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Lovemore Mauled, Exploration Manager/ Senior Exploration Geologist
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Lovemore Mauled Summary Resume
Personal Details
Current Residence South Africa
Phone Number +27 071 980 1399 OR +27 071 099 5367
Email [email protected] or [email protected]
Location 48 Atlanta Complex, Mulder Street, The Reeds, 0157, Centurion , RSA
Nationality Zimbabwean
Civil Status Permanent Resident of South Africa
Date of Birth 22 Jul 1976
EE/AA Status Male
Driver's Licence Light Vehicle (Since year 2000)
Own Transport Yes
SACNASP Yes
Geological Society of South Africa: Yes
My Next Job
Preferred Exploration Manager/Senior Exploration Geologist/Project Geologist/ Project Geotechnician
Permanent Senior Level position / Contract Position
Preferred Locations Prepared to travel, live in camps or relocate
International (West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, Europe, Australia, Canada, United States etc --- Any safe environment)
Gauteng (South Africa)
Mpumalanga
Western Cape (South Africa)
KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)
North West (South Africa) and;
Notice Period: Available to start work immediately.
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Lovemore Mauled, Exploration Manager/ Senior Exploration Geologist
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Career History
Company Position Duration
Minxcon Exploration (Pty) Ltd (South Africa and Liberia)
Senior Geologist (Exploration) and Project Manager
Jan 2012 – 16 February 2015 Aug 2015 – 31 October 2015.
Minxcon Exploration (Pty) Ltd ( Liberia, West Africa)
Senior Exploration Geologist and Project Manager
2013 – March 2014
Delta Mining Consolidated (South Africa, Zimbabwe and Liberia)
Senior Exploration Geologist Oct 2008 – Oct 2011
Delta Mining Consolidated Ltd (Liberia, West Africa)
Senior Exploration Geologist 2010
Tuli Coal Mine (Zimbabwe) Exploration Project Geologist Jan 2006 – Sep 2008
Buchwa Iron Mining Company (Zimbabwe)
Senior Geo-technician & Exploration Supervisor
Jan 2003 – Mar 2006
Rift Minerals and Geo-Associate Ltd (Zimbabwe)
Field Geologist (Exploration) Mid-Winter mine, Step Lively Mine, Tsessebe exploration
Jan 2002-Dec 2002
Canister Resources Pvt Ltd (Zimbabwe)
Exploration Geotechnician Dogwe & Tsholotsho Gold exploration Hydrogeochemical Sampling and Soil geochemical sampling lead.
Nov 2000-Dec 2001
Anglo American Zimbabwe Ltd (Zimbabwe)
Geology Vacation student Motapa mine, Isabella mine, McCays mine
1998 & 1999
Casmyn Mining Ltd (Turk Mine) (Zimbabwe)
Turk mine_ Vacation Student 1998
Other Recent Private Projects Undertaken Namibia and South Africa.
Date Company Client Commodity Project Name Location
August, 2014 Geoservices and
Communications RSA (Pty)
Ltd
Vargaworx (Pty) Ltd South
Africa
Coal Vryheid coal
exploration desktop
study report
Vryheid, Kwa Zulu
Natal
February, 2015 Geoservices and
Communications RSA (Pty)
Ltd
Phandasiphile Mineral
Resources (Pty) Ltd
Coal Desktop study report
on Coal potential on
Rusticana project
Near Standerton,
Mpumalanga
February, 2015 Raptoflex (Pty) Ltd South
Africa
Raptoflex (Pty) Ltd South
Africa
Copper Technical Review of
the Copper project
on EPL Ovitoto in
Nambia.
Namibia
March, 2015 MJ Geophysics consultants MJ Geophysics consultants Copper Namibia EPL447 ,
Geochemistry report
Namibia
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Skills
Commodities:
Gold, Coal, Iron ore, Chrome, Manganese, Copper etc
Extensive
Geological Desktop studies,
Target generation, field reconnaissance
Geological mapping,
Trenching
Pitting, Drilling contracts management,
Diamond drilling, RC and Percussion drilling management
Exploration team management and supervision
Geological Logging and sampling
Interpretation of Downhole Geophysics data
Laboratory Liaisoning
Sampling and QAQC
Exploration Project Management
Off road Navigation
Mentoring of unskilled and skilled labour
Solid
Computer software knowledge
Data capturing, Technical Report writing
Computer Softwares Surfer,
Mapsource,
Base camp,
ArcGIS ,
Microsoft Suite,
Basic Datamine and; Rockworks
Other Attributes: Can learn new computer softwares quickly
Commodities Experience
Coal
Iron Ore
Gold
Manganese
Chrome
Copper
Limestone and many more
Employment
Jan 2012– 16 March, 2015 Minxcon Exploration (Pty) Ltd)
Senior Geologist (Exploration and Project Management)
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Roodepoort, Johannesburg , Gauteng (South Africa)
Permanent Senior Level position .
