Mining Engineer - Underground Gold Mining

RobLawMax Recruitment; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Mining Engineer to join the Technical Services team of a high-grade underground gold and antimony operation in Central Victoria.

This role will focus on underground mine planning, design, scheduling and optimisation within a technically challenging narrow-vein environment.

You will work closely with Production Engineering, Geology, Survey and underground operations to develop practical mine plans that maximise ore recovery while controlling dilution and overbreak.

Key Responsibilities

• Underground mine planning and design
• Development and stope design
• Short and medium-term scheduling
• Drill & blast planning and design support
• Narrow-vein mining optimisation
• Mining sequence and extraction planning
• Dilution and recovery analysis
• Production forecasting and performance analysis
• Work closely with geology, survey and underground operations
• Identify opportunities to improve extraction, productivity and mine performance

About You

You Will Ideally Have

• Degree qualification in Mining Engineering
• Underground hard-rock mining experience
• Experience within narrow-vein mining environments
• Strong understanding of underground drill & blast
• Mine planning, scheduling and design experience
• Stope and development design capability
• Understanding of dilution, recovery and overbreak control
• Experience with Deswik or similar mine planning software
• Strong practical and analytical capability

Candidates from underground gold and other narrow-vein metalliferous operations are particularly encouraged to apply.

This is a residential Central Victorian opportunity offering the benefits of an underground mining career without a traditional FIFO lifestyle.