Assistant Manager - Mine Planning

SN Mining Pvt. Ltd.; Udaipur, Mount Abu; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

SN Mining Pvt. Ltd. in India is seeking an Assistant Manager, Mine Planning with 4–8 years of open-cast mining experience. You will support annual, monthly and short-term mine plans, coordinating between Geology, Mining and Survey teams to keep plans aligned with production needs.

The role requires practical planning skills, data analysis in Excel, and familiarity with AutoCAD/Surpac/Data Mining tools; Datamine experience is a plus. On-site work in Udaipur region is expected.

Qualifications

• Mining engineer/geologist with open-cast mining experience.
• Capable of independent routine planning.
• Experience interfacing geology, mining and survey teams.
• Familiar with yearly/monthly/short-term planning.
• Proficient in MS Excel for data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and support yearly, monthly, and short-term mine plans.
• Assist production, mine development, ore/mineral movement, overburden/waste, stock and dump planning.
• Monitor planned vs. actual production, excavation, stock and development and highlight major deviations.
• Coordinate with Geology, Mining and Survey teams for updated field data, mine workings and planning inputs.
• Use geological information such as ore/mineral boundaries, grade, lithology, reserve and sections for routine mine planning.
• Prepare/update mine layouts, working plans, sections, stock plans and dump plans.
• Support planning of benches, working faces, development areas and material movement.
• Prepare monthly planning data, production summaries and planning reports.
• Keep mine planning data updated based on latest Survey and Geology information.
• Maintain planning drawings, production data, stock data and other related technical records.

Skills

Open-cast mining

Mine planning

Data analysis

MS Excel

Education

Mining Engineering degree

Geology degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Surpac

Data Mining

Datamine

Job description

Position: Assistant Manager, Mine Planning

Experience: Mining Engineer/Geologist: Open Cast Mine, approx. 4 to 8 years

Role Purpose

To support the Mine Planning Head in the preparation and monitoring of yearly, monthly, and short-term mine plans, with proper coordination among the Geology, Mining, and Survey teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and support yearly, monthly, and short-term mine plans in line with production requirements and available working areas.
• Assist in production, mine development, ore/mineral movement, overburden/waste, stock and dump planning.
• Monitor planned vs. actual production, excavation, stock and development and highlight major deviations.
• Coordinate with Geology, Mining and Survey teams for updated field data, mine workings and planning inputs.
• Use geological information such as ore/mineral boundaries, grade, lithology, reserve and sections for routine mine planning.
• Prepare/update mine layouts, working plans, sections, stock plans, dump plans and other planning-related drawings.
• Support planning of benches, working faces, development areas and material movement considering actual mine conditions.
• Prepare monthly planning data, production summaries and planning reports for review by the Mine Planning Head.
• Keep mine planning data updated based on the latest Survey and Geology information.
• Maintain planning drawings, production data, stock data and other related technical records.

Technical / Software Requirement

• Practical understanding of open-cast mining operations and the interface between Geology, Mining and Survey.
• Working knowledge of yearly/monthly/short-term planning, stock planning and dump planning.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD / Surpac / Data Mining.
• Basic to working knowledge of Datamine or similar mining software; advanced expertise is not mandatory.
• Comfortable with MS Excel and routine production/planning data analysis.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Mining Engineer or Geologist having hands-on exposure in open-cast mining.
• Should be able to independently handle routine planning work.
• Candidate with practical site exposure and workable planning knowledge will be preferred over a highly specialized software-only profile.