Senior Mine Geologist

Leinster
Full time
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Gold Fields
Mining, resources & energy
1,001-5,000 employees
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Gold Fields is a globally diversified gold producer with nine operating mines in Australia, South Africa, Ghana, Peru, Canada and Chile.

Gold Fields' mining assets in the Australia region (GFA) include a 100% interest in the St Ives, Agnew and Granny Smith mines and a 50:50 interest in the Gruyere JV project with Gold Road Resources.

Situated in the Eastern Goldfields region, our Agnew mine site is 23 kilometres west of Leinster, 375 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie and nearly 1,000 kilometres north-east of Perth. Acquired in 2001, Agnew Gold Mine produces over 250,000 ounces of gold per annum & is leading the way in the transition to renewable power for off-grid mining operations. The Agnew Hybrid Renewable Project is Australia’s largest hybrid renewable energy microgrid and the first to utilise wind generation at a mine site.

Role Details

Reporting to the Superintendent: Mine Geology, you will be responsible for facilitating the optimal production of gold ore from mining operations through the coordination of geological activities to ensure maximum return to the business in alignment with EHS standards.

Safety is a core value at Gold Fields, and we expect all levels of employees to always act in a manner that seeks to enhance the safety culture and performance of our company.

This is offered on 8 days on, 6 days off roster and is FIFO from Perth.

Benefits include:

  • 6% Site Allowance

  • Annual Bonus Scheme & Long-term incentive plan

  • Private Health Insurance Allowance

  • Long service leave pro rata after 5 years of continuous service

  • Virgin Velocity reward points

  • Continual training and ability to expand your career

  • Salary Sacrifice options

About the role:

  • Coordinate the activities of the geological team and contractors in carrying out the daily work plan and ensure that their activities are consistently aligned with meeting operational targets;

  • Contribute to the achievement of planned production and safety targets by assisting in the provision of accurate and predictive geological models and information within required timeframes;

  • Assist in the development, implementation and monitoring of reconciliation systems (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually) for managing grade control to minimise dilution and maximise recovery;

  • Contribute to the definition; implementation and monitoring of short, medium and long-term mines based exploration programs to extend the Life of Mine (LOM) and increase reserves and resources;

  • Assist in the development, implementation and monitoring of the adherence to systems to ensure application of all critical geology mapping, reporting and data acquisition as well as storage and retrieval systems;

  • Contribute to increasing the overall Resource/Reserve base by applying existing and acquired knowledge and best practice to reduce geological risk and increase model accuracy;

  • Ensure the integrity of geological data collection and reporting within agreed timeframes and consistently aim to exceed reporting standards with completed geological interpretation and models.

About you:

  • Degree in Geology or a related discipline

  • Supervisory/Management experience

  • Extensive mining industry experience – preferably gold – with exposure to mine geology, resource and grade control estimation and extensional exploration

  • Experience using Microsoft Office Suite and mining software such as Datamine

Applications can be submitted via: https://careers.goldfields.com/Australia

Gold Fields is committed to achieving an inclusive workforce. We recognise that the diverse talent of our people will ultimately determine our growth, performance and success. We strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds.

At Gold Fields we work together as a team to deliver excellent results and take pride in what we do. We actively seek input from others and truly believe that diverse views improve the quality of our work. We work hard, so when the business achieves its goals, employees can share in better salary increases and bonuses, and we have more money to invest in communities and ongoing renewable energy projects.