Specialist Production Metallurgy Full Time

AngloGold Ashanti; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AngloGold Ashanti on the Gold Coast is seeking a Production Metallurgist to join the Processing team at Tropicana. You will provide technical support to optimise gold production and metallurgical efficiency, implementing corrective actions and process improvements that drive safety and cost targets.

You will liaise with mining, geology and laboratory teams, manage plant testing, and prepare performance reports for budgets and planning.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Metallurgy or related field as listed.
• Experience in mining and gold processing plants is expected.
• Site-based laboratory experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to operations to optimise production and metallurgical efficiency.
• Coordinate and manage laboratory test work for plant monitoring and improvement activities.
• Produce accurate reports and forecasts on metallurgical performance vs budget.
• Monitor plant performance, recoveries and efficiencies on a daily/weekly basis.
• Collaborate with mining, geology and Gold Room teams as required.
• Develop and review procedures for laboratory, gold room and processing tasks.

Skills

CIL/CIP processes

Elution

Electrowinning

Gold processing

Metallurgical accounting

Laboratory testing

Team collaboration

Safety compliance

Driver's licence

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Metallurgy / Extractive Metallurgy / Minerals / Chemical Engineering / Mineral Processing

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Job description

Specialist Production Metallurgy Full Time

17h ago , from Gold Industry Group Careers

We are currently have an opening for a Production Metallurgist to join the Processing team at Tropicana.

Role Purpose:

The Production Metallurgist reports to the Superintendent Production and will be responsible for the provision of technical support to optimise economic gold production and metallurgical efficiency; via the implementation of corrective actions and such process improvements that gold production and cost targets are achieved and sustained in a safe and efficient manner.

Accountabilities:

• Exhibit a high degree of safety and environmental awareness and promote safe systems of work and environmentally responsible work practices.
• Provision of technical support to operations to ensure the required production and metallurgical efficiency.
• Liaise closely with internal peers including mining and geology departments.
• Awareness of Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 and Work Health and Safety Act 2020)
• Manage internal and external laboratory test work associated with daily plant monitoring, projects and improvement activities.
• Daily, weekly and monthly metallurgical accounting.
• Producing accurate, timely reports and forecasts on metallurgical performance vs budget.
• Daily monitoring and management of plant performance, recoveries and efficiencies.
• Coordinate and gather data and information for metallurgical performance reports.
• Oversee bullion shipments in conjunction with the Gold Room team
• Gather and prepare data and information for budget processes including production, costs and projects
• Development and review of procedures and work instructions associated with laboratory, gold room and metallurgical tasks in the processing plant.
• Contribute to maintenance of the process plant.

About You

People are at the heart of everything we do. We want you to collaborate with us, share your ideas and feel confident to challenge the status quo. To be considered, we would like to see you have:

• Experience with respect to tertiary crushing, ball milling, CIL/CIP, elution, electrowinning, smelting, gold and sulphide flotation, ultra-fine grinding, high-rate thickening, and tailings disposal.
• Previous exposure in site-based laboratory work.
• Tertiary qualifications in Metallurgy, Extractive Metallurgy, Minerals / Chemical Engineering, or Mineral Processing.
• Previous experience within the mining industry and gold processing plants.
• A team player and collaborative mind-set
• Current WA Manual Drivers Licence.
• Existing and ongoing Permanent Australian Working rights (Mandatory).