Experience

Dangote Coal Mines Project

• Nigeria
• Mining & Metals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mining Engineer

  • Mar 2016 - Present

  -Pioneer mining engineer at the Dangote Coal mining project (the largest scale coal mining project in Nigeria with an installed coal mining capacity of 3 Million tonnes per annum) -Partook in further exploration work (core drilling) to ascertain the depth of overburden and extent/quality of the coal deposit so as to be sure we are mining a measured resource and then use exploration data to determine Mining method, carryout Machine selection and develop the appropriate mining plan and schedule. -Successfully lead and coordinate various departments including Mine Survey, Geologists, Maintenance, Civil and others to successfully carry out various sequence of operations which include Overburden removal, Coal extraction, Quality Control, Reclamation, Coal Haulage and Dispatch. All these were made seamless by my excellent delegation and Interpersonal skills. -Provide technical support to mine and maintenance management so as to ensure that the heavy earth moving machines and infrastructure (power, dewatering facilities, haul roads) are functioning as required. -Responsible for the safety of personnel and machinery. -I have continously led my team to achieve a daily production target of 3000 tonnes of Coal and 80000 cubic metres of Overburden with a near zero accident rate. -My team and I have successfully reclaimed more than 5 Hectares of mined out area and handed over to the host community. Show less



Bis-Da-Bay Petroleum Ltd

• Supervisor

  • Jul 2014 - Jan 2016

  -Ensured that the applicable regulations are complied with. -Handled shift staffing and ensured that no shift is either understaffed or over staffed. -Promoted right attitude to work with a goal of achieving all round satisfaction of all customers. -Provided the necessary resources required for each shift to perform well. -Ensured that the applicable regulations are complied with. -Handled shift staffing and ensured that no shift is either understaffed or over staffed. -Promoted right attitude to work with a goal of achieving all round satisfaction of all customers. -Provided the necessary resources required for each shift to perform well.



Dangote Cement Works, Ibese, Ogun state (Mines Division)

• Intern Mining Engineer

  • Apr 2011 - Oct 2011

  -Assisted the senior mining engineer in carrying out drilling and blasting operations. -Led a team of operators to carry out loading, mucking and haulage operation. -Kept record of cycle time and productivity of various machines such as dump trucks, excavators payloader and Surface miner machine (SM 2500), this exercise contributed immensely to cost optimization of the Mines. -Worked with the exploration team to carry out core drilling, logging e.t.c -Assisted in contruction and repairing of haulage roads and ramps in the mine. Show less