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BHARATHKUMAR DARAVATH

Carlisle

Summary

Experienced mining engineer with over 4 years of experience in underground mine operations. Safety-driven and forward thinking mining engineer, eager to learn new skills and keen towards professional development.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Graduate Mining Engineer

Barminco Ltd.
04.2024 - Current
  • Working as a graduate mining engineer at Nova Nickel project and accomplishing various underground operational roles such as development and production firing crew, production drill operator as a part of graduate program.
  • Charge-up operator- Understood various underground development and production charging methods. Cultivated knowledge of Orica i-kon firing and central firing systems. Developed a brief idea of generating various charge plans in accordance with industry standards and recommendations. Ticketed on Normet Charmec MC 605
  • Production drill operator- Understood the operation of production drill, identified limitations and its safe operation in underground space. Learnt to study and execute the production drill plans. Coordinating with drill and blast team on-site to deliver accurate drill plans and thereby achieving the short-term and long-term targets.

Graduate Mining Engineer

Barminco Ltd.
06.2022 - 03.2024
  • Worked as a graduate mining engineer at Rosemont Underground and accomplished various underground operational roles, developing suitable skill set required for safe project execution and enhancing practical knowledge around underground mining machinery and their safe operation.
  • Trucking- Understood the importance of mine haulage system, haulage cycle time, in-cycle haulage practices in line with safety and productivity. Ticketed on Sandvik Toro TH663i
  • Jumbo Drill offsider- Learnt about various ground support standards and designs. Time study of an underground development jumbo drill. Understood several technical and practical difficulties involved with jumbo drill operations.
  • Service crew operator- Understood the essential mine services and their uses for undertaking various tasks in underground mining operations. Rolling and unrolling the mine services such as power cables, air and water lines. Applications of primary and secondary ventilation to maintain safe work atmospheres in underground space. Developed the understanding of additional ground support in underground. Ticketed on Volvo ITC L120H
  • Paste crew operator- Understanding the backfill operations of mined out production stopes in metal mines. Learnt about the sequence and operation of underground paste fill reticulation and paste plant. Developed knowledge about the stoping sequence. i.e, primary and secondary stopes.
  • Charge-up operator- Understood various underground development and production charging methods. Learnt about the theoretical and technical implications and challenges of underground charging operations. Developed a brief idea of generating various charge plans in accordance with industry standards and recommendations. Ticketed on Normet Charmec MC 605
  • Project Engineer- Monitoring daily, weekly and monthly mine physicals. Preparing monthly project financial claims. Coordinating mine foreman with day-to-day mining operations. Analyzing the role-wise KPIs which directly contributes to the project cost and overall revenue. Preparing weekly 7/21 schedules, monthly and quarterly project reports. Organizing and reviewing production drill and charge plans.

Mining Engineer

AAC Mining Executors Pvt Ltd.
05.2020 - 09.2020
  • Worked as Underground development shift in-charge at Rampura Agucha underground Lead-Zinc mine, being responsible for mine development, safety, planning, execution and manning

Graduate Mining Engineer

Barminco Indian Underground Mining Services
07.2018 - 04.2020
  • Worked as a Graduate Mining engineer at Rampura Agucha underground Lead-Zinc mine in various underground operational roles such as nipper, service crew, charge-up and paste crew
  • Worked under project engineer, executing daily and periodical analysis of mine physicals, maintaining database, manning and financial claims
  • Worked as mine control engineer, being responsible for fleet management

Education

Master of Technology - Opencast Mining

Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)
04.2018

Bachelor of Technology - Mining Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
05.2016

Skills

  • Mine planning
  • Workplace safety
  • Time Management
  • Health and safety compliance
  • Production planning and scheduling
  • Effective communication
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Attention to detail

Certification

  • Cert III in Emergency Response and Rescue, 06/01/23 - Present
  • Cert II in Medical Service First Response, 10/01/22 - Present
  • Second Class Mine Manager's Certificate of competency, Directorate General of Mines Safety, India
  • Gas testing certificate of competency, DGMS, India
  • First Aid Certificate, St John Ambulance, WA

Languages

English
Full Professional
Hindi
Full Professional
Telugu
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Graduate Mining Engineer

Barminco Ltd.
04.2024 - Current

Graduate Mining Engineer

Barminco Ltd.
06.2022 - 03.2024

Mining Engineer

AAC Mining Executors Pvt Ltd.
05.2020 - 09.2020

Graduate Mining Engineer

Barminco Indian Underground Mining Services
07.2018 - 04.2020

Bachelor of Technology - Mining Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Master of Technology - Opencast Mining

Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)

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