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Training
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Home Town
Certification
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Karim Azongo Abdul Gafaru

Bolgatanga

Summary

Results-driven Blast Person with extensive experience at Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd., skilled in stemming operations and safety protocols. Proven ability to enhance team performance through effective communication and leadership. Proficient in MS Suite and first aid, ensuring compliance and operational excellence in high-stakes environments.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Blast Person

Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd.
Ahafo North
02.2025 - Current
  • Always attend pre-shift meetings for safety issues and relevant information.
  • Always demonstrate a duty of care, receive instructions, and report any incidents to the immediate supervisor.
  • Always assess the fatality risk associated with every task to be performed, and put critical controls in place for safe work.
  • Making sure every designated drill hole for blasting is charged according to charge plans.
  • As a team member, always encourage colleagues to perform tasks in a safe and efficient manner.

Blast man/Stemming Loader Operator

Newmont Golden Ridge Limited
10.2021 - Current
  • Ensuring Dipping of Blast Holes
  • Off-Siding Drills to correct re-drill holes
  • Tagging of Blasting holes
  • Ensuring proper barricading
  • Conveying Explosives from Magazine to pit
  • Priming of blast holes for charging
  • Quality Control on blast holes charging
  • Charging of blast hole
  • Ensuring proper Stemming of charged holes
  • Helping with blast pattern tie ups from engineers/supervisor
  • Proper loading of Pre-Split holes
  • Pre blast inspection
  • Ensuring 500m blast circumference is cleared
  • Blast guard positioning
  • Scanning and programming of uni tronic detonator
  • Scanning, programming and testing of electronic detonators
  • Post blast inspection
  • Sign-off residual explosives
  • Completing all explosives requisition forms
  • Reporting all activities to Blast supervisor

Education

High School Diploma -

Walewale Tenical Senior Secondary
Walewale
06-2008

Skills

  • Stemming Loader Operator
  • Driving
  • Computer Literate
  • MS Suite of Applications
  • First Aider

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 09/11/88
  • Nationality: Ghanaian
  • Marital Status: married

References

  • Mr. Kwasi Aglago, Mine Superintendent (Newmont Akyem), 0544334085
  • Mr. Boakye Yiadom, Drill and Blast General Foreman (Newmont Akyem), 0544465705
  • Mr. Boris, Blast Supervisor (Newmont Akyem), 0243382313
  • Mr. Maxwell Karikari Yamoah, Blast Supervisor (Newmont Akyem), 0540124378

Training

  • Newmont, Blasting, Certificate (3035)
  • Good foundation Driving School, Road Safety, Drivers license (ACE)
  • Solution Group, Fire Safety and Equipment Safety, Certificate of Dump Truck
  • Seefax computer training, MS word, Excel, Power point, Certificate
  • Ghana Red Cross Association, First Aid, Certificate

Language Spoken

  • Twi
  • English

Home Town

Bolgatanga

Certification

  • Blasting Certificate of Competency (No. 3035), Minerals Commission of Ghana
  • First Aid Certificate, Ghana Red Cross Society
  • Computer Literacy, Seefax Computer Training Centre
  • Unitronic 600, ORICA

Languages

English
First Language

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Blast Person

Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd.
02.2025 - Current

Blast man/Stemming Loader Operator

Newmont Golden Ridge Limited
10.2021 - Current

High School Diploma -

Walewale Tenical Senior Secondary

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