Riaan Schoonraad

Site Manager
Klerksdorp, ZA

About

A Mining Industry professional having good safety knowledge and global work experience of more than 23 year. Area of expertise include hands-on management of various underground excavations including shaft sinking, silo & sump construction and high speed trackless development. In addition to managing the mining operation, completed a number of underground mechanical and civil construction for various projects.

Work Experience

Site Manager / Shift Foreman / Stagehand

Shaft Sinkers (PTY) Ltd
1994 - 2007
South Africa

Various projects including Impala shafts, Hossy Shaft, Sedrun Switzerland, and Moab Khotsong involving sinking, developing, and shaft equipping

Site Manager / Acting Contracts Manager

Grinaker –LTA
2007 - 2013
Zambia

Pre-Sinking, Main Sinking, MSL Equipping, Developing, BSL Equipping, Commissioning Trackless Development at Konkola 4 Shaft

Site Manager

Shaft Sinkers
2013 - Dec 2017
India

Responsible for shaft sinking, equipping and offshaft development at RA UG Mine, HZL

Education

Grade 12

Technical High School

Subjects: Afrikaans HG, English HG, Mathematics SG, Physical Science SG, Technical Drawing SG, Technical Mechanical HG

Languages

English - Native
English - Intermediate

Skills

Building

Sectors

Construction
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