Mine Planner

About Us

Rutongo Mines Ltd is a tin mining company located in Masoro Sector, Rulindo District, Northern Province, Rwanda. We are recruiting competent, qualified, and experienced staff for various positions within our organization.

Position Details

• Job Title: Mine Planner
• Grade: C5
• Department: MRM (Mining and Resource Management)
• Reports To: MRM Manager
• Location: Rutongo Mines, Rwanda

Job Purpose

The Mine Planner is responsible for developing safe, efficient, and cost-effective mine plans based on short-, medium-, and long-term schedules to meet development and production goals. This role ensures optimized resource extraction, operational continuity, and compliance with regulatory and technical standards. Mine plans must be carried out in a regular and consistent manner to achieve development and production targets through informed decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare daily, weekly, monthly, and long-term mine plans aligned with production and development targets
• Plan and facilitate collaborative operations sessions for mid-month and end-of-month reviews and planning workshops
• Develop mine designs and schedules including layouts, drilling, blasting, haulage, and infrastructure planning for short-, medium-, and long-term planning at the current site
• Analyze geological, geotechnical, equipment, tramming, and other operational data to support mine planning decisions
• Update and maintain mine planning models and production weekly schedules
• Optimize mining processes to improve productivity, reduce dilution, and maximize ore recovery
• Collaborate with geology, survey, mining, environmental, safety, engineering, and processing teams to ensure plan execution accuracy
• Monitor production compliance against planned targets and provide variance reports
• Provide monthly reports on mine compliance
• Contribute to budget preparation and cost tracking