PRAVEEN JAIN

C-902, Archi Paradise Apartment, Pahada/Shobagpura, Udaipur, Rajasthan 313001

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BRIEF :
A seasoned professional with more than 30 years of rich and diversified experience in
Mining business in Open Cast & Underground environment. Experienced in brown and
greenfield - mine construction & mine expansion projects, mine design, mine
operations, beneficiation, and smelting. Well versed in asset optimization, behaviour-
based safety management, and project management. I am a strong people manager –
can build great teams for committed performance deliveries and a sound taskmaster.

Skills- Metal Mine Planning / Execution, Opencast, Underground, AMC/CPH Contracts,

working with Multinationals Expatriates, Contract Mining, Outsourcing Execution,
Business plan, Equipment selection, Bench marking, Productivity, Mechanised Mine
development, Rock Mechanics, Rescue operations, People skills, DuPont safety,
Corporate Affairs, Business development, Tenements and Licences, Strategist,
Managing Stake Holders, Analytics , Land acquisition, Public Hearing, Tailing Dam
Construction, Legal Case settlement, Corporate Social Responsibility, Policy Advocacy,
Zinc Smelter (Hydrometallurgy), Lead / Pyro Smelter, HSE & ESG

Professional Experience:
March’19 – Till date Director – Dariba SBU

With a Strategic and Structured/focussed approach of developing next leadership and

paving the way forward for Village shifting, land regularisation, Water security (Quality &
Quantity).

 Successfully Leading the SBU, comprising of 2 underground mines (RD Mins,

capacity of 1.0 Million MT of Ore Production along with beneficiation plant of 1.0
Million MT. & Sindesar Khurd Mines, capacity of 6.0 Million MT of Ore Production
along with beneficiation plant of 6.5 Million MT) & Smelting Complex
(Hydrometallurgical Zinc Smelter Capacity of 2,35,000 mt Zinc cathode
production, Lead Smelter 1,00,000 mt of Lead cathode production along with
Captive Power Plant 160 MW (2*80 MW each) with focus on Health & safety,
Environment & sustainability, Operational excellence & productivity, Business
excellence & innovation, Stakeholder & community management and Employee
engagement.
  Drive culture of safety at location by reinforcing safety practices, setting up and tracking
safety processes/ metrics, conducting on-site audits etc.

 Review utilization of resources and machinery within the location. Conduct discussions
and take decisions around re-allocation to optimize resource utilization.

 Focus on driving employability of local talent by partnering with educational institutes

and investing in training for contracted manpower vendors.

 Personally interact and build relationships with local government officials and key
community stakeholders. Conduct visits to local villages, interact with villagers to
understand their issues and identify ways in which HZL can support them.

 Work with local government stakeholders to organize site visits and address any issues
related to labour, pollution, licenses etc.

 Discuss, initiate and drive new initiatives to expand and upgrade mining and smelting
production. Participate in evaluation of equipment & suppliers, contractors etc.

 Reviewing debottlenecking, capacity expansion/ improvement projects. Track and

review expansion and upgradation initiatives. Address roadblocks and provide status
updates to Head of Mining and Head – Smelters SBU.

 Track industry development and identify new technologies, processes and equipment
to enhance safety, quality and volume of production.

 Community development is the core to business sustainability. My personal values and

approach are in line with the companies values towards inclusive and holistic growth
of community also I am a firm believer of embracing communities and enable them to
prosper as the business progresses.

At the leadership role, initiated value-based flagship projects on -

I. Strong and sustainable community connect drive, employee engagement activities

II. Approach of partner multiplier and getting their expertise for impactful development
III. Strong governance in CSR projects and multi-tier app-based monitoring systems on
board
IV. Needs assessment done at regular interval for community requirement and impact
study done to monitor the ongoing ones.