**** Retrenched due to employers facing financial challenges.
Duties at Minxcon included but not limited to :
Exploration projects management. Projects include:
1. Zimbabwe: Commodity : Gold (August to October 2015)
Thistle Gold Mining ltd, Eiffel Flats, Kadoma , Zimbabwe
Leading and managing the field exploration team in a 6500m diamond
drilling campaign.
Siting exploration drill holes for resource drilling for orebody depth and
lateral extensions.
Drilling access, pad preparations, drillhole set-up checks, downhole
survey monitoring, supervising geological logging, sampling and samples
despatch. Technical reporting. Site management. Rehabilitation of sites.
Exploration results synthesis, database management and all field
exploration-related activities.
2. Zimbabwe Commodity: Chrome (2012)
Zim-Alloys Chrome exploration 2012. Led the field exploration team
during a coal exploration and resource verification project along the Great
Dyke of Zimbabwe from the south to the north.
Geological mapping, sampling, drill hole planning, technical reporting
Areas covered include Inyala mine, Lalapanzi, Darwendale,
Mutorashanga, Ceaser Mine, Sutton Mine and Mvurwi Peak.
3. South Africa Commodity: Gold (2013)
Stonewall Mining (Pty) Ltd Pilgrims Rest, Mpumalanga (TGME)
Gold exploration diamond-drilling planning, management, core logging,
geotechnical logging sampling, QAQC, Data capturing, technical reporting
4. South Africa Commodity: Coal (2013)
Ergosat Coal Exploration Free State Province
Vereeniging-Sasolburg coalfield (near New Vaal Colliery and LETHABO
power station) in the Free State province):-
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Managing coal exploration drilling campaign, supervising geologists and
drilling contractors, core photography, drill core marking,
lithological/geotechnical logging, coal seam identifications, geological
mapping, drill core sampling, data capturing, summary reporting, drilling
planning and scheduling, contracts sourcing and management, sample
submissions to laboratories, project management, Ez-trac multi-shot down-
hole surveying, safety, health and environment.
Formulating project-specific protocols and training junior personnel on the
aspects of coal exploration and drill-core handling. Report writing.
Administration and management of the field -exploration team.
5. Liberia Commodity: (Iron ore)
Jonah Capital/Anglo-American/Kumba Iron Ore joint venture (2013-
2014)
Exploration Project team manager and leader for iron ore exploration,
geological field-mapping for Kalasi project targets near Liberia-Cote
D’ivore border. Target generation. Camp management, Trenching,
Diamond drilling supervision, Sampling, Samples despatch. QAQC,
Results synthesis, Mentoring qualified, semi-skilled and unskilled
personnel. Led a team of 5 exploration geologists.
Other Projects worked on while at Minxcon Pty Ltd.
1. Tanzania (Coal and Gold
Kibo Mining Coal to Power Project
Contributed to the authoring of technical report for Rukwa project.
2. Liberia (Iron ore)
Project Technical review of Tawana Resources’s Mofe Creek iron ore
project in Liberia.
3. Mauritania (Gold)
Part of the authoring of a Competent Persons Report (“CPR”) on
Mauritania iron ore project at Zerga and Kaouat El Khadra.
4. Ghana (Gold)
Tarkwa and Kumasi (Ghana) waste dumps and mined
areas re-treatment and rehabilitation research and
target identification.
Oct 2008– Oct 2011 Delta Mining Consolidated (Pty) Ltd -Senior Geologist
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Kyalami, Midrand, Gauteng (South Africa)
Permanent Senior Level position .
South Africa: Commodity: Coal
Projects
Delmas (Rietkuil) Witbank Coal field,
Musina Coal Project (Tuli Coal Basin )
Vryheid (Vryheid coalfield)
Dundee (Project due diligence at Slater Coal mining ltd)
Springbokvlaaktes in Bela Bela
Commodity: Iron Ore
Gulukwane iron ore project in Thabazimbi
Zimbabwe Commodity: Coal
Lubu coal Senior exploration geologist and project manager near
Binga on the Zambezi Valley.
Lubimbi (Hankano/Gwayi) coalfield exploration team Senior
Geologist and Project Manager near Lupane in Matabeleland province
in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe Commodity: Chrome
Mberengwa, Mashava (Boss mine etc) and Zvishavane chrome projects due
diligence on Zimbabwe’s Great Dyke,
Liberia Commodity: Iron ore (year 2010)
Senior exploration geologist for iron ore projects at the following targets:
Timbo,
Bopolu,
Wologizi mountain
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Duties on the above projects included (not limited to):-
.- Desktop studies
- Greenfields exploration for coal, uranium, chrome and iron ore
-Geological mapping
- Resource evaluation drilling
- Core logging
- Core photography
- Core Sampling
- Geophysical logging contractors monitoring.
