Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 23, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 17, 2026. Hire Resolve scores B on the Alion truth index.
Hire Resolve's Client is currently looking for an experienced Mine Planner to join their mining company based in North-West. You will be responsible for leading the full mine planning function from Life-of-Mine (LOM) planning through to daily mining plans, ensuring safe and optimal ore extraction, effective grade control and dilution management, and compliance with relevant mining legislation and standards.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain Life-of-Mine (LOM), business plans and annual mining budgets.
- Conduct pit optimisation and mine design for Chrome ore deposits.
- Design pits, ramps, haul roads, waste dumps and ROM stockpiles.
- Support Ore Reserve declarations and Competent Persons Reports.
- Evaluate the transition from open-pit to underground mining where required.
- Prepare long-, medium- and short-term mining schedules.
- Plan ore tonnes, grades, waste stripping and fleet requirements.
- Develop grade control and blending strategies to meet product specifications.
- Optimise haulage requirements and contracted mining fleet utilisation.
- Prepare Design Compliance to Plan (DCP) layouts and survey instructions.
- Integrate geological, survey and geotechnical information into mine planning.
- Manage mine reconciliation between model, plan and actual results.
Requirements:
- Grade 12
- Degree in Mining Engineering
- Mine Manager's Certificate of Competency - Advantageous
- Blasting Certificate - Advantageous
- Minimum 15 - 20 years' experience within the mining industry
- Minimum 6-10 years' experience in Chrome open-pit mine planning
- Experience with mine planning software such as Surpac, Datamine, Vulcan, Deswik, Minescape, Whittle, MineSched or AutoCAD
- Knowledge of SAMREC, MPRDA, MHSA and DMRE requirements
- Valid Driver's License
Benefits:
- Salary: Negotiable
- Paid Time Off (PTO) (If Applicable)
Contact Hire Resolve for your next career-changing move
- Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
- Apply for this role today, contact Janoke Booysen or Menina Campher at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn
- You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: hireresolve.us or email us your CV: [email protected]
We will contact you telephonically in 5 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.

