Trevor Visagie

Experience

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  GOLD FIELDS

  Jan 1995 - Dec 2004

  Mining Engineer
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  De Beers Consolidated Mines - Venetia Mine

  Jan 2005 - Dec 2008

  Mining Engineer

  Moving to open pit diamond mining involving mine and project planning, liaison between project team and ops (Venetia Ramp-Up Project), facilitating equipment procurement (R500m budget), relocation, expansion infrastructure & operational readiness for smooth transitions.Key Achievements:o Successfully implementing Waste Dumping Strategy by obtaining regulatory approval for works carried out within mandatory perimeter around Mine Explosive Magazine, optimising capacity of approx. 20mt. o Successfully managing equipment replacement and aditional capacity requirements inline the mine plan requirements. Show less

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  Read Swatman & Voigt (Pty) Ltd seconded to Kopano JV

  Jan 2009 - Jun 2010

  Technical Services Manager & Mining Engineer

  Leading corporate projects, co-ordinating services with mining engineering input for the Kopano Cluster projects, covering all project stages from initiation to execution and completion.Key Achievement:o Delivery of the Pandora Feasibility Study and being directly involved with implementing the operational cost model

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  Nkomati Nickel Mine

  Jul 2010 - Jul 2014

  Promoted - following the successful creation of a strategically crucial, technically sound and practically achievable platform turning loss-making operations around & delivering huge profits - and continuing to drive performance spearheading a multi-billion rand Open Pit Mining Contract changeover process by ensuring impeccable safety achievement. In charge of Mineral Resource, Mine Planning & Mining Engineering departments with autonomous, strategic responsibility for all aspects of safety, production, budgeting, and capital projects execution.Key Achievements: o As HO Mining Ops driving result from R0.5 loss in 2011 to R1b profit in 2014o Robustly leading contractual transition process from tender to completion to the value of R5bill o Key catalyst in reducing LTIFR from 2.5 in 2010 to 0.05 in 2014 per 200K man hours Show less Joining senior management structure, primarily responsible for Annual Budget Plan and Life of Mine Plan, and overall co-ordination of technical services for open pit & underground incl. short/mid/long-term mine planning, rock engineering, geotechnical engineering, mine survey and mining engineering. Key Achievements: o Devising ore stockpiling strategy optimising limited airspace, unlocking 15mt space for waste rock dumpingo LOM mining profile of 30mt (previous range 25-40mt), implementing sequential 150m cut philosophyo Driving behavioural Safety strategy, achieving 367 days LTI free shiftso Creating communication platform, introducing weekly staff/management safety meetings Show less

  • Mining Manager

    Aug 2012 - Jul 2014

  • Acting General Manager

    Apr 2012 - Aug 2012

  • Head of Department for Mine Planning and Mining engineering

    Jul 2010 - Apr 2012
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  International Ferro Metals Limited

  Aug 2014 - Apr 2016

  General Manager

  Held full autonomous responsibility for all aspects of devising and delivering a production ramp-up plan re-start of the Lesedi Chrome Mine, accelerating it from 5 to 1 year in response to overall company growth directive, motivating necessary significant capital spend under difficult market conditions enabling conversion from conventional to mechanised mining and infrastructural changes to maximise ore handling capacity. Key Achievements:o Increasing Chrome ROM from 5ktpm to 30ktpmo Motivated funding from board to fully mechanise MG2 reef horizon for 8 LDHs refurbo Negotiating payment plan with OEM to manage cash flowo Motivating capital expenditure for re-establishing ore handling and infrastructure investmento Motivating team to deliver necessary recruitment increase to meet needs of accelerationo Generated survival cash during Business Rescue process by negotiating sales of previously unsellable Silicon Ferro Chrome blocks Show less

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  Norilsk Nickel

  May 2016 - May 2018

  Executive Operations

  Recruited to executive team to provide technical overview and support to Operational and Corporate teams by strategically reviewing, devising and fast tracking the implementation of operational transformations in response to business goals following changes to market conditions. Working towards achieving increased profitable production, optimised safety, reducing costs and growing sales performance targets by a systematic approach and robust decision-making.Key Achievements: o Due to past successes & expertise being a prominent member of The Joint Venture Technical Committee, advising Nkomati Steering Committee.o Significant input in LOM plan. Show less

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  Newcrest Mining

  Jul 2018 - Feb 2019

  Manager Perfomance and T2

  Manager of Performance Office and T2 Program

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  Nordgold

  Mar 2019 - Dec 2019

  Mining Manager
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  Freelance, self-employed

  Jan 2020 - Sept 2021

  Mining and Project Management Professional
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  Modikwa Platinum Mine

  Oct 2021 - Oct 2023

  Business Improvement Leader
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  Nasonti Technical Services

  Feb 2024 - Apr 2025

  General Manager