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Peter Yamba, Manager – Mine Technical Service

Peter Yamba

Manager – Mine Technical Service·New Porgera Limited / Barrick (Porgera

Zambia

Master's degree, MBA-Finance

Work experience

Total years of experience: 15 years, 9 months

Manager – Mine Technical Service

July 2025 - Present

New Porgera Limited / Barrick (Porgera

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

July 2025 - Present

• Reporting directly to the Operations Manager and lead integration of mining engineering, geotechnical,
surveying, and project functions to support complex open-pit and underground mining operations
• Act as alternate mine manager when coverage is required by the business
• Daily management and leadership of +130 mine technical services department personnel
• Manage planning horizons from daily to Life-of-Mine (LOM) to support production targets and
strategic business objectives for a world-class Barrick mine producing +375, 000 Oz per annum
• Coordinate site budgeting, forecasting, and Barrick group strategic planning processes
• Member of senior management team leading value-enhancing studies to support ramp-up to +450, 000
Oz per annum, enterprise cost optimisation, safety and integration of cutting-edge mining technologies
• Mentor Papua New Guinean Nationals in line with localization and succession planning policies
• Ensure adherence to statutory requirements, industry best practice, and Barrick group standards
• Promote Barrick One Team culture and facilitate communication between technical and operations
• Model safety behaviours and lead risk assessments across technical operations

Company industry:
Mining & Quarrying

Deputy Manager - Mining and Geology

June 2023 - September 2024

Masan High-Tech Materials (Nui Phao

Thai Nguyen, Vietnam

June 2023 - September 2024

• Member of the site senior management team providing full back-to-back management function and act
as General Manager for Nui Phao Mine when coverage is required by the business
• Daily management and leadership of over 100 mining and geology department personnel
• Oversee all aspects of mine production, exploration, grade control drilling, geology, drill & blast, load
& haul, mining engineering, survey, mine projects, mine safety and environment
• Contract management of 5 separate contractors covering exploration drilling, grade control drilling,
production drilling, blasting, and mining services with over 500 contractor personnel
• Directly responsible for near mine exploration programmes critical for resources and reserves growth
• In charge of various studies in collaboration with multiple world-renowned consultancy firms
• Member of the management task force on various projects aimed at resolving critical business risks
• Responsible for preparation of project business cases and presentation to the steering committee/CEO
• Coordinating CAPEX, OPEX and yearly production budgets for a US$350 million project.

Company industry:
Mining & Quarrying

Senior Mine Planning Superintendent

April 2022 - March 2023

Sandfire Resources (Motheo Copper/Silver Mine,

Ghanzi, Botswana

April 2022 - March 2023

• Senior Mine Planning Superintendent legal appointment for Motheo Copper and Silver Mining Project
• Ensure mining development, production and ore requirements achieve budget targets
• Design of ultimate pits, pushbacks, dumps, stockpiles, haul roads and drainage systems
• Detailed scheduling to generate life of mine, yearly and quarterly business forecasts
• Budgeting (CAPEX, OPEX and yearly production budgets) for a US$350 million project
• Special project planning, implementation and project management aimed at achieving ramp up targets
• Development of planning systems and operating procedures to support full project ramp up.

Company industry:
Mining & Quarrying

Senior Mining Engineer / Alternate Mine Engineering Superintendent

August 2018 - February 2022

Ambatovy

Moramanga, Madagascar

August 2018 - February 2022

• Act as Alternate Mine Engineering Superintendent and Technical Services Manager when required
• Implementation of industry best practice processes and systems within mine planning/operations
• Design and implementation of complex multi-pits, dumps, haul roads and drainage systems in an area
with dense forests, very high rainfall most of the year, challenging ore body and topography
• Detailed scheduling and presentation of Life of Mine, yearly and quarterly business forecast plans
• Budgeting (CAPEX, OPEX and yearly production budgets) for a US$8 Billion nickel laterite project
• Ensure all mining, blending, ore feed, stockpiling, dumping, haul road construction, drilling and blasting
activities are executed in alignment with monthly/yearly mine plans to achieve targets
• Management of all drill and blast processes that include budgeting, pattern designing, field clean-up,
field survey mark-out, drilling, charging, quality control, explosives safety and shot firing
• Lead and mentor a cross functional team while taking full supervisory and coaching responsibility.

