Job Responsibilities
- Use instruments to take readings to determine specified locations
- Conduct surveys to obtain data used in planning mining operations
- Survey and calculate volume of material deposits, spoil piles, or veins, overburden to be removed, coal exposed and coal mined.
- Draft maps, drawings and create a database of survey data including development layouts, production drill mark-ups and miscellaneous layouts.
- Update relevant maps, drawings and databases with any amended information.
- Assist with feasibility assessment, taking into account appropriate criteria
- Assist with project proposals, design layout and pick-up of drill/blast and digging areas
- Direct and assist team members in use of electronic surveying equipment, systems, or other instruments to transfer surface survey positions and directions to underground areas and to survey designated locations.
- Compute survey and data, such as volumes of ore/coal driving and connecting underground passages to control direction and extent of mining operation,
- Effective communication of plans, providing appropriate instructions to designated team
- Assist with projects to ensure smooth operations
- Ensure that projects adhere to all aspects of safety issues, including equipment
- Contribute towards improving working operations and safety
- Assist with assessing and allocation of required supplies.
- Assist with relevant costing/supply/budgetary reviews
- Effectively liaise and communicate and maintain a good relationship with team members, contractor/suppliers and other stakeholders as required
Requirement
- 3 years minimum experience
- Ability to operate survey software e.g AutoCAD civil 3D, Surfer, ArcGIS etc
- Versatility in operating survey instruments e.g DGPS, Total Station, Level Instrument etc
