Open Pit Mine Geology Technician – Production

AngloGold Ashanti; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Annual bonus

Work180 endorsed employer

Menopause Friendly employer

Parental leave (26 weeks / 8 weeks)

Training opportunities

Inclusion and Belonging committees

Volunteering leave

Salary sacrifice / novated lease

Job summary

AngloGold Ashanti Australia is seeking an Open Pit Production Assistant to support ore control, monitor mining performance, and keep strong communication between geology and mining teams. The role is FIFO to Sunrise Dam, with flights from Perth or Kalgoorlie.

Reporting to the Senior Mine Geologist, you will engage in safety leadership, attend daily meetings, and assist with geological activities and QAQC reporting while contributing to improvements across the operation.

Qualifications

• Experience in open pit mining and mine geology.
• Strong data management and reporting skills.
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Commitment to safety and continuous improvement.
• Experience with grade control drilling or geological mapping (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Be an active safety leader and promote safe work practices.
• Monitor mining activities and support ore control processes.
• Attend daily production and planning meetings.
• Validate production and material movement data.
• Maintain ore stockpiles and minimise ore loss and dilution.
• Support blasting, grade control drilling and sampling activities.
• Assist with geological mapping and hazard identification.
• Prepare operational and QAQC reports.
• Provide training and mentoring to team members.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Open pit mining

Mine geology

Ore control

Mining processes

Production mining

Data management

Reporting

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Safety

Continuous improvement

Grade control drilling

Stockpile management

Geological mapping

Mentoring/training

Job description

AngloGold Ashanti Australia is seeking an Open Pit Production Assistant to support ore control, monitor mining performance, and keep strong communication between geology and mining teams. The role is FIFO to Sunrise Dam, with flights from Perth or Kalgoorlie.

Reporting to the Senior Mine Geologist, you will engage in safety leadership, attend daily meetings, and assist with geological activities and QAQC reporting while contributing to improvements across the operation.