Company industry:
Mining & Quarrying

Mining Superintendent/ Alternate Mine Manager

April 2017 - August 2018

Syrah Resources

Pemba, Mozambique

April 2017 - August 2018

• Act as Alternate Mine Manager on back-to-back rotation (Decree 1/2006 Mine Superintendent
/Alternate Mine Manager legal appointment holder for Balama Mine Site)
• Management of all mine operations, drill & blast, mine planning, grade control and survey activities
• Project management to ensure mine development requirements achieve budget timeframe and costs
• Detailed scheduling to generate life of mine, yearly, monthly and weekly plans
• Budgeting (CAPEX, OPEX and yearly production budgets) for a US$250 million project
• Ensure all mining, blending, ore feed, stockpiling, dumping, haul road construction, drilling and blasting
activities are executed in alignment with weekly/monthly mine plans to achieve targets
• Management of all drill and blast processes that include pattern designing, field clean-up, field survey
mark-out, drilling, charging, quality control, explosives safety and shot firing
• Ensure operations safety performance and environmental commitments achieve corporate targets
• Development of performance planning, training activities, coaching and mentoring of staff

Company industry:
Mining & Quarrying

Chief Mining Engineer/ Alternate Mine Manager

July 2015 - April 2017

First Quantum Minerals (Sentinel

Solwezi, Zambia

July 2015 - April 2017

• Zambian Mining Regulation - MR 204 (3) (Principal Mining Engineer) legal appointment holder
• Design of pits, dumps, stockpiles, haul roads, ramps and drainage system
• Detailed scheduling and presentation of 5-year, yearly, quarterly forecasts, and monthly plans for a
US$2 billion, 160Mtpa complex copper, gold and nickel mine (with detailed 1 month to 2-year plans)
• Detailed monthly operations targeting and tracking aimed at achieving yearly production budgets
• Identifying risks to forecast ore feed and providing alternate plans aligned to budget requirements
• Capital Expenditure (CAPEX), operational expenditure (OPEX) and yearly production budgeting
• Detailed dump scheduling in line with long-term dump optimization and environmental strategies
• Lead and mentor a cross functional team of Mining Engineers.

Company industry:
Mining & Quarrying

Head of Planning / Alternate Mine Manager

June 2013 - July 2015

Mopani Copper Mines

Kitwe, Zambia

June 2013 - July 2015

• Act as the alternate appointed relief mine manager when required (MR 202-1 legal appointment)
• Design of ultimate pits, pushbacks, dumps, stockpiles, haul roads and drainage systems
• Detailed scheduling to generate life of mine, yearly, monthly and weekly plans
• Budgeting (CAPEX, OPEX and yearly production budgets) for a US$250 million project
• Development of drill and blast design standards/systems for optimal blast fragmentation
• Financial modelling, calculation of NPVs and sensitivity analysis
• In charge of operations, planning, drill & blast, survey and geological activities in four open pits
• Generating scope of works, processing contractor payment and contract management
• Preparation of monthly reports, yearly reports and various technical presentations
• Coordinating training activities, coaching and mentoring of staff.

Company industry:
Mining & Quarrying

Mining Engineer

October 2009 - May 2013

Barrick Gold Corporation

Solwezi, Zambia

October 2009 - May 2013

• Design of pits, dumps, stockpiles, haul roads, and drainage systems
• Monthly planning, scheduling and budgeting for a US$1 billion, 1 15Mtpa project
• Design of drill and blast patterns, tie-up simulation, blast analysis and cost tracking
• Preparation of two-week production, drill and blast, ore feed and dump plans
• Weekly spatial compliance, reconciliation and variance reporting Mentoring newly appointed Mine
Engineers and Graduate Mine Engineers on rotation
• Successful completion of all Graduate Development Program (GDP) Rotations.

Company industry:
Mining & Quarrying

Education

The Copperbelt University

June 2015

June 2015

Master's degree, MBA-Finance

Zambia

University of Zambia

August 2009

August 2009

Bachelor's degree, Mining Engineering

Zambia

Skills

BUDGETING

Intermediate

ACCOUNTING

Intermediate

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Intermediate

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY

Intermediate

DRILLING

Intermediate

FEASIBILITY STUDIES

Intermediate

FINANCIAL MODELING

Intermediate

LEADERSHIP

Intermediate

MENTORSHIP

Intermediate

OPERATIONS

Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Blasting License Certificate Holder
Underground Mining, Planning, Safety and Design
Manager