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Geological Technician

Fred Rebecca Gold Mine

Freda Rebecca Gold Mine, the leading gold producer in Zimbabwe has a vacancy for a Geological Technician reporting to the Strata Control Officer in the Technical Services Department.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Recommending, implementing, and monitoring systems, i.e. ensuring that support is installed on time and to standard
  • Conducting regular geotechnical underground inspections
  • Design layouts and support systems and ensuring implementation
  • Ensuring rock mechanics information/concerns are communicated timeously
  • Conducting quality control tests on existing ground support used at the Mine
  • Actively participating in creating a safe mining environment i.e providing input into the development of safety standards, processes, policies, and procedures
  • Cire logging and Mapping of geological structures for geotechnical/ rock engineering and mine design purposes
  • Participating in fall of ground investigations
  • Training mine employees on basic strata control and ground support

Qualifications and Experience

  • National diploma in Geology from a recognised institute
  • Strata control certificate in metaliferrous mining is an added advantage
  • 3 years Hard Rock Mining experience
  • Should have knowledge of geotechnical softwares i.e Map 3D, Numeric modelling
  • Sound knowledge of ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018

Suitable candidates who meet the basic requirements and are interested in this career opportunity to send their application letters, detailed C.Vs, and copies of academic certificates.

Closing Date: 14 April 2023