Pabalelo Shayi
Mining Intern
Emalahleni
Summary
To be part of an organization where I will be broadening my skills and knowledge about mining, innovation, transformation, business improvement, mine planning, engineering management and project management. As well as contributing to the organization’s achievement of organizational goals and continuous improvement.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Mining Intern
Seriti
04.2021 - Current
- Supporting improvement initiatives in qualities, safety, and productivity.
- Assisted with daily mine operations including both underground and surface activities.
- Lead a production team as a miner.
- Responsible for the health and safety of employees; planning; execution and production performance.
- Assist with data collection and analysis.
- Assist with preparing daily, weekly and monthly production reports.
- Participate in ventilation surveys and dust/noise level monitoring.
- Shadowed Mining Activity Engineers during planning and scheduling meetings.
- Using mining softwares (Deswik and Microstation) to design mine plans.
Acting Mining Activity Engineer
Seriti
06.2025 - 07.2025
- Produce mine designs, detailed plans and short-term schedules for major mining activities on the mine.
- Compile weekly/monthly/quarterly and annual reconciliations as part of compliance to plan reporting.
- Supply required information for weekly marketing and management plans.
- Assist in compiling weekly review (planning) meetings presentation(s), as well as the monthly planning meeting.
- Liaise with other Activity Engineers regarding the integration of mine plans.
- Liaise with various departments including, but not limited to Survey, Geology, Ventilation, Environmental, Mining, Metallurgy and Engineering.
Mining Intern: Mine Planning
Seriti
01.2024 - 07.2025
- Produce detailed plans and short-term schedules for underground mining operations.
- Compile weekly planning presentation for coal buy-ins.
- Conduct monthly/quarterly and annual reconciliation between planned and mined areas (plan compliance).
- Compile weekly review planning meeting presentations, as well as monthly planning meetings for underground operations.
- Compile monthly performance review presentations for underground operations.
Miner
Seriti
12.2022 - 09.2023
- Drive productivity and efficiency.
- Ensure procedures and protocols are always followed.
- Lead a production team ensuring the safe production of coal.
- Ensure production KPIs are achieved and managed effectively.
- Acting shiftboss (01 Oct 2023 to 31 Dec 2023). Ensuring the team has the competencies required to effectively operate mining equipment by assessing training and development needs.
Vacation Work Student
Seriti
12.2020 - 03.2021
- Surported drilling, blasting and loading operations under supervision.
- Monitored and recorded equipment performance data.
- Observed and assisted in pit inspections.
- Monitored and reported on haul truck cycle times and production efficiency.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mining Engineering
University of The Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa 04.2001 -
Skills
- Analytical problem-solving
- Effective communication
- Teamwork
- Leadership and People management
- Operational planning
- MS Office
- Microstation
- Deswik
Websites
Accomplishments
- Fiery Mines Underground Blasting Certificate (DMRE)
- Finance for Non-financial Managers Certificate (GIBS)
- C-MiRM (Course for Managers in Risk Management) (Enterprises University of Pretoria)
- First Line Management Supervisory Skills Programme (Dyna Training)
- National Certificate Rockbreaking: Surface Excavations, Surface Mining and Quarrying (MQA)
- Mine Overseers Certificate of Competency (DMRE)
References
Available upon request
Additional Information
Motivated and detail-oriented Mining Engineering Intern with hands-on experience across multiple operations including underground and opencast. Completing a comprehensive rotational programme, developing practical skills in safety, compliance and technical reporting. Experienced in short-term planning, production scheduling and reconciliation. Proficient in mining software such as Deswik and Microstation for generating mine layouts and updating mine plans. Passionate about optimizing resources, improving efficiency and contributing to safe and sustainable mine planning solutions.
Timeline
Acting Mining Activity Engineer
Seriti
06.2025 - 07.2025
Mining Intern: Mine Planning
Seriti
01.2024 - 07.2025
Miner
Seriti
12.2022 - 09.2023
Mining Intern
Seriti
04.2021 - Current
Vacation Work Student
Seriti
12.2020 - 03.2021
Bachelor of Science - Mining Engineering
University of The Witwatersrand
04.2001 -
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