LD18226 - Senior Resource Geologist | Mining Employment Services

Our client, an established gold producer, is progressing the restart of a high-grade open pit operation and, following recent drilling, updated resources and approvals work, is now seeking an experienced Senior Resource Geologist to take ownership of the resource model and support ongoing mine restart studies.

The opportunity

Work directly on a near-term gold restart (pit and satellites)
Be the technical lead for resource modelling and reporting
Join a small, hands-on team where decisions are made quickly
Exposure to study work, optimisation and mine design inputs

Requirements:

Tertiary qualification in Geology/Geoscience
7+ years’ gold experience, ideally WA open pit / near-mine
Strong resource modelling skills (Surpac/Datamine/Leapfrog or similar)
Sound understanding of JORC 2012 requirements
Comfortable working in a lean team and getting on site when needed

Position Duties:

Maintain and update resource models for the area and associated satellite deposits
Manage and interpret drilling, sampling and grade control datasets
Provide wireframes, domaining and estimation inputs for scoping/feasibility work
Contribute to JORC-compliant reporting and documentation
Liaise with mining, approvals and processing teams to support the restart plan
Identify upside through extensional and near-mine drilling.
Ensure consistent geological data flow between exploration, grade control, and mining departments.
Weekly and monthly reporting, support any presentational requirements when needed.

Experience

Experience in a similar role

Current Status

OPEN

Duration

Permanent

Duty Roster

FIFO Perth 8:6

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