Philip Vlok

Experienced mining operations professional with 27 years of underground coal mining experience across production, blasting, shift supervision, mine oversight and acting mine management.

Qualified Mine

Overseer with strong practical experience leading underground teams, maintaining safety and legal compliance, coordinating production activities and managing multi-section coal mining environments. Known for dependable leadership, hands-on operational knowledge and a strong commitment to safe, fair and disciplined workforce management.

Sales Representative at Conway Johnson Mining Supplies (2025-12 – Present)

• Represented mining supply products and supported client-facing operational requirements.

Acting Mine Overseer at STA Mining (2025-05 – 2025-07)

• Oversee underground mining activities and support safe, compliant production execution.
• Coordinate teams, resources and daily operational priorities in a mining environment.
• Maintain practical supervision over workforce performance, safety standards and production requirements.

Shift Boss at STA Mining (2025-02 – 2025-07)

• Supervised underground production shifts and operational teams.
• Monitored safety standards, workplace discipline and daily production execution.
• Supported compliance with operational procedures and site requirements.

Acting Mine Manager at Aviemore Colliery, Buffalo Coal Dundee Operation (2024-08 – 2024-12)

• Led operational activities during acting mine management period.
• Oversaw production, safety, compliance and workforce coordination during mine operations.
• Supported operational execution up to the mine closure period noted in the original CV.

Mine Overseer at Magdalena Colliery, Buffalo Coal Dundee Operation (2022 – 2024)

• Managed underground production sections and supervised mining teams.
• Coordinated production activities within legal, safety and operational requirements.
• Worked across continuous miner and drill-and-blast mining environments.

Mine Overseer at Aviemore Colliery, Buffalo Coal Dundee Operation (2014 – 2022)

• Supervised underground coal mining operations and production teams.
• Supported safe daily execution across blasting sections with JA Scoops.
• Maintained high operational standards across safety, production and workforce management.

Mine Overseer at Magdalena Colliery, Buffalo Coal Dundee Operation (2008 – 2014)

• Managed underground sections within a multi-section operation.
• Worked with continuous miner sections using Sandvik MC430 continuous miners and 20-ton Phillips shuttle cars.
• Managed a drill-and-blast section as part of the underground production environment.

Underground Shift Boss at Aviemore Anthracite Colliery (2004 – 2008)

• Managed underground production shifts and blasting section activities.
• Supervised teams operating in underground coal mining conditions.
• Ensured safety, discipline and compliance during shift operations.

Underground Miner at Aviemore Anthracite Colliery (2002 – 2004)

• Worked in underground blasting section operations using JA Scoops.
• Supported daily underground production activities and safe blasting practices.

Shift Boss at Polmaise Mining (Pty) Ltd, Polmaise Colliery (1999 – 2002)

• Supervised one Voest section and two Joy loader and shuttle car sections.
• Managed shift teams and maintained production and safety standards.
• Reason for leaving: relocated to Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal.

Learner Miner / Underground Miner at CBR Mining, CBR Colliery (1997 – 1999)

• Progressed from Underground Learner Miner to Underground Miner in the blasting section.
• Worked with underground scoops and blasting section operations.
• Reason for leaving: mine closure.

Grade 12 – Dundee High School (1996)