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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

National Higher Diploma: Mineral Resource Management

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
1841	National Higher Diploma: Mineral Resource Management
ORIGINATOR
Committee of Technikon Principals
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY			NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education			HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
QUALIFICATION TYPE	FIELD		SUBFIELD
National Higher Diploma	Field 06 - Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology		Fabrication and Extraction
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	120	Level 7	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L7	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Registered"		SAQA 9900/00	2003-07-01	2006-06-30
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2007-06-30		2010-06-30

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification.

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

A qualifying learner will be competent in the effective and safe management of the surveying required to be done on a mine and the mineral reserve evaluation required for a mine. This contributes to satisfy the need for suitable knowledgeable mine surveyors and mineral resource managers at middle and senior management in the mineral industry.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

NQF level 6 with skills in Surveying, Mineral Evaluation and Mine Economics at level 6.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

QUALIFICATION RULES

The qualification will be awarded to a learner who has provided evidence to the satisfaction of the assessors that the stated competence, as detailed in the specified outcomes, has been achieved, either through education and training in a recognised provider's learning programme, or through expertise that complies with the stated specified outcomes

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

1. Provides effective and safe product and management of the mine surveying and mineral reserve evaluation/control required to be done on a mine.

Specified outcomes:

1. Conduct and manage all the survey work that may be required on a mine.

2. Minimise mineral losses by establishing a suitable ore flow control system with the necessary sampling and calculation of ore flow control factors.

3. Manage the resources required for the normal running of a survey department on a mine.

4. Conduct and manage the evaluation of the mineral reserve of an operating mine.

5. Monitoring and accessing the minerals market.

Critical outcomes:

1. Conduct higher order survey work in order to control and manage a survey control network on a mine.

2. Manage the routine survey work conducted on a mine and the subsequent office work relating to survey and survey draughting

3. Ensure that all the prescribed plans for the mine are kept and updated as required by law.

4. Co-operate with mining management in the planning of mining excavations and the subsequent layouts of planned workings.

5. Identify possible hazardous conditions in the mine and planned layouts.

6. Ensure the survey and related office work is conducted in accordance with the legal requirements as stated by the applicable law in force at the point in time.

7. Plan and manage an effective sampling program to ensure the collection of representative samples in order to effectively:

Control the mineral content mined and

Evaluate the mineral reserve of the mine

Monitor the ore flow at its various stages to ensure that any losses of minerals mined will not go undetected.

8. This is to be accomplished by means of sampling of the ore at its various stages of production/transportation and extraction with the necessary ore flow control factors to pinpoint sources of error.

9. Lead the survey and sampling team effectively.

10. Manage the survey office and its budget effectively.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

1. Survey work required on a mine is carried out to the required accuracy in accordance with the legal requirements for mines.

2. The general survey work and survey office routine and duties as encountered in a mine survey office is directed and managed correctly and in accordance with the legal requirements for mines.

3. The control of the ore flow on a mine is monitored by means of correct sampling procedures and the calculations of the necessary ore flow control factors.

4. The ore reserves of a mine is evaluated by means of suitable ore evaluation methods.

INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT

A range of formative and summative assessment methods and techniques in the form of written and practical examinations with projects where applicable.
Period and accumulated and continuous examinations

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

Articulates horizontally with:

Government Certificate of Competency for Mine Surveyors

Graduate Diploma for Engineers at Wits University

Chamber of Mines advance certificate for Mineral Evaluation

Leading to:

Masters in Technology: Mineral Engineering

Magister in Technologiae: Engineering - after a suitable bridging program

MSc Mineral Resource Management at Wits University

MODERATION OPTIONS

External moderators for all terminal subjects. Moderators to have suitable qualifications.
Any other requirements that the MQA and or PLATO may impose.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

SERTEC requirements - Examiner's qualification to be at least at level 8, or at level 7 with suitable experience.
Mining and Minerals SETA - MQA and/or PLATO.

NOTES

While South Africa still had Technikons, all of their qualifications were registered under the Committee of Technikon Principals. After the Technikons became Universities of Technology or merged with Universities, the qualifications were registered under each of these institutions, and the CTP qualifications fell away (hence the end date of 2006, above). Where relevant, replacement information is
shown in the table above.

LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

NONE

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION:

This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.

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