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George Worswick

Mandurah,WA

Summary

Underground hard rock mine worker with a passion for mining and learning anything new. I enjoy both hands on work and heavy machine operating. I have experience and tickets in Development and Production charge up using Anfo, Service Crew, Nippering and truck operating. Im an organized and motivated individual. Im always willing to learn and would like to learn all aspects of mining. please find my experience below.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Charge Up -Production & Development-

Evolution Mining -millennium-
Kalgoorlie, WA
07.2023 - Current

experienced in all development charging

  • Charging declines.
  • Charging ore drives.
  • Charging drags.
  • Charging paste cuts.
  • Correct use of perimeter control productions to minimize overbreak.
  • Correctly preping face before charging. Scratch holes, check scale face.
  • Experienced in correct wiring in procedures.
  • Experienced in being the senior charge and organizing shifts to maximize the amount of cuts we fire for the shift.
  • Experienced in being a shot-firer.

Production experience.

  • Correct stope prepping, and ensure all relevant information is recorded on prep plans.
  • Ensuring all services are pulled back, infrastructure removed, and all cable bolts are correctly installed and tensioned prior to charging.
  • Experienced in narrow-vein production charging.
  • Ability to charge to plan, and ensure the stope will not bridge.
  • Ensure the cup test is completed and passes prior to charging.
  • Ensure all signs and barricades are in place prior to charging and firing.
  • Experienced in using MS DETs and Orica IKON DETs.

Experienced in mag-keeping.

  • Conduct daily stock takes.
  • Keep track of all explosives.
  • Conducting mag audits and ensuring the magazine is compliant with the 1999 Explosives Act.
  • Housekeeping in mag.

Relevant tickets and other experienced

  • Normet ticket.
  • Production charge ticket.
  • Development charge ticket.
  • Orica Hypercharge ticket.
  • Orica IKON ticket.
  • Dangerous Goods License.
  • WA Shotfiring License
  • Experienced in re-entries.
  • Experienced and ticketed on a Sandvik LD517 bogger.

Underground Service Crew Training

Evolution Mining -millennium-
Kalgoorlie , WA
07.2022 - 07.2023
  • Train new members on the basics of service crew and why we do things the way we do.
  • Train new members to efficiently operate a Volvo IT.
  • Teach and maintain a service crew standard.
  • Mentor and guide promising members to step up and become a leading hand.
  • Train all members to become more efficient in all tasks that the service crew has to complete.
  • Train service crew members: how to transport and install secondary fans.
  • Train service crew members how to transport and install mono pumps.

Service Crew (all Aspects)

Byrnecut
Mt Magnet, WA
07.2021 - 07.2022
  • Extending 110mm decline services
  • Running Class 16 pump lines with 37kw pumps down vertical rises to de-water old workings
  • Reducing polly to 63mm and running into ore drives
  • Install and removal of secondary fans using the quick hitch system.
  • Installation and Removal of mono pumps
  • Establishing new sumps with pump and discharge line in correct positions
  • Establishing new loading bays with services and vent bag ran out the way of trucks and bogger buckets
  • Installation and grout 6m, 9m and 12m cables bolts
  • Plate and tension cable bolts
  • Running ventilation into all areas of mine using correct size vent bag for specific locations
  • Organizing multiple service crew teams during the shift and maintaining positive communication with the shift supervisor
  • Training and mentoring of green personnel and new personnel to service crew and nippering
  • Experience in charging Production up holes with Anfo (no ticket, only training papers)
  • Experience in Charing development cuts with Anfo (no ticket, only training papers)

Underground Miner

GoldFields
Granny Smith, Western Australia
01.2020 - 06.2021

Development Service Crew

  • Repair and install and maintain vent in development heading, mostly consisting of 1400 and 1220.
  • Extend 63mm services in active development drives when needed (water, air and pump lines)
  • Extend firing lines and comms in development drives when needed.
  • Dewatering the mine (maintaining mono pumps and submersible pumps)
  • Install, grout and tension cable bolts when needed.
  • Safety putting out spot-fires that may arise during the shift
  • Assist development charge up when needed
  • Safe operation of volvo integrated tool carrier
  • Keeping stores and laydown yard neat and tidy

Nipper

  • Asking the Jumbo operators if they need anything at the start of shift from the surface
  • Delivering things they need at start of shift (Rock oil, hydraulic oil, drill bits, steels, shanks, couplings, paint, rags, lifter tube...ect)
  • making sure next headings are always set up and checking heading conditions (adequate ventilation, services within 50m from face, enough bull-hose if needed, correct signs hung on correct chain)
  • Assisting jumbos bolting headings to help get cuts on the deck
  • Making sure all left over bolts and mesh are removed from the heading prior to firing
  • assist development bogger operators by watering down heading for them

Underground Truck Driver

Byrnecut
Jundee & Golden Grove, Western Australia
09.2018 - 12.2020

Underground Truck Driving

  • conducting a thorough pre-start at the start of every shift
  • conducting visual checks of the truck throughout the shift
  • good communication on radio with loader operators, other truck operators, decline users and mine control
  • safe operation of underground truck
  • experienced in training "green" truck drivers
  • experience and RPLs for Atlas MT65 & Sandvik TH663

Drillers Offsider (underground)

DDH1 Drilling
Tanami (The Granites), Northern Territory
03.2017 - 08.2018

Underground Drillers Offsider

  • Conducting a thorough Pre-start on LV
  • Loading the ute up with more then enough drill consumables for the shift
  • Underground operation of Light vehicle
  • Once arriving at drill site, walking from sign to drill rig to check for any hazards in work area
  • Conducting a visual pre start on tools and equipment (checking for hazards and damage)
  • Safely assisting driller in normal drill operators
  • experienced in drilling with 3 meter, 6 meter and 9 meter drill gear
  • Rod pulls when required
  • keep work area neat & tidy and free of rubbish
  • Taking all rubbish to the correct areas on the surface at the end of every shift

Education

High School Diploma -

Mandurah Catholic High School
Mandurah, WA
11.2015

Assumption Catholic Primary School
Mandurah, WA

Skills

  • Good hazard identification skills
  • Experienced at conducting workplace inspections, take 5s, FLRAs, and JHAs
  • Reliable
  • Good at working in a team environment
  • It can also work well in a solo work environment
  • Volvo integrated tool carrier ticket
  • Underground LV ticket
  • Underground scaling ticket
  • Altas MT65 and MT6020 truck ticket
  • Sandvik TH663 ticket
  • Eureka 4WD training
  • Dangerous goods card
  • Working at heights ticket
  • Clean police clearance
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Undergone manual handling training
  • ERT experience
  • Ability to undergo pre-employment medical and drug and alcohol screening
  • Underground development charge ticket
  • Underground production charge ticket
  • Orica's safe and efficient blasting course completion
  • Orica Hypercharge ticket
  • Orica Ikon ticket
  • WA shotfiring license
  • Sandvik LD517 bogger ticket

Education and Training

other,other

References

References can be provided on request

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Charge Up -Production & Development-

Evolution Mining -millennium-
07.2023 - Current

Underground Service Crew Training

Evolution Mining -millennium-
07.2022 - 07.2023

Service Crew (all Aspects)

Byrnecut
07.2021 - 07.2022

Underground Miner

GoldFields
01.2020 - 06.2021

Underground Truck Driver

Byrnecut
09.2018 - 12.2020

Drillers Offsider (underground)

DDH1 Drilling
03.2017 - 08.2018

High School Diploma -

Mandurah Catholic High School

Assumption Catholic Primary School
George Worswick