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Work History
Education
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George Kapembwa Chipili

George Kapembwa Chipili

Chingola

Summary

I'm a very focused Mining Engineer who believes in timely delivery of positive results to benefit all stake holders in terms of safety and production. I am a great team builder and player and I quickly recognize team players input and always shares their successes and failures. I accept and manage risks and I quickly learn from possible failure from risks of innovation.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Mine Supervisor

Saudi Comedat Company Limited
07.2022 - Current
  • Day to day managing of all Mining Production shifts, and ancillary equipment to attain production budgets.
  • Day to day chairing of toolbox meetings to ensure all employees are inducted on the daily mining activities.
  • Ensuring all mining roads are maintained for safe and efficient production with recommended berms, no spillages and are properly suppressed for production and to ensure mining resources (equipment and Personnel) are managed and distributed for efficient and safe production.
  • Ensuring all safety and statutory obligations are adhered to during mining.
  • Leading and mentoring performances of mining teams.
  • Sitting with Mine planners for rainfall preparedness plans for haul roads and dumps.
  • Conducting comprehensive risk assessments to enhance safety protocols in mining operations.
  • Analyzing production data to optimize mining processes and improve overall efficiency.
  • Overseeing loading and hauling operations, ensuring optimal flow of Run of Mine materials to designated stockpiles.
  • Implementing and monitoring haul road and dump designs to maximize production efficiency and minimize hazards.
  • Managing and supervising the safety and health of all personnel on site to ensure compliance with industry standards.

Head Mining Operations

Carmeuse- Astro Quarries
Ndola
03.2017 - 07.2022
  • Managing the safety and health of all the personnel on site. and ensuring proper risk assessments are conducting for each work activity at the mine.
  • Implementation of wet weather planning of all haul roads to reduce disruptions of works in wet weather conditions.
  • Managing, supervising and controlling all loading and hauling operations and monitoring the dumping of all Run of Mine Materials to their respective dumping stockpiles.
  • Managing and ensuring haul roads and dumps are designed at optimum design for mine production and are mined accordingly.
  • Ensuring haul roads and dumps are free of fallen rocks and depressions in order to achieve planned Cycle time and Production.
  • Overseeing and managing that designing of drilling patterns, strategic scheduling of drilling blocks, and blasting dates are timely done so that there is continuity in the supply of ROM limestone to crusher and waste to the designated dump site.
  • Ensuring statutory obligations are followed as far as transportation, use and storage/disposal of explosive is adhered to.
  • Formulation and implementation of standard working procedures to ensure safe working practices are adhered to.
  • Monitoring equipment utilization and productivity and implementing ways of reducing equipment idle times and operational costs.
  • Ensuring production targets are achieved with zero LTI’s, zero equipment damage and at minimum cost.
  • Doing economic analysis for the mining process to ensure mining viability.
  • Ensuring High level of communication is maintained between contractor Senior management and main company management for easy capital and contractual decision making.
  • Managing dewatering works and ensuring safety of pumps and continuous pumping is achieved at all times.
  • Ensuring all statutory obligations are adhered to as far as mining, explosives management and appointment of personnel is concerned.
  • Managing contractors and contracts ensuring that contractual obligations are adhered to.
  • Mentoring team members ensuring trainings are done to meet production needs.
  • Designing of drilling patterns, strategic scheduling of drilling blocks, and blasting dates so that there is continuity in the supply of ROM limestone to crusher and waste to the designated dump site.
  • Ensuring QA/QC in all drilling and charging of blast holes.
  • Ensuring statutory laws are adhered to in as much as handling and use of explosives is concerned.
  • Ensuring inventory and disposal of explosives is done accordingly and in line with statutory mandates.
  • Ensuring there is proper storage and accountability of explosives.
  • Always ensuring that vendors supplying explosives adhere to all statutory regulations and making orders in line with required quantities to avoid wastage of explosives.

Mining Operations Manager

Yellowquip Company Limited
02.2015 - 03.2016
  • Overseeing Productivity of machinery (i.e. drill Rigs, dozers, graders and excavators).
  • Monitoring Drill.
  • Ensuring adherence to drilling pattern, at Nchanga Open Pit COP F and D, Contract Mining.
  • Ensuring Inventory of Consumables is in Place, Budgeting and Monitoring of Operational costs.
  • Developing and implementing strategies to improve overall mining efficiency and reduce operational costs.
  • Managing budgets, forecasting expenses, and conducting financial analyses to optimize resource allocation within mining operations.

