Kamane Shandavu

Superintendent Mining Engineering

About Candidate

I am writing to express my interest for the above position. With over 18 years of experience as a Mining Engineer, I bring a wealth of expertise in Mine Planning, Operations Management, and Strategic Planning. My career spans both public and private sectors in Zambia, as well as international assignments across Africa.

I have held key roles including:

Superintendent Mining Engineering with Rio Tinto-SIMFER SA in Guinea Conakry
Mine Planning Superintendent and Acting Mine Manager at Asmara Mining Share Company (Eritrea)
Senior Manager – Mining at Somika Group of Companies, Kisanfu Mining SAS (DR Congo)
Various positions from Mining Engineer to Superintendent Mine Planning at Barrick Gold – Lumwana Mining Company (Zambia)
Regional Manager at Zambia Metrology Agency (Legal Metrology)
Graduate Trainee Mining Engineer at Konkola Copper Mine (Zambia)
Beyond technical expertise, I am passionate about mentoring and developing teams to ensure strong succession planning. I believe in:

Fostering collaborative teamwork to enhance performance and well-being
Supporting individual growth to maximize contribution toward company goals
Promoting diverse, multidisciplinary teams that encourage knowledge sharing and innovation
I am confident that my dynamic leadership, tactical planning skills, and ability to operate across engineering and planning disciplines will make a meaningful contribution to your organization’s growth.

Thank you for considering my application. I look forward to the opportunity to further discuss how I can add value to your team.

Location

Education

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Masters degree in Project Management 2013
Atlantic International University

Master in project management with focus on Mining Operations improvement, budgets, Life of Mine, Operational Management and Equipment selection

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Bachelor of Degree with specialization in Mining Engineering 2009
University of Zambia

Bachelor of Degree with specialization in Mining Engineering with areas of focus being Load and haul, drill and blast, mineral economics, Open pit mining operations, underground mining operations, rock mechanics etc

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Certificate in The Business of Mining 2018
Curtin University- Australia

Mining Operations best practices worldwide

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Certificate in Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace 2020
SDG Academy

Operating in conflict prone areas

Work & Experience

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Superintendent Mining Engineering Sep 2025 - May 2026
Rio Tinto-SimFer-Simandou Iron Ore (Guinea-Conakry)

Nature of Responsibility  Lead development of medium- to long-term mine planning strategies (quarterly to 5-year horizon).  Direct short- and medium-term mine design and sequencing strategies.  Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring to the Technical Services team.  Support Mine Operations Superintendent with short-term planning to ensure Ore delivery to both crushing and rail circuits.  Communicate mine design and operational strategies to contractors.  Drive business improvement initiatives through stakeholder collaboration.  Optimize Life-of-Mine (LOM) plans by evaluating new mining technologies and methods.  Consolidate planning information across short, medium, and long-term planning activities.  Accountable for pit, dump, and stockpile design and optimization.  Implement continuous improvement strategies to reduce operational costs.  Generate Mining Operations CAPEX and OPEX forecasts

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Mine Planning Superintendent/Acting Mine Manager July 2023 - August 2025
Asmara Mining Share Company (Asmara, Eritrea):

Nature of Responsibility  Coordinated and led the mine planning team.  Designed and optimized pits, dumps, and stockpiles.  Consolidated planning information across all Mining areas.  Implemented continuous improvement strategies to reduce and manage costs.  Trained and mentored planning engineers.  Generated CAPEX and OPEX budgets. Key Achievements:  Initiated Direct Shipment of Ore (DSO) from Debarwa pit: 20,000t/month at an average Cu grade of 12.5%  Advanced two greenfield open-pit projects from feasibility to operations and managed feasibility of one underground Mining project.  Established SOPs for planning and mining operations.  Developed reporting templates for budgets, monthly plans, and daily reports.

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Senior Manager-Mining January 2022 - June 2023
Societe Miniere Du Katanga (Kisanfu Mine, DR Congo)

