SENIOR GEOLOGIST

BASIC FUNCTION OF THE POSITION:

The Senior Geologist will be responsible for managing, leading and coordinating the underground geological production activities, including grade control interpretation, modelling, drilling and grade /tonnes estimation and reconciliation.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinating and supervising all grade control geology activities, including data collection, auditing and entry into the site database.
• Participating in and supervising all aspects of the diamond drill program, including design, scheduling, planning and interpretation, estimation for tonnes/grade for production and ensuring that results are effectively communicated to all stakeholders.
• Managing drilling contractors and other geology associated consultants, contractors and service providers, overseeing the logging, sampling and assaying of the grade control drilling
• Managing the underground mapping of geology, mineralisation and structures to enable the construction of representative wireframes
• Ensuring that all wireframing of geology is carried out accurately and within production timeframes
• Participating and supervising in grade control reconciliations, including mine to mill, stope, resource vs grade control model and ROM pad
• Monitoring the quality of assay data and service performance by the analytical provider
• Conducting QAQC audits on all aspects of production data collection and initiating continuous improvement programs

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology
• Minimum 10 year’s post graduate experience, with at least 5 of those years in an underground hard rock environment, and 5 years of production experience in base and/or precious metal deposits
• Strong practical knowledge of Microsoft Office software and advanced mining software skills in wireframe generation, drill program design and geological modelling.