Senior Project Geologist - Mining -Bulyanhulu Gold Mine

SENIOR PROJECT GEOLOGIST - MINING

African Barrick Gold’s Bulyanhulu Gold Mine seeks to employ an experienced Senior Project Geologist - Mining to systematically collate, organize and interpret all relevant geological & operational data from Bulyanhulu orebodies & Mining operations with the objective of improving working standards within the Geology department and identifying and capitalizing on areas of improvement which have the potential to add value to the operation.

KEY RESULT AREAS/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Provide leadership to ensure that all Geology & Diamond Drill personnel adhere to safety standards that exceed industry practice and any applicable legislative provisions
• Effectively train and develop Tanzanian Geologists with a strong emphasis on safety, high technical standards and continuous improvement
• Develop a sound understanding of the Geological controls of mineralization in the Bulyanhulu area and add to this knowledge to further refine target generation
• Provide Metallurgy with information that will assist in optimizing mill performance
• Ensure that Resource figures are routinely reconciled with Mine & Mill production statistics
• Ensure full coverage of underground openings with Geological mapping and ensure mapping standards are maintained at a high standard
• Provide Geotechnical Engineers with Geological mapping information to assist them in ground support design
• Complete project work and presentations to a professional standard as and when required
• Design, prepare and supervise surface and underground drilling programs
• Supervision of junior staff, drilling personnel, core logging, sample preparation and assay QA/QC to ensure clean, verified data capture
• Update and monitor systems to ensure geology and assay databases are complete, accurate and accessible
• Assist the Senior Resource Geologist in completing Resource & short term grade control models and calculations as and when required
• Assist the Geology Manager in reviewing every aspect of departmental operations to identify and capitalize on opportunities which have the potential to add value to the operation
• Maintain a high degree of cost control at all times

PROFESSIONAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES

Education Requirements:
• Bachelor of Applied Science, majoring in Geology. Preferably with a post graduate qualification, eg. Honours

Experience Requirements:
• A minimum of 8 years experience in an operational underground mining environment
• Significant experience within precious metal mines, where a variety of mining techniques, including narrow vein conventional mining are utilized
• Competent modeling, geostatistical and grade estimation skills
• Experienced in diamond drilling techniques, including exposure to semi directional and/or directional drilling
• Intermediate to advanced Datamine skills
• Knowledge of Access/SQL databases and GIS software (Arcview)
• Assay lab QA/QC protocols
• Resource Estimation
• Practical exposure to near mine exploration geology
• Clear and concise communicator – both written & verbally
• Supervisory experience is essential

Job

Geology

Primary Location

Tanzania-Shinyanga Region-Bulyanhulu Gold Mine