Technical Affairs Manager : David Matyanga Chamber of Mines Zimbabwe

Has over 16 years open pit and underground mining, drilling and blasting and explosives technical and sales experience. Holds a Certificate of Competence in Explosives Engineering for Surface and Underground Mines, Post Grad Diploma in Project Managament, MBA and Bsc Hons Mining Engineering (UZ).

A registered professional mining engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa with specialisation in mine planning. He graduated with a BSc Hons in Mining Engineering from the University of Zimbabwe in 2002 and has published papers on mine planning and slope steeping through the SAIMM. He has 20 years work experience in the mining industry ranging from chrome, platinum, diamonds and gold in both production and mine planning. Alfred has previously worked as a Planning Engineer and Principal Mining Engineer for Gem Diamonds where he worked with the world renowned McKinsey during the company business transformation where he led the implementation of steeper pit slopes and mining contract re-negotiation achieving sustainable savings of over US$15 million per annum. In line with observations from leading rock mechanics experts from SRK and Itasca, the Letšeng Mine pit slopes are arguably among the best in world. Alfred worked as the Mining Manager for Letšeng Diamond Mine where he managed