ZAKHELE RADEBE
Belfast
Summary
Enthusiastic grade controller who is eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. I'm currently a grade controller at Exxaro Belfast coal where I ensure clean coal mining by inspection and sampling. I am also responsible for other various tasks which includes but not limited to; coal quality and tonnage predictions, opencast grade control measurements, sampling and reconciliation, routine pit inspection and in-pit grade control optimization, downhole geophysical logging, structural, geological mapping and exploration geology. My current highest educational level is a B-tech degree in Geology from Tshwane University of Technology.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Grade Controller
Exxaro Resources
01.2021 - Current
- Sample stockpiles and mining blocks to determine grades
- Monitor surface mining operations
- Capture data obtained from the face sampling in the geological database
- Assist in in the management of exploration - Sampling of exploration drilling
- Identification, elimination, and reporting of geological risks
- Borehole logging and updating geological structural plans
- Report writing
- Ensuring quality through efficient grade control practices
- Assisting and coaching production personnel responsible for mining operations
- Production geology – Coal quality and tonnage predictions, opencast grade control measurements, samplingand reconciliation, routine pit inspection and in-pit grade control optimization, downhole geophysical logging,and structural and geological mapping
- Exploration geology- Exploration drilling, core logging and sampling, exploration data management.
Geology Intern
Exxaro Resources
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Production geology – Coal quality and tonnage predictions, opencast grade control measurements, samplingand reconciliation, routine pit inspection and in-pit grade control optimization, downhole geophysical logging,structural and geological mapping
- Exploration geology- Exploration drilling, core logging and sampling, exploration data management.
LAB Technician
Civilab
02.2019 - 07.2020
- Triaxial Testing, shear-box, oedometer tests
- Data Banking
- Office work – evaluating lab reports.
Engineering Geology Technician
Bear-geo Consultants
08.2018 - 01.2019
- Site investigation, including geological Mapping
- Drilling (Percussion and diamond drilling) Trenching and penetrometer testing
- Dolomite hazard assessments- Analysis For sinkhole and subsidence
- Site investigation, including geological Mapping.
Education
Master of Science - Geology candidate
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg06.2025
B-tech - Geology
Tshwane University of Technology
Pretoria11.2019
National Diploma - Geology
Tshwane University of Technology
Pretoria11.2018
Grade 12 -
Mapenane Econdary
11.2013
Skills
- MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Data management
- Acquire software
- Report writing
Certification
SACNAPS- Cand.Sci.Nat (155863)
Timeline
Grade Controller
Exxaro Resources
01.2021 - Current
Geology Intern
Exxaro Resources
08.2020 - 12.2020
LAB Technician
Civilab
02.2019 - 07.2020
Engineering Geology Technician
Bear-geo Consultants
08.2018 - 01.2019
Master of Science - Geology candidate
University of Johannesburg
B-tech - Geology
Tshwane University of Technology
National Diploma - Geology
Tshwane University of Technology
Grade 12 -
Mapenane Econdary
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