William Simango is a Zimbabwean mine surveyor seeking a new challenging position. He has over 15 years of experience in mine surveying, land surveying, and sampling. His experience includes work as a mine surveyor at Falcon Gold Zimbabwe and Golden Kopje Mine, where he was responsible for underground and surface surveys, mine planning, and report preparation. He also has experience in land surveying, sampling, and an assistant technical supervisor role. He has qualifications in mining fundamentals and first aid. His personal attributes include the ability to work under pressure and communicate effectively.

1. WILLIAM SIMANGO (ND SURVEYING)
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a challenging position in mine, engineering or cadastral surveying.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Marital Status: Married
Citizenship: Zimbabwean
Date of Birth: 20 February 1977
Sex: Male
Place of Birth: Chegutu, Zimbabwe
Denomination: Jehovah’s Witnesses Organisation
Residential Address: No. 14 Surnace Avenue, Dalny Mine, Chakari, Zimbabwe
E – Mail Address: wollynn@gmail.com
Contact Cell Number: +263 774 124 864
Computer Skills: SURPAC, AutoCAD, SURSOFT and Microsoft Office
Other Qualifications: Short course in Fundamentals in Mining (Zimbabwe School of Mines),
Mining Basic First Aid Certificate
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Ability to take initiative and work under pressure, can fit in a team, can manage crisis situations and can
communicate effectively at all levels.
WORK EXPERIENCE
1 Position: Mine Surveyor
Organisation: Falcon Gold Zimbabwe, Dalny Mine
Period: April 2012 – August 2013
Duties
 Responsible for all survey work and operations in the West 14, Dalny Top and Pixy sections.
 Producing the following daily reports: Snap Shot Report, Stope Drilling Tracker and the Dalny
R.O.M. & Sands Trucking and Milling reports.
 Month end measuring, plotting and preparing survey month end report.
 Involvement in monthly, three months and yearly mine planning.
 Drawing, checking and issuing mining layouts.
 Installing underground line and side grades and offsetting.
 Transfer surveys from one level to another (shaft plumbing).
 Stockpile measurements and tonnage calculations.
 Ensuring legal compliance of plans to government statutory requirements.
 Supervising weighbridge labour and processing weighbridge figures.
 Training and assisting survey students.
 Involvement in ore reserves calculations and mine valuation.
 Supervising cleaning of survey office.
2 Position: Mine Surveyor
Organisation: Carslone Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd; Golden Kopje Mine (Zimbabwe)
Period: August 2008 – March 2012
Duties
 Running and supervision of the survey and sampling sections.
 Carrying out surface and underground surveys.
 Supervision of dump sampling and survey updates.
 Month end measuring of all excavations.
 Up keeping of mine claims and replacement of beacons.
 Compiling the monthly survey report and the management month end report.
 Drawing and up keeping of mine plans as per standard and legal requirements.

2.  Involvement in monthly, quarterly and yearly mine planning.
3 Position: Surveyor
Organisation: Casmyn Mining Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd; Turk Mine
Period: December 2006 – June 2008
Duties
 Responsible for all survey work and operations in the top section.
 Ensuring proper ventilation of the underground environment.
 Drawing, checking and issuing mining layouts.
 Drafting and updating plans and sections.
 Preparing mining layouts and holing notices.
 Installation of underground side grades.
 Compiling mid month and month end reports and continuous update of plans.
 Diamond drill hole surveys, calculations and plotting.
4 Position: Land Survey Technician
Organisation: Department of Physical Planning (Ministry of Local Government,
Works and Urban Development: Zimbabwe)
Period: January 2004 – November 2006
Duties
 Pegging – residential, commercial, industrial and institutional stands
 Tacheometric surveys, calculations and plotting
 Drawing maps and plans (using AutoCAD)
 Setting out of pipelines (water and sewer)
 Updating and filing survey maps and plans
5 Position: Assistant Technical Services Supervisor
Organisation: Pan African Mining Zimbabwe; Ayrshire Mine
Period: April 2001 – December 2003
Duties Survey Section
 General survey of surface and underground pegs and offsetting.
 Long raise surveys for holing purposes using jack bar.
 Month end measuring, updating on plans and sections and calculating advances and tonnages.
 Shaft plumbing and calculations.
 Slimes dam surveys.
 Monthly mining forecast.
 Stockpile measurement and calculations.
 Diamond drill hole surveys, calculations and plotting.
 Surface survey of trenches and rip lines.
Duties Sampling Section
 Supervising sampling crew
 Cutting and chipping (raises, drives, stopes, slots and cross cuts)
 Pit sampling (rip lines and trenches)
 Supervision of Dump sampling
 Preparation of development ledgers
 Plotting assay values on plans
 Preparing grade control report
 Block tonnage and grade calculations

3. ACHIEVEMENTS
 Designed and implemented the Stope Drilling Tracker that helped to improve stoping machine
utilization from 30% to 60% at Dalny Mine.
 Designed the Weekly Down Time Analysis spreadsheet that helped to significantly reduce plant
downtimes at Golden Kopje Mine.
 Designed and implemented the Weekly Tonnes Treated Versus Reagents Used spreadsheet
that helped plant personnel to effectively utilize their reagents and significantly improving gold
recoveries at Golden Kopje Mine.
HOBBIES
Fishing and playing chess.
REFEREES
The Administration Manager The Senior Geologist The Senior Geotech
Mr. G. Nyika Mr. K. Nyamhinda Mr. A. Phiri
Dalny Mine Dalny Mine Dalny Mine
Chakari Chakari Chakari
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Cell:+263 772 417 280 Cell: +263 772 977 753 Cell: +263 773 432 217
Email: knyamhinda@gmail.com
The Deputy Headmaster
Mr. A. Muzanenhamo
Dalny High School
Chakari
Zimbabwe
Cell:+263 734 847 796