Reporting to the Senior Mine – Surveyor, you will be responsible for assisting the Mine Surveyor on the Lumwana Mining and Exploration leases to perform monthly measurements to LMC code of practice standards, and ensuring all duties are carried out in a safe, efficient, cost-effective manner. The Survey Technician will be required to perform duties which will include, but not limited to the following:

Responsibilities

Assist the Mine Surveyor to carry out pit surveys on a regular basis to enable accurate bench and total volumes to be calculated at the end of each month and for use in grade control reconciliation and Mill throughput figure comparison. In addition, blasted areas to be surveyed for blasted stocks and contractor payment.
To assist the Mine Surveyor to carry out stockpile surveys on a regular basis to enable accurate stockpile volumes to be calculated at the end of each month for reconciliation and ore stocks calculations.
Set out pit and mining limits, batter pegs and carry out any other surveys to provide information to technical and production personnel for evaluation of excavation and placement versus design parameters.
Set out and Survey of all Grade control drill holes, ripline, face sampling and exploration drill holes as required.
Maintenance of surveying equipment to required standards.
Daily interaction with all survey personnel and other departments on an as required basis.
To be pro-active in all aspects of operational safety and encourage teamwork within the department.
Experience & Qualifications

Full Grade Twelve Certificate.
A minimum 2 years post qualification industrial experience of which at least 1 year were in an Open Cut mine (preferably copper) as a survey Technician.
Able to show initiative, professional integrity and personnel management skills.
Able to use Total station, data recorder, DGPS, Automatic or digital level and any other survey equipment prescribed with minimum supervision.
Ability to show initiative and have good interpersonal skills.
A valid driver’s license will be an added advantage.

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ABOUT THE TEAM

The Lumwana copper mine is a conventional open pit (truck and shovel) operation. It’s located about 100 kilometers west of Solwezi in Zambia’s Copperbelt — one of the most prospective copper regions in the world. Lumwana ore, which is predominantly sulfide, is treated through a conventional sulfide flotation plant, producing copper concentrate.