Nature of Responsibility  Coordinating a team of Short-Term Planning Engineers, Drill and Blast Planning Engineers, Compliance Engineers and Dispatch Engineers responsible for generating daily, weekly, and monthly plans  Oversaw short-term, medium- term, and strategic mine planning.  Oversaw managing all active mining Operations Drill and Blast designs and Load and haul.  Designed Pits, dumps and Stockpile.  Management of wet weather projects and dewatering strategies for the Mine.  Accountable for the Management of equipment availability and utilizations against budget  Management of Kimin explosive Contract and drill and blast contract.  Ensuring occupational health and safety guidelines are followed, which includes planning and overseeing the implementation of emergency response protocols.  Generation of Mining Operations CAPEX and OPEX Achievements:  Developed, implemented and trained national mining team on Standard Operating Procedures for ROM pad Management, haul road constructions, Fatigue Management, Dewatering and drainage management and dump design and sequencing procedure.  Introduced structured weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual planning/reporting systems. Barrick Gold, Africa Copper Unit (Lumwana Mine Zambia): Dates: August 2021 to January 2022 Position Held: Superintendent - Short Term Planning Nature of Responsibility  Coordinating a team of Short-Term Planning Engineers, Drill and Blast Planning Engineers, Compliance Engineers and Dispatch Engineers’  Responsible for generating daily, weekly, and monthly plans  Responsible for Medium and Short Team Strategic Mine Planning  Responsible for Pits, dumps and Stockpile designs  Responsible for the 3 months rolling Mine Plans.  Managed wet weather projects and dewatering strategies  Generation of Mining Operations CAPEX and OPEX  Mentoring and recruitment of Mining Engineers

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Superintendent - Short Term Planning August 2021 - January 2022
Barrick Gold, Africa Copper Unit (Lumwana Mine Zambia):

Nature of Responsibility  Coordinating a team of Short-Term Planning Engineers, Drill and Blast Planning Engineers, Compliance Engineers and Dispatch Engineers’  Responsible for generating daily, weekly, and monthly plans  Responsible for Medium and Short Team Strategic Mine Planning  Responsible for Pits, dumps and Stockpile designs  Responsible for the 3 months rolling Mine Plans.  Managed wet weather projects and dewatering strategies  Generation of Mining Operations CAPEX and OPEX  Mentoring and recruitment of Mining Engineers

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Regional Manager January 2017 - July 2021
Zambia Metrology Agency (Zambia Weights and Measures)

Nature of Responsibility: 1. Administrative activities  Directed administrative functions including business planning, SOP reviews, financial analysis, and stakeholder management.  Preparing and Presentations of Quarterly Board Paper, Annual Reports and budgets  Public Policy formulation and Statutory Instrument drafting and reviews 2. Regional Operational Activities:  Open Pit and Underground monitoring, reconciliation and tracing of monthly Ore production on behalf of the Zambian Government through Zambia Metrology Agency  Management of Compliance and verifications of instruments used in commercial transactions in all the Mines (Lumwana Copper Mining Company, Mopani Copper Mining Company, Lubambe Copper Mine, Dangote Limestone Company, Konkola Copper and Cobalt Mine, Kansanshi Copper and Gold Mine ), Quarries and Smelters in the Northern Region of Zambia  Management of instrument Compliance and verifications of all Oil Marketing Companies and Fuel Depots located in the Northern Region of Zambia  Management of Compliance on imported prepackaged commodities and instruments Achievements:  Contributed to Zambia Metrology Agency’s 2018–2021 strategic plan.  Developed a metrology work-tracking database and fleet management reporting system.  Strengthened resource ownership culture through team-building initiatives.  Appointed Project Manager for agency construction works.

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Mining Engineer_ Planning, Projects and; Drill and Blast Sept 2010 - January 2017
Barrick Gold, Africa Copper Unit (Lumwana Mine_Zambia):

Nature of Responsibility  Short and medium term mine planning designs and scheduling, and Dump Rehabilitation  Tracked equipment performance using modular mining systems.  Review of mining sequence and schedules based on updated grade control data  Management of contactors involved in Mining Operations through: i. Ensuring that daily, weekly and monthly production targets are met ii. Approving of contractor payment invoices based on reconciled monthly performance against budget.  Design of drill and blast plans, blast masters and wall control Master  Strategic planning and optimization of drill and blast operational activities  Monitoring and tracking of drilling and blasting operational costs against budget  Design of blast tie-ups to achieve optimum fragmentation  Mentoring mining engineering students and graduate mining engineers Achievements  Led dump rehabilitation and wet weather management projects.  Contributed to the development of a geotechnical wall sign off and monitoring procedure.  Spearheading drill and blast projects aimed at cost reduction while maintaining quality. Projects successful completed include the reduction of the drill capacity from a 2 drills per shovel to a 1 drill per shovel Mine operation.

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Trainee Mining Engineer March 2008 - June 2010
Konkola Copper Mine Chililabombwe

 Supervised underground development crews and drill & blast operations.  Prepared daily and weekly underground schedules.  Completed thesis project: Design and development of main underground haulages below 950m level at 1 Shaft.