MOSES KALILILO
Chingola
Summary
Competent professional in Mining Engineering with 11 years of work experience in mining operations and production planning. Possess strong skills including pit and dump designing, production scheduling, mine plan implementation and productivity analysis. Have led mining teams to achieving set production targets through proactive leadership, team playing, effective communication, maintaining work ethic and creating healthy relation in the work place.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager Long Range Mine Planning
Konkola Copper Mines Plc
Nchanga Open Pits, Zambia
11.2023 - Current
- Responsible for creating LOM mine Dump designs, activity sequences, and schedules for the long range mine plan
- Responsible for pit optimization to identify optimal mine plans, mine scheduling, fleet sizing, and technical studies focused on asset optimization
- Collaborate with all departments and engineering disciplines to integrate long-term mine infrastructure projects into the mine plan
- Analyse haulage and cycle times with the purpose to collaborate and propose continuous improvement initiatives
- Ensures mining is planned to maximize the recovery of ore and minimize mining dilution
- Prepare annual mining budget and associated reports and presentations on production activities
- Generate practical mine designs in compliance with geotechnical, hydrogeological and geological parameters
- Analyse and reconcile actual mine performance to planned performance
Head Mine Planning
Konkola Copper Mines Plc
Nchanga Open Pits, Zambia
07.2019 - 11.2023
- Assume the overall mine planning function for Nchanga Open Pits
- Responsible for the provision of short to long-term mine and drainage plans, production schedules, pit and dump designs, reconciliations, and technical reports
- Ensure/ and develop detailed short-long term mine plans/schedules that are in line with Life of Mine Schedules, through the use of 3D software and application of engineering principles with coordinated involvement of key departments including Geotechnical, Geology, Surveying, Drill & Blasting, and ensuring that plans are clearly understood by the Mine Operations group
- Ensure/ and develop mine and dump designs that are in conformity with the approved geotechnical parameters
- Ensure compliance with mine plans through the provision of mining controls (design and polygon staking, and ramp and bench survey mining profiles)
- Perform bench-wise reconciliations to verify production tonnages that are mined from each mining bench against what was planned and check compliance of mining to design through analysis of cut sections showing actual versus design
- Monitor and analyze production and equipment performances and coordinate weekly and monthly production meetings with all stakeholders to discuss variances, mitigation measures, and catch-up plans
- Develop the dewatering plans through joint analysis of the dewatering operations' needs, with engineers from geotechnical, hydrogeology, mechanical, electrical, and operations
- Develop rainfall preparedness plans and schedule of works and projects, monitor progress, and champion weekly rainfall preparation plans
- Develop project scopes of works before engaging contractors, being part of a due diligence team to scrutinize potential contractors and evaluate contractor performance on a monthly basis on safety, health, and production
- Champion departmental operation excellence team involved in the identification of improvement opportunities to reduce mining costs while considering health, safety, environment, quality, and productivity
- Involved in the development and revision of departmental standard operating procedures to ensure efficiency in mining operations
- Worked as a strategic engineer under development for senior roles, and assumed the roles of Production Superintendent and Technical Manager on multiple occasions when the incumbents were unavailable
- Participate in ensuring job site safety through safety training, safety reviews, safety meetings, and carrying out management planned task observations (MPTO) and Visible Felt Leadership (VFL)
- Ensure compliance with all governmental regulations regarding mining activities
Senior Mine Planning Engineer- Short-Medium Term
Konkola Copper Mines Plc
Nchanga Open Pits, Zambia
04.2016 - 06.2019
- Responsible for short-medium term planning of mining operations, with key deliverables being; pit, roads, and dump designing, production scheduling, provision of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly to three-year mine and drainage plans, and reconciliation of mine plans
- Design mine and dump designs that conformed to approved geotechnical parameters with 3D Datamine software
- Develop daily, weekly, monthly, 3-month rolling, and yearly mine plans and schedules in liaison with key stakeholders
- Provide monthly, weekly, and daily drilling blocks to the blasting engineer
- Provide rainfall preparedness plans clearly showing the maps of various infrastructures (dumps, ramps, drains, sumps, etc), scope of work, time frame, and responsible official
- Work closely with the production superintendent to ensure the plans are understood and executed according to the guidelines provided
- Provide mining controls (design and mining polygon stakes, and ramp and bench survey mine profiles) to guide the operations team
Mining Engineer - Production
Konkola Copper Mines Plc
Nchanga Open Pits, Zambia
12.2015 - 03.2016
- Responsible for the management of safety, quality, production, discipline, and cost-effectiveness in terms of the Mine's values through adherence to instructions when executing mine plans in the field and ensuring adherence by the team to mining/explosives/environmental regulations of the land and company set procedures
