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FREDRICK MUKONZHI
Solwezi
Summary
I am a highly committed and dedicated individual who has worked in various fields of Surveying in the 13 years of this career. I am result oriented, easy to work with and have been able to transfer my acquired skills through in-house training to semi-skilled subordinates within my work group. I am a good team player with enough experience to execute my duties professionally, effectively, timely and safely.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Chief Mine Surveyor
Kascco Mining Services Kalumbila Nickel Mining
01.2024 - Current
- Provide effective support in computing surveys on End of Month (EOM) volumes and ensure that they are adequately reconciled, as well as timely resolved.
- Play prime support in carrying out volumetric surveys and volume agreements for kascco sub-contractors and ensure smooth operations.
- Ensured that Ramps/Roads in and out of the pit are properly set out according to required specifications.
- Adhere to statutory requirements according to the Mining Regulations and other regulators.
- Ensure legal and procedural compliance when executing tasks.
- Oversee quality of the survey services to operations.
- Review and update safe operating procedures and instructions as necessary.
- Provide safety information in all work instructions.
- Manage and ensure best practice in survey data, recording and evaluation system.
- Custodian of all survey related data and information across site
- Conform to necessary layouts and survey plans and documentation sign-off.
- Review and adjust reporting and evaluation methodology as necessary.
- Oversee and respond to performance of the survey section.
- Identify and arrange necessary training and development in the Survey Section.
- Perform any other duties assigned by the Manager.
Senior Mine Surveyor
Kascco Mining Services Kalumbila Nickel Mining, Zambia
02.2022 - 01.2023
- Coordinate all Survey activities within the Section
- Coordinate resources (People, Equipment & Material) to ensure effective survey service delivery to Mine Operations
- Execute surveying projects including progress monitoring and supervision
- Responsible for overall project planning, co-ordination and management of site works
- Handle and entertain all documentation, correspondences and meetings with the various Clients and their representatives and consultants
- Coordinate and liaise with sub-contractors and suppliers for timely completion of the project
- Maintaining integrity of the survey computer directories and records of all files in the Survey database
- Developing relevant SOPs in line with safety and the provisions of the Mining Regulations
- Track team performance, deal with daily issues through coaching, training or other development actions
- Ensure compliance with laid down policies, standards and procedures
- Develop employees to ensure pool of skilled labor is available
- Personnel Roster management
- Time Sheet management and assist with system input
- Identify workplace issues and resolve them in a timely manner
- Build effective teams and encourage teamwork
- Assist HR with Disciplinary case hearings as/when required to so
- Ensuring all personnel are adequately informed about safety procedures and systems and that these are complied with
- Coach employees in order to teach and/or correct unsafe work habits
- Ensuring routine safety meetings are attended as/when directed by the Chief Surveyor
- Conducting and participating in daily Pre-Shift Information (PSI) meetings
- Attendance of Weekly safety inspections (Cross-function) as organized by the Safety department
- Compiling and recording safety statistics of Hazards identified, inspections conducted and any field safety observations conducted in the field
- Full participation in the Departmental Monthly Safety meetings
- And responding timely to any Ad hoc instructions from the Project Manager
Junior Mine Surveyor
Barrick Lumwana Mine Company, Zambia
02.2018 - 12.2021
- Ensuring Daily survey pickups for presentation of a daily dig plan for planning purposes
- Ensuring the provisions of accurate and timely survey service to all Sections of Mine operations
- Providing Survey Control of all open pit survey and topography
- Setting out or pickups of any construction, site engineering works, or excavations as required
- Carrying out End of Month Stockpile surveys to enable accurate stockpile volumes
- Carrying out Pit surveys on a regular basis to enable accurate bench and total volumes
- Carrying out Survey Data analysis on survey data and maintain integrity of the survey computer directories and records of all files in the Survey database
- Monitoring of wall instability in pits, dams and key infrastructure with accurate reporting on required basis to provide information for analysis for future prediction
- Infrastructure monitoring such as Mill foundations, Crushers, conveyor lines etc.
- Setting up of all Mine Geological requirements such as;
- Setting out of ore block boundaries
- Setting out and pickups of Grade Control holes
- Exploration holes pickups
- Pickup of End of Month pit advances and workings
- Setting out or pickup of blast patterns
- Volume computations of Blasted stock
- Ore concentrate survey and volume computation
- Setting out of dig limits, berms, batters and various Pit designs from plans
Survey Supervisor
Equinox Minerals, Lumwana Mine Construction Project, Zambia
08.2006 - 01.2017
- Surveying the earth’s surface to determine precise location for construction purposes
- Use of the GPS-navigator for Site location and verification according to the co-ordinates provided by the clients
- Updating office drawings using AUTO-CAD basics
- Prepare progress and status reports weekly, monthly and/or as required
- Determining lines, areas and contours for construction purposes
- Determining elevations and vertical controls
- Establishment and Determination of Survey Control around and within the construction site
- Ensuring that survey works adhere to agreed construction methods, quality and safety on site
- Verification of quantities with Clients
Education
Bachelor’s Degree - Mining Engineering
The Copperbelt University
Zambia01-2026
Diploma - Surveying
The Copperbelt University
Kitwe, Zambia01-2021
Diploma in Business Administration
University of Zambia
Lusaka 01.2010 - 12.2013
Skills
- First Aid Training Course
- 4x4 Defensive Driving Training Course
- VULCAN 3D Software Course (Basics & Advanced Modules); MAPTEK
- I-SITE Studio Software Training (Basics); MAPTEK
- Courageous Leadership Safety Training Course
- Laser Scanner & I-SITE Studio Software Training (Advanced)
- Sense-Fly Drone Training; I-LASER (Basics)
Affiliations
- Member: Engineering Institute of Zambia (E.I.Z)
- Member: Engineering Registration Board (E.R.B)
- Member: Geomatics Association of Zambia (G.A.Z)
- Member: Surveyors Association of Zambia (S.A.Z)
SURVEY EQUIPMENT
- Trimble GPS R-Series
- Matrice 400 RTK with Zenmuse Drone
- SONAR Echo-Sounder
- I-SITE 3D Scanner
- Total Stations (Leica, Topcon, Trimble etc.)
- Auto-levels; Optical levels; Optical lasers; GPS Navigators; etc
ASSOCIATED SURVEY SOFTWARE
- SURPAC
- DESWIK
- Pix4D Survey
- Q-GIS
- VULCAN 3D Software
- MAPTEK I-Site Point Studio
- Trimble Business Centre
- Proficient in MICROSOFT Office software packages
Timeline
Chief Mine Surveyor
Kascco Mining Services Kalumbila Nickel Mining
01.2024 - Current
Senior Mine Surveyor
Kascco Mining Services Kalumbila Nickel Mining, Zambia
02.2022 - 01.2023
Junior Mine Surveyor
Barrick Lumwana Mine Company, Zambia
02.2018 - 12.2021
Diploma in Business Administration
University of Zambia
01.2010 - 12.2013
Survey Supervisor
Equinox Minerals, Lumwana Mine Construction Project, Zambia
08.2006 - 01.2017
Diploma - Surveying
The Copperbelt University
Bachelor’s Degree - Mining Engineering
The Copperbelt University