Experience

Department of Mineral Resources and Energy

• Mining
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Beneficiation strategy developer

  • May 2009 - Present

  Key Functions & Responsibilities:• Developing South Africa’s mineral beneficiation strategy• Developing and implementing beneficiation masterplans across all the mineral value-chains• Developing policy interventions to address constraints and promote further local processing of mineral commodities in different value-chains• Participating in policy-reviewing processes, i.e. The Mining Charter, MPRDA ACT• Research cross-cutting mineral beneficiation issues and advise on necessary policy Interventions• Identifying factors that inhibit mineral beneficiation, developing and implementing solutions• Developing and maintaining strategic linkages with industry stakeholders• Developing and maintaining the beneficiation statistical database for beneficiation value-chains• Performing monitoring and evaluation of the outlined projects • Participating in the development and execution of the business plan of the sub-directorate. • Attending and participating in minerals and beneficiation exhibitions• Stakeholder engagements on mineral beneficiation Show less

• Acting Deputy Director

  • Oct 2022 - Jan 2023

  Performance Management and Enhancement:• Analyse the overall performance of the local and international mineral beneficiation sector patterns in order to advise executive management of the department on the beneficiation trends by compiling comprehensive reports, articles, etc. • Develop and advice on the regulations governing Section 26 of the Mineral Resources Petroleum Development Act (MPRDA).• Affect beneficiation thorough the tools of the Mining Charter by developing offset formulas for minerals and through the Procurement Element of the Charter.• Conduct consultation processes with all involved stakeholders, including communities before the promulgation of policies to be implemented.• Ensure effective service delivery through: • Handling enquiries from clients/customers and the public.• Responding to parliamentary questions.Personnel Management and Empowerment:• Plan the Directorates activities according to the Directorates business plan.• Identify and allocate appropriate resources for specific tasks. • Manage and enhance the quality of work of the Assistant Directors e.g. Technical reports, briefing notes, publications, and project plans.• Compile quarterly monitoring and evaluation reports to give updates on the performance of the Sub-Directorate.Project and Programme Management:• Coordinate, participate and facilitate the development of various Beneficiation Masterplans • Monitor and report on the performance and progress of the Masterplans• Ensure alignment of projects to the National Developmental imperatives.• Find areas of corporation within the MOU’s signed between South Africa and other countries to initiate regional trade.• Promote the development of sustainable mining and beneficiation projects in distressed mining communities.Financial Management:• Assist the Director to budget and focus for the new financial year.• Ensure effective utilisation of financial resources availed to the sub-directorate. Show less



Lightstone Pty Ltd

• South Africa
• Information Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Data Analyst

  • Apr 2008 - Apr 2009

  • Data gathering, analysing, and interpretation to estimate the current market values of individual residential properties. • Updating the Automated Property Valuation Modelling system through Statistical and GIS Methodologies • Model building and maintenance • Building and maintaining the new development and business database system • Monitoring and validating model maintenance • Compiling detailed documentation relating to changes on the system and models • Compiling and submitting all required reports on time and accurately • Performing all other related duties that may be required from time to time • Customer query management • Attending to client queries daily Show less