Big – ticket projects initiated –

 water positive villages, safe and affordable drinking water for all
 Investing in developing skills of Rural youth and women thereby getting them
 placed or self-employed for sustainable and long term livelihood option

High impact projects – skilling youth through training centre, production increase in
agriculture , projects strengthening education level, health projects, child development
project through strengthening Anganwadi and Nandghar, women empowerment
projects , environment & Safety projects

Social licence projects – better lesioning through Community Connect Initiative,

employee volunteerism programme, infrastructure support, water replenishment and
pipe lines, solar lights, plantation

 Administering commercial function (procurement, contracts, logistics, warehouse

management) for entire RDC location. Played instrumental role for implementing &
operationalizing fully integrated logistics management system – ITMS for entire
location. Ensuring all governance & systems in place in procurement function by using
ARIBA & SAP integration”
 Track and drive reporting of key financial indicators such as costs, capacity utilization,
productivity, power consumption etc. Conducting internal and external benchmarking
to identify areas for cost/ productivity optimization.
 Drive detailed analysis of production and productivity trends across HZL. Discuss
analysis and insights with key stakeholders and Identify and propose opportunities for
cost optimization & productivity enhancement.
 Analyse the entire supply chain to identify opportunities for reducing costs and
optimizing use of by-products/ waste.
 Drive discussions/ negotiations with potential partners, suppliers and vendors to
optimize costs for HZL.
 Review the status of cost saving and productivity enhancement initiatives from a
financial lens and discuss recommended actions, if any.
 Drive the creation of financial models and budgets for large expansion/ enhancement/
upgradation projects. Review Capex, completion time and IRR to determine the
feasibility of projects. Provide inputs and recommendations to optimize IRR and cover
risk management.
 Monitor progress of projects, identify and highlight bottlenecks/ risks and ensure timely
completion of CAPEX.
 Guide and review the team to ensure timeliness, accuracy and compliance in all
financial processes, transactions and reporting.
  Conduct periodic reviews of all finance processes. Re-work processes and drive
automation.

Nov’16-March’19 : Vice President (Corporate Affairs & Business Development) / (Advocacy & PR)
Hindustan Zinc (Vedanta Limited)
 Safeguarded Corporate reputation, strategists and architect of a “proactive” corporate
narrative and its dissemination across all platforms and audiences in a Dynamic and
Complex Business environment.
 Navigated the organization thru leveraging and aligning corporate communication, Govt
relations, Public affairs, stake holders' engagement, community relation.
 Acquired New Mining Tenements, Water allocation for all facilities, ensured to have
benefits under state promotion schemes.
 Successful MoU with Udaipur Smart City for STP establishment and leveraging this
sustainability effort to renew the water drawn agreement with Govt of Rajasthan.
 Making eligible of Zinc Ferrite Project of HZL for investment benefits, which was denied
initially. Benefit generated: Rs 10 Cr
 Consolidation of all pending Mineral Concession Applications and receipt of Order from
Revision Authority.

Jan 2015 – Nov 2016 Location Head (Rampura Agucha Mines) Hindustan Zinc (Vedanta Limited)
 Successfully headed the Location comprising of underground and Open cast mines with
a combined capacity of 6.15 Million MT of Ore Production along with beneficiation plant
of 6.5 Million MT.
 Transited open pit to underground mines & Ramped up
 Effectively dealt with geo technical issues without hampering the production
 Land acquisition and Bherukhera Village rehabilitation & resettlement
 NGT case handled very well and averted the business threat.

Jan 2014-Jan 2015 Location Head (Rajpura Dariba Mining & Smelting Complex) Hindustan Zinc
(Vedanta Ltd)

 Headed Location comprising underground Mines (Rajpura Dariba producing) 0.9 Million
ton/annum and Sindesar Khurd Two Million ton/annum, 210 KT MT Zinc Smelter, 100 KT
MT Lead Smelter and Power Plant (CPP 2*80 MW)
 Led the location to collectively synchronize the smelters, mines and CPPs to effectively
utilize the resources & to maximize the metals production at minimum cost and optimum
inventory.
 Maintain healthy relations between community, government agency and all stake
holders.
Achievements:
 Building & Ramp up of Sindesar Khurd Mines to 2.0 MTPA capacity.
 Ramp up and Stabilization of Rajpura Dariba Mines from 0.4 to 0.7 MTPA.
  Stabilization of Lead Smelter.
 Facilitated Smelter Project Execution.