- Geophysics and borehole log correlations and interpretations
- Data capturing and data entry.
- Creating links with government/ Geological Survey Offices’ officials.
- Preparing and writing annual reports for work carried out on projects.
- Samples instructions preparations for laboratory
- Samples despatches and laboratory liaisoning
- Results synthesis.
- Data validations
- Preparation of drilling data summaries for modelling with Surfer software
- Coal Seam modelling with Surfer.
- Isopachyte map productions
- Interaction with consultant geologists and surveyors.
- Percussion drilling supervision, logging and sampling for Iron ore and coal
resources.
- RC (reverse circulation) drilling, monitoring and supervision for iron ore
resources.
- Field mapping and Helicopter-aided reconnaissance.
Jan 2006– Sep 2008 Tuli Coal Mine (Pvt) Ltd-- Exploration Project Geologist
Zimbabwe
Permanent Management Level position .
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COKING COAL
Reporting to Technical Services Manager.
- Open pit mining control and guidance to mining department and surveyors
(block delineation)
- Grade control sampling
- Assisting in drill hole planning
- Drill hole siting
- Working in conjunction with the drilling managers and site supervisors.
- Near mine exploration drilling, supervision and monitoring
- All diamond drill core logging in the field.
- Field data capturing and presentation
- Drill core sampling and despatch to laboratory.
- Drilling summary preparations
- Cross sections
- Geological mapping
- Open pit mapping of seams and structures such faults, folds, dykes and sills.
- Training of field assistants and vacation students.
Arranged and participated in management meetings for planning, production
and all other relevant meetings
Jan 2003– Mar 2006 Buchwa Iron Mining Company -- Senior Geotechnician And Exploration Supervisor (subsidiary of ZISCOSTEEL)
Zimbabwe
Permanent Senior Level position
Iron ore, Limestone, Manganese, Coal and other diversification projects
Duties included.
All geological duties as assigned by the Chief Geologist and the technical services manager. Geological Field mapping Geological Logging Drilling crew supervision for near mine and field exploration. Open pit and field sampling Samples submissions Data capturing and synthesis Mentoring personnel
Report writing
Open pit geology work for iron ore and limestone mining.
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2002 Rift Mineral Resources (Zimbabwe)
Midwinter mine, Kadoma_ Gold Exploration RC drilling, chip logging and sampling
Diamond drilling, core logging and sampling
Report writing
Auger drilling and sampling of tailings waste dumps
Step Lively Mine (near Pickstone Mine) Diamond drilling, logging and sampling
Report writing,
Data capturing
Tsessebe Exploration project (near Thistle Etna Mine)
Trenching planning, siting and supervision
Trench sampling
Pitting
Surface mapping
2001 Canister Resources (Dokwe-Tsholotsho Exploration)
Field Geotechnician Hydrogeochemical sampling and soil sampling lead
Mentoring junior personnel
Assistant field camp manager
Report writing
Drill hole siting
1998-1999 Anglo American Zimbabwe (Amzim) Ltd (Vacation Student)
Motapa mine
Isabella mine
McCays mine Geological mapping, trench siting, mapping and trench sampling.
Drill hole siting, drilling supervision
Data capture
Percussion drill logging
Did my final year project on the Exploration of McCays mine .
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Education
3 YEAR Diploma in Mining and Exploration Geology, Zimbabwe School of Mines
GCE Cambridge “O” Levels 1993- Rakodzi High School, Marondera, Zimbabwe
GCE Cambridge “A” Levels 1996- Mount Pleasant High School, Harare, Zimbabwe
Languages
Current
Zulu–basic
Chichewa/Chewa/Nyanja–basic
Ndebele–basic
Shona–fluent
English–fluent
Professional Associations
November 2013 – Current SACNASP (MEMBER (CERT.NAT. SCI (Geological Sciences))
October 2008 – Current GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA (GSSA MEMBER)
November 2000 –current MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ZIMBABWE SCHOOL OF MNES
Work Permits
Permanent Residence permit (South Africa)
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References
Mr Barry Venter
Geology Manager (Minxcon Exploration (Pty) Ltd)
Suite 6, Coldstream office Park,
Littlefalls, Roodepoort,
Gauteng, South Africa
Contact: cell +27 715 96 3712
Office: 011 958 2899
Email: [email protected]
Mr Pierre Coetzer
Manager Richbar Refineries.
180 Barbara Rd, Elandsfontein,Germiston
Contact: +27 824523335
Email: [email protected]
Mr Roman Sczcecina
Chief Geologist, Coal
Delta Mining Consolidated
P.O BOX 31330,
Kyalami
Midrand, 1684
Cell : +27 73 183 2121
Email : [email protected]
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