Eric Muteto
Kitwe,08
Summary
Meticulous Planning Engineer working well under pressure and meeting strict deadlines. Sound knowledge of engineering principles, optimization, CAD and Schedule, including whittle, Deswik, Surpac, Vulcan, OPMS and mine-shed. Exceptional organizational, negotiation and multi-tasking skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
SENIOR PLANNING ENGINEER
FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS (KANSANSHI MINE)
01.2022 - Current
- Created optimization strategies to drive efficient and systematics decision making.
- Used OPMS, Deswik and Surpac to prepare forecast plans and designs.
- Provided inputs to LOM, business plans and forecast.
- Managed and coordinated all short term and medium-term planning functions and human resource.
- Prepared optimal blending plans and ore feeding strategy for mine to drive efficiency.
- Worked with all stake orders to facilitate budgeting process and prepare plan.
- Improved productivity by reducing curvatures on haul roads and implementing trolley lines on most of pit and surface ramps.
- Planned and coordinated equipment allocations cutback sequencing and material destinations.
SHORT-TERM MINE PLANNING ENGINEER
BARRICK GOLD (LUMWNA MINE)
01.2016 - 01.2021
- Used Deswik and Vulcan to prepare mine pits designs, road and infrastructure designs, dump designs as well as other Project designs.
- Performed thorough risk assessments on long-term and short-term mine plans and designs.
- Used Deswik and Vulcan to prepare compliance to mine plans and block model reconciliation reports.
- Worked directly with operations to conduct dump and pit audits and optimized short hauling options.
- Created plans and strategies to facilitate safe extraction of ore and waste from pit.
DRILL AND BLAST ENGINEER
BARRICK GOLD (LUMWANA MINE)
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Met schedule requirements while maintaining high degree of quality in work product.
- Optimized drilling and blasting parameters and calculated blast loading values which were input into Vulcan.
- Trained and mentored competent and flexible workforce to meet professional requirement.
- Prepared post blast analysis reports and recommendations for specific blasts
- Used shot-plus, Vulcan and jk sim-blast to prepare drill pattern designs, timing designs, drilling schedules and spatial compliance reports.
MINE ENGINEER
GLENCORE (MOPANI COPPER MINES)
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Provided Engineering Support to Planning, Geotechnical and Operations department.
- Completed graduate training program with all sections.
Education
MASTER OF MINING ENGINEERING - Mining Engineering
WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
WUHAN, CHINA07.2018
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MINING ENGINEERING - Mining Engineering
UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA
Lusaka Zambia05.2011
Skills
- Project Coordination
- Contractor Oversight
- Materials Development
- Effective Communicator
- Production Scheduling
- Design Development
- Excellent Technical Skills
- Project Planning
- Specification Writing
References
Mr. Mooya Lwiindi, Technical Consultant Maptek, Rosebank, South Africa, 2196,
email: mooyalwiindi@yahoo.com,
phone: +260968839052/+260973087811.
Mr. Isaac Simwawa, Asst Planning Manager, FQML kansanshi mine,
email: Isaac.Simwawa@fqml.com,
phone: +260967834007/+260977834007
Mr. Ngosa Mwila, Snr Planning Engineer, FQML Kansanshi mine,
email: Ngosa.Mwila@fqml.com,
phone: +260977885376/+260761405465
Timeline
SENIOR PLANNING ENGINEER
FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS (KANSANSHI MINE)
01.2022 - Current
SHORT-TERM MINE PLANNING ENGINEER
BARRICK GOLD (LUMWNA MINE)
01.2016 - 01.2021
DRILL AND BLAST ENGINEER
BARRICK GOLD (LUMWANA MINE)
01.2013 - 01.2015
MINE ENGINEER
GLENCORE (MOPANI COPPER MINES)
01.2012 - 01.2013
MASTER OF MINING ENGINEERING - Mining Engineering
WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MINING ENGINEERING - Mining Engineering
UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA
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