CV for William Simango
- 1. WILLIAM SIMANGO (ND SURVEYING) OBJECTIVE Seeking a challenging position in mine, engineering or cadastral surveying. PERSONAL INFORMATION Marital Status: Married Citizenship: Zimbabwean Date of Birth: 20 February 1977 Sex: Male Place of Birth: Chegutu, Zimbabwe Denomination: Jehovah’s Witnesses Organisation Residential Address: No. 14 Surnace Avenue, Dalny Mine, Chakari, Zimbabwe E – Mail Address: wollynn@gmail.com Contact Cell Number: +263 774 124 864 Computer Skills: SURPAC, AutoCAD, SURSOFT and Microsoft Office Other Qualifications: Short course in Fundamentals in Mining (Zimbabwe School of Mines), Mining Basic First Aid Certificate PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES Ability to take initiative and work under pressure, can fit in a team, can manage crisis situations and can communicate effectively at all levels. WORK EXPERIENCE 1 Position: Mine Surveyor Organisation: Falcon Gold Zimbabwe, Dalny Mine Period: April 2012 – August 2013 Duties Responsible for all survey work and operations in the West 14, Dalny Top and Pixy sections. Producing the following daily reports: Snap Shot Report, Stope Drilling Tracker and the Dalny R.O.M. & Sands Trucking and Milling reports. Month end measuring, plotting and preparing survey month end report. Involvement in monthly, three months and yearly mine planning. Drawing, checking and issuing mining layouts. Installing underground line and side grades and offsetting. Transfer surveys from one level to another (shaft plumbing). Stockpile measurements and tonnage calculations. Ensuring legal compliance of plans to government statutory requirements. Supervising weighbridge labour and processing weighbridge figures. Training and assisting survey students. Involvement in ore reserves calculations and mine valuation. Supervising cleaning of survey office. 2 Position: Mine Surveyor Organisation: Carslone Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd; Golden Kopje Mine (Zimbabwe) Period: August 2008 – March 2012 Duties Running and supervision of the survey and sampling sections. Carrying out surface and underground surveys. Supervision of dump sampling and survey updates. Month end measuring of all excavations. Up keeping of mine claims and replacement of beacons. Compiling the monthly survey report and the management month end report. Drawing and up keeping of mine plans as per standard and legal requirements.
- 2. Involvement in monthly, quarterly and yearly mine planning. 3 Position: Surveyor Organisation: Casmyn Mining Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd; Turk Mine Period: December 2006 – June 2008 Duties Responsible for all survey work and operations in the top section. Ensuring proper ventilation of the underground environment. Drawing, checking and issuing mining layouts. Drafting and updating plans and sections. Preparing mining layouts and holing notices. Installation of underground side grades. Compiling mid month and month end reports and continuous update of plans. Diamond drill hole surveys, calculations and plotting. 4 Position: Land Survey Technician Organisation: Department of Physical Planning (Ministry of Local Government, Works and Urban Development: Zimbabwe) Period: January 2004 – November 2006 Duties Pegging – residential, commercial, industrial and institutional stands Tacheometric surveys, calculations and plotting Drawing maps and plans (using AutoCAD) Setting out of pipelines (water and sewer) Updating and filing survey maps and plans 5 Position: Assistant Technical Services Supervisor Organisation: Pan African Mining Zimbabwe; Ayrshire Mine Period: April 2001 – December 2003 Duties Survey Section General survey of surface and underground pegs and offsetting. Long raise surveys for holing purposes using jack bar. Month end measuring, updating on plans and sections and calculating advances and tonnages. Shaft plumbing and calculations. Slimes dam surveys. Monthly mining forecast. Stockpile measurement and calculations. Diamond drill hole surveys, calculations and plotting. Surface survey of trenches and rip lines. Duties Sampling Section Supervising sampling crew Cutting and chipping (raises, drives, stopes, slots and cross cuts) Pit sampling (rip lines and trenches) Supervision of Dump sampling Preparation of development ledgers Plotting assay values on plans Preparing grade control report Block tonnage and grade calculations
- 3. ACHIEVEMENTS Designed and implemented the Stope Drilling Tracker that helped to improve stoping machine utilization from 30% to 60% at Dalny Mine. Designed the Weekly Down Time Analysis spreadsheet that helped to significantly reduce plant downtimes at Golden Kopje Mine. Designed and implemented the Weekly Tonnes Treated Versus Reagents Used spreadsheet that helped plant personnel to effectively utilize their reagents and significantly improving gold recoveries at Golden Kopje Mine. HOBBIES Fishing and playing chess. REFEREES The Administration Manager The Senior Geologist The Senior Geotech Mr. G. Nyika Mr. K. Nyamhinda Mr. A. Phiri Dalny Mine Dalny Mine Dalny Mine Chakari Chakari Chakari Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Cell:+263 772 417 280 Cell: +263 772 977 753 Cell: +263 773 432 217 Email: knyamhinda@gmail.com The Deputy Headmaster Mr. A. Muzanenhamo Dalny High School Chakari Zimbabwe Cell:+263 734 847 796