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Our client a global mining giant is looking for a qualified and experienced Geologist Production – Underground, based in Limpopo.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor of Honours in Geology
- Minimum 2 years of underground experience specifically in the Platinum Bushveld Complex – Northern Limb.
- Experience in Long-Hole Mining Method
- Good Understanding of the Platreef orebody and mineralization (Geochemistry)
- Proficient in the use of mine software packages (Deswik, Datamine, and Leapfrog preferred)
- High-level administrative skills
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft software, including Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
Responsibilities:
- Providing support to the mine operations by collecting, interpreting, and reporting on production geology issues, including logging/sampling core, wireframing, modelling, grade/tonnage estimations and reconciliations, in alignment with the organization’s long-term objectives.
- Act as liaison between Geology and Mining Engineering.
- Conduct geological and structural mapping at the development ends
- Ensure cover drilling and grade control are executed according to the standard
- Capture of geological, structural mapping, and logging data
- Plot the mapped critical geological features with high potential
- Ensure that data is collected accurately and that the data is entered into the database promptly
- Proactively participate in geology interpretation, including fault, structure, orebody, and other geological features, and ensure wireframing is completed accurately
- Assist the Senior Geologist in the management of diamond drill programs, coordination of sites, and assistance with contractor management
- Reporting and communication to the mining and the mine geology team on daily functions
- Conduct underground sampling, including face mapping, sample marking, and QAQC of sampling activity and samples
- Core logging and supervising core sampling, including sample tracking, marking, recording, and QAQC.
- Supervising the execution of underground exploration and cover drilling programs
- Supervising the execution of underground grade control drilling
Preference will be given to Historically Disadvantaged South Africans (HDSA) from local communities surrounding the mine and Women.
Applications are only open to South African Citizens