- Coordinate and supervised field operations, interpreted the mine plan drawings and specifications to subordinates and their crews, and ensure that everything is executed as planned
- Develop, enforce, and promote the use of safe and efficient work practices at all times in accordance with company standard working procedures
- Timely request and schedule material deliveries to prevent interruptions in production
- Ensure jobsite and team safety by ensuring risk assessments and Job Hazard Analysis (JHA's) are conducted prior to commencement of any job, and management of change (MOC), where necessary
- Also, carry out planned task observations and visible felt leadership, and encourage the culture of reporting any identified hazard, unsafe acts and conditions
- Gained strong leadership skills by managing the team to meet set production and safety monthly targets as well as managing various projects in the section
Shift Boss (RBS & Production)
Konkola Copper Mines Plc
Nchanga Underground Mine, Zambia
06.2015 - 11.2015
- Responsible for planning and coordinating the execution of the load and haul, and drilling and blasting processes according to set schedules
- Also responsible for ensuring adherence to SHEQ regulations and procedures in the section
- Played the role of team leader with a strong sense of personal responsibility, in charge of delegating tasks and providing feedback to the production engineer
Management Trainee - Mining Engineer
Konkola Copper Mines Plc
Nchanga Mine, Zambia
06.2014 - 05.2015
- Underwent a comprehensive development program to familiarize with all mining and related operations
- Gained practical hands-on experience of all mining operations at underground mine particularly in Room and Pillar, and Block Caving Mining Methods
- Worked hand in hand with the production, development, dewatering, environment, safety, and technical departments
- Understood mining business concepts
Education
Master's Degree - Geotechnical Engineering
Wuhan University of Technology
Wuhan06.2019
Bachelor of Engineering - Mining Engineering
Copperbelt University
Kitwe07.2014
GCSE Grade 12 Certificate -
Hillcrest Secondary School
Livingstone01.2007
Skills
- Datamine
- Microstation
- Geotechnical Software
- DIPS
- SLIDE
- SWEDGE
- PHASE2D
- UDEC
- Microsoft Office
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Problem Solving
- 3D Visualization
- Project Planning
- Project Management
- Block Caving
- Room and Pillar Underground Mining Methods
- Leadership
- Coaching
- Written Communication
- Verbal Communication
- Technical Writing
- Group Presentation
- Interpersonal Skills
- Supervisory Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Self-Motivated
- Organization
- Time Management
- Minimal Supervision
- Technical Writing
- Group Presentation
- Interpersonal Skills
- Supervisory Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Self-Motivated
- Multitasking
- Organization
- Time Management
- Minimal Supervision
- Team leadership
- Decision-making
- Verbal and written communication
- Complex Problem-solving
- Staff training and development
- Staff management
- Task delegation
- Goal setting
- Documentation and reporting
- Strategic planning
- Budget control
- Effective communication
- Excellent communication
Certification
- Engineering Registration Board, 2019, Practicing License
- Engineering Institution of Zambia, 2017, Professional Engineer
- KCM/MESA Consultants, 2015, Principles of Management
- Mines Safety Department - Zambia, 2014, Blasting License (unrestricted)
- Zambia Chamber of Mines, 2014, Advanced First Aid Certificate
- Road Safety and Transport Agency, 2014, Drivers License Class B
Academic Honours
- Graduated with 'A-Class' in MEng Civil (Geotechnical) Engineering at the Wuhan University of Technology, China (2019 graduation ceremony).
- Awarded a Chinese-Zambia Governments Scholarship to study Master's Degree in Geotechnical Engineering at Wuhan University of Technology in 2017.
- Graduated with a Distinction in BEng. Mining Engineering at the Copperbelt University (2013-2014 graduation ceremony).
- Best Mining Engineering Student Awards from 1st to 4th year of study at the Copperbelt University.
- Awarded a Scholarship by the Zambian Government through Bursaries Committee in 2009 to study Bachelor of Engineering in Mining Engineering in Zambia.
- School Prefect at Hillcrest Technical Secondary School in the year 2006 to 2007.
Publications
UDEC-based stability analysis of jointed bedding slope and slope parameter optimization suggestions: a case study., https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42452-020-03748-1
Hobbies and Interests
- Committed to achieving a high level of industrial expertise.
- Enjoy exercising in the gym, reading, watching soccer and movies.
Accomplishments
Published a Journal titled : UDEC-based stability analysis of jointed bedding slope and slope parameter optimisation suggestions: a case study
Timeline
Manager Long Range Mine Planning
Konkola Copper Mines Plc
11.2023 - Current
Head Mine Planning
Konkola Copper Mines Plc
07.2019 - 11.2023
Senior Mine Planning Engineer- Short-Medium Term
Konkola Copper Mines Plc
04.2016 - 06.2019
Mining Engineer - Production
Konkola Copper Mines Plc
12.2015 - 03.2016
Shift Boss (RBS & Production)
Konkola Copper Mines Plc
06.2015 - 11.2015
Management Trainee - Mining Engineer
Konkola Copper Mines Plc
06.2014 - 05.2015
Master's Degree - Geotechnical Engineering
Wuhan University of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering - Mining Engineering
Copperbelt University
GCSE Grade 12 Certificate -
Hillcrest Secondary School