Senior Mine Planning Engineer

Konkola Copper Mines
10.2012 - 01.2015
  • Ensuring safety of Subordinates, preparing daily safety and production reports, Mine stope designs and blasting patterns; Production Planning and Scheduling; Preparation of shift wise/ daily / Weekly / Monthly / Quarterly /annual / 18 month roll over Plan; Monitoring and Audit of operations.
  • Preparation of primary & secondary development plans & conceptuals.
  • Management of Long Range resource plan (labour, Equipment, Fund, Power) Acquiring & circulation of technical information /knowledge to improve operational efficiencies.
  • Review of existing mining practices and propose for implementation of best class practices.
  • Developing and maintaining comprehensive mine planning models to optimize resource extraction and operational efficiency.
  • Establishing key performance indicators (KPIs) for production and safety, and regularly assessing progress against these benchmarks.

Senior Assistant Mining Engineer

Konkola Copper Mines Plc (KCM)
03.2010 - 09.2012
  • Workman level: This involved doing all the works from lashing, pipe laying and all the works that a general work man does before progressing to the next phase.
  • Person in charge level (PIC): This involved managing a crew and being responsible for their safety, conducting blasting in the section and ensuring all necessary tools and resources are organized to ensure production is achieved.
  • At Shift Boss Level: Ensuring safety of Subordinates; ensuring production and development targets are achieved, emphasizing adherence to mining and explosives regulations during operations.
  • At Mine Captain Level: Being a Manager for operations in the section daily planning of personnel and works (drilling, blasting, hauling) and distribution of resources to ensure targets are met in line with company goals, proper communication of daily production achievements to Managers, and ensuring statutory obligations are adhered to at all times during operations.
  • Monitor production performance: Track key performance indicators (KPIs) related to production, cost, and safety to identify areas for improvement.
  • Identify and implement improvements: Propose and implement innovative mine planning techniques to enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Operator (Dump truck and Drill rig)

Konkola Copper Mines
06.2002 - 05.2005
  • Ensuring safe tipping of RTV’s at the dump sites, meeting set targets as a RTV driver.
  • Ensuring that drilling is done according to planned depth and pattern as a Drill rig Operator (with a GD 120 drill Rig).
  • Ensuring reporting of breakdowns in time to reduce on down time.
  • Transportation of Rigs away from area of blast.
  • Charging of blasting Holes as a licensed Blasting License Holder.

Education

Masters Of Business Administration - undefined

The Copperbelt University
07.2025

Bachelors of Engineering - Mining Engineering

The Copperbelt University
01.2009

Skills

  • Load and haul
  • Team building
  • Strong communication skills
  • Mining Operations
  • Drilling And Blasting
  • Open Pit and Underground Mining
  • Safety
  • Mentoring And Training
  • Mining optimization techniques
  • Mine Planning

References

Joseph, Kunda Mofya, Mine Manager, joseph-kunda-mofya@hllcarmeuse.com, +260968822291, Handymans -Carmeuse -Astro Quarries Limited

Hobbies and Interests

Reading Books, Watching Documentaries, Playing Chess

Affiliations

  • Engineering Institution of Zambia (PEIZ)
  • Engineering Regulation Board (R. ERB)

Timeline

Senior Mine Supervisor

Saudi Comedat Company Limited
07.2022 - Current

Head Mining Operations

Carmeuse- Astro Quarries
03.2017 - 07.2022

Mining Operations Manager

Yellowquip Company Limited
02.2015 - 03.2016

Senior Mine Planning Engineer

Konkola Copper Mines
10.2012 - 01.2015

Senior Assistant Mining Engineer

Konkola Copper Mines Plc (KCM)
03.2010 - 09.2012

Operator (Dump truck and Drill rig)

Konkola Copper Mines
06.2002 - 05.2005

Masters Of Business Administration - undefined

The Copperbelt University

Bachelors of Engineering - Mining Engineering

The Copperbelt University

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