventilation layout and plans
 Airflow surveys
 Pressure surveys
 Contaminants – gases, heat, dust, DPM etc
 Sampling
 Ventilation economics
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Module 13 – Mining Software (Daily basis) Tech Services
 Vulcan
 Whittle
 Surpac
 Block modelling

Module 14 – Engineering Engineering

 Engineering planning
 Planned maintenance system
 Electrical power engineering
 Mechanical Engineering, pumps, material conveyance
system

Module 15 – C&S and Recovery Plant Metallurgy

 Crushing & screening principles
 Process design, flow and parameters.
 Cyclones, screens, scrubber, pumps and thickener design
and operation
 Material handling,
 X-ray machine uses
 Sorting

Module 16 – Site services Resident Engineer

 Site Services
 water reticulation system,
 tailings dam design and operation
 contractor management
 project management

Security
Module 17 - Security
 Basic operations
 Surveillance basics and operation protocols counting
CCTV system

Module 18 - Human Resources and training HR

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 Recruitment & Selection

 Payroll Administration
 Leave administration
 Human Resources Policy
 Industrial Relations
 Code of conduct
 Performance management
 Training administration
 Community Relations

Module 19 - Administration Admin

 Stores department policy
 Marketing and Sales/Commercial
 Company or service organization, including finance and
General Administration

Module 20 - Communities and External relations SHEQ

 Communities policy
 External relations policy
 Communities projects
 Stakeholder engagement

Module 21 - Secondments Mining

 Acquisition of mine/ full blasting licence, secondments
to other mining operations

Signed:

______________________ __________
Student Date

_______________________ ___________
Manager Mining Date

NB:
1) At the end of a module the student progress will be assessed against set target.

2) The assessment forms (appendix 1) or fact sheet will be reviewed by the manager once
removed to confirm completion of each module and the end of the training programme.

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Appendix 1 Undergraduate Training Assessment Fact Sheet

Module Title………… Areas of training Assessment by Review by Manager

Superintendent once Removed

General Comments

Areas of Strengths

Areas of weaknesses

Submission to HR Office
Date

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