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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

National Diploma: Surface Mining 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
62414  National Diploma: Surface Mining 
ORIGINATOR
University of South Africa 
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 Diploma  Field 06 - Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology  Fabrication and Extraction 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  360  Level 6  NQF Level 06  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 SAQA 06120/18  2018-07-01  2018-12-31 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2019-12-31   2023-12-31  

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 
Establish competence in the effective and safe management of all types of surface mines. The qualified person will be able to register with ECSA as a professional technician. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
FET certificate at NQF Level 4 or equivalent with mathematics and science or Technikon SA open access courses.

English language ability - comprehension, articulation, writing 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
N 

QUALIFICATION RULES 
The qualification will be awarded to a learner who has provided evidence to the satisfaction of the assessors that the stated competence of the qualification, as detailed in the specified outcomes, has been achieved 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
1) Supervise and manage all operational activities that takes place at a surface mine
2) Plan all operational activities that take place at a surface mine
3) Management of non-mining activities


Specified Outcomes:
  • Prepare identified site for production mining
  • Take charge of drilling and/or ore breaking operations
  • Take charge of blasting operations
  • Take charge of ore loading and transportation
  • Rehabilitation
  • Plan exploitation of ore reserve
  • Plan for short and long term production
  • Beneficiation
  • Marketing
  • Management of outsourced activities

    Critical outcomes:

    C = Core, F = Fundamental and E = Elective outcomes) 
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    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
  • Overburden removal and placement
  • Road construction
  • Surface structures
  • Water handling, drainage and contamination

  • Drilling equipment (application and trouble shooting)
  • Drilling layouts
  • Measurement and layout of holes
  • Communication and labour relations
  • Outsourcing and contractor management
  • Other methods of breaking or exploitation (e.g. diamond sawing, removal of soft material i.e. sand)

  • Explosives and accessories (application, trouble shooting)
  • Timing patterns Communication and labour relations
  • Oversee health, safety and environmental aspects

  • Transport and loading equipment (application and trouble shooting)
  • Equipment matching and management for efficient utilisation
  • Health and safety aspects (identify hazards)
  • Road construction and maintenance

  • Overburden replacement
  • Landscaping
  • Re-vegetation and maintenance

  • Exploration
  • Valuation
  • Environmental impact
  • Feasibility studies

  • Mining methods
  • Mine layout (produce, read interpret and utilise survey plans and sections)
  • Equipment planning
  • Materials planning
  • HR planning and training
  • Financial resource planning (budgeting)
  • Setting of operational standards

  • Physical processes
  • Chemical processes
  • Plant equipment
  • Health and safety
  • Quality assurance

  • Selling
  • Packaging
  • Contracts

  • Contracts
  • Legislation


    INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT:


    Combinations of the following forms of assessment will be used.

    Observation:
    The assessor will observe the candidate perform a task that is part of his/her normal workplace responsibility.

    Demonstration:
    The assessor will observe the candidate perform a typical workplace task especially for the assessment, because the task is not apart of his/her normal workplace responsibility at that specific time.

    Oral questioning:
    The assessor will evaluate the candidate's knowledge and understanding by asking him/her to verbally answer questions.

    Projects
    The assessor will evaluate the candidate's level of competence by setting him/her individual or team projects to complete.

    Portfolios
    The assessor will evaluate the candidate's level of competence by considering a portfolio of his/her work.

    Written final examinations. Continuous evaluation throughout learning period by means of tests and/or assignments and/or projects. Oral or written examinations are used to assess students on the experiential learning component. 
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    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    Technical College courses in Surface mining (N2, N3)
    NDip Metalliferous Mining
    N Dip Coal mining
    N Dip Mine Surveying
    B.SC. Mining Engineering
    B Ing. Mining Engineering
    N Dip Civil Engineering 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    Currently SERTEC and ECSA. Possible in future Mining Qualifications Authorities (MQA) 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    Assessors must be qualified at a minimum of one level higher than the qualification for which they are assessing candidates 

    REREGISTRATION HISTORY 
    As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015. 

    NOTES 
    N/A 

    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.
     
    1. University of South Africa 


    All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source.