April’08 - Jan’14 Unit Head Dariba Mines (with additional responsibilities for Location Administration,
IR, PR, CSR, Legal)
 Heading RDM operations which includes an Underground Mine which is currently
producing 0.7 Million MT and a beneficiation Plant treating 1.0 million MT ore.
 Job Responsibilities:
 Ensuring the targeted MIC production.
 Review of Commercial and procurement activities in line with production to optimize
COP.
 Micro level planning to minimize potential risk to sustain the production with high level
of safety standards.
 Achievements: Transforming through reviving Mine infrastructure and developing new
blocks. Mechanized development with drill Jumbo and LPDT.
Novl’07 - April’14
 Repatriate back to HZL and completed the assignment of Technical audit of all HZL
Mines
May’05 - Nov’07 Chief Manager/ Unit Director – ZOD Open Cast Mine, AGRC Armenia
 Working with the various multinationals and locals to effectively transform to a fully
operational mining unit. Conceptualised the mining project USD 35 Million and brought
to the ordering level. Handled the false prosecution boldly and presented our case to
bidders to get the best price of our assets.
Achievement :
 Project Wisdom Instrumental in successful consummation of transaction.

Oct’96 - May’05 Operation Head/SBU head in Rampura Agucha Open Cast Mines (Hindustan Zinc
Limited of Vedanta Resources Plc ) -
 Managed the operational, financial, commercial, HR aspects & provided leadership and
direction to a large team of operation & maintenance. Excavation per day was around
60000 MT with a fleet of 160 Ton /100 Ton class excavators & 78 MT / 95 MT dumpers,
165 mm drill.

Sept’88 - Oct’96 Rajpura Dariba Mine (U/G Mines) HZL

 Planned & executed highly mechanized method i.e. cut & fill, blast hole, vertical retreat
mining with hydraulic cemented back fill system.
April’87 – Sept’88 Rajpura Dariba Mine (U/G Mines) HZL

 Planned & executed highly mechanized method i.e. cut & fill, blast hole, vertical retreat
mining with hydraulic cemented back fill system.
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Global Exposures:
Visited mining operations in Australia, Iran, Belarus, Poland, UK, China, Zambia for due diligence,
contract mining.
Other Key accomplishments:

 Having outstanding track record throughout the career ( except last two ratings) &
recognition of BLG (Business Leadership Group), GLP (Global leadership
program) of the Company.
 Planned & executed highly mechanized U/G method i.e. cut & fill, Sub Level Open
stoping, Long/Blast hole open stoping, vertical crater retreat mining, Continuous
Underhand Stoping with Paste fill/Hydraulic fill.
 Played a Key role in having recognition of Rampura Agucha Open Cast Mines a
World-class operation. Benchmarked the operation parameters & aspiration level
set with the consultation of Australian Mining Consultant, Australia & Mckinsey.
 Achieved lowest excavation cost among the comparable group of hard rock
mining.
 Instrumental in bringing Cultural changes, Quality improvement by
Implementing TPM, Six sigma & acquiring ISO-9001-2000, ISO – 14001 & ISO –
18001. Prepared all Documentation of Quality & Apex Manual. Worked as “Green
Belt” in six sigma & Certified Auditor for ISO.
 Took active part in revival of the RD Mines (U/G) after the disaster in 1994, normal
working and production started within one year.
 Closely worked with Consultants i.e. BCG, PWC, EY, Mckinsey, DuPont, AMC
Australia to enhance the performance of the business.
 Land allotment and land acquisition
 Out of court Legal Settlements ( Dariba Complex) to avert the business threat.
 Paste fill commissioning at Sindesar and Rampura Agucha Mines

Education
1987 B.E. (Mining)
MBM Engineering College - Jodhpur, RJ, INDIA

Certification
1987 Mining
First class mine manager’s certificate (Un-Restricted) from Directorate General of
Mines Safety, Dhanbad, India