Resource Geologist

Role Details:

Reporting to the Superintendent: Resource Geology, you will be responsible for assisting with generating, maintaining and reviewing the operation’s mineral inventory and Mineral Resource models for Australian gold mines.

As an employee at Gold Fields, we expect all levels of employees to act in a manner that seeks to align and enhance the values, safety culture and performance of Gold Fields with the purpose of creating enduring value beyond mining.

This role is offered on a Monday to Friday or 9 day fortnight roster at our Perth corporate office on a permanent basis with regular site visits required. For this role we will consider full-time, part-time or job share options.
 

Benefits include:

• Private Health Insurance Allowance

• Quarterly Bonus Scheme

• Flexible work arrangements on offer

• Employee Assistance Program

• Long service leave pro rata after 5 years of continuous service

• Educational assistance
   

About the role:

• Develop geological models for mines and exploration projects;

• Develop resource models for mines and exploration projects;

• Demonstrate a strong focus on model reconciliation with an ability to interrogate the causes of changes to models and demonstrate the impact on the resulting model;

• Prepare and complete all reporting requirements with the appropriate level of details within agreed timeframes;

• Comply with external audits and industry best practice by ensuring that all prepared models meet the requirements of SEC, SAMREC and SOX standards;

• Maintain a strong involvement with the QA/QC function in order to ensure the quality of data supporting the resource models;

• Demonstrate an understanding of the financial implications and impacts of resource model quality on mining and exploration decisions;

• Audit and review local mine and exploration models and provide inputs to improve quality of estimation;

• Stay current with advancements in geological modelling and resource estimation methodologies

About you:

• Bachelor of Science in Geology or related discipline with strong mathematical & statistical emphasis

• Extensive experience as a Mine or Exploration Geologist with exposure to Resource and Grade Control estimation in the gold mining and exploration industry

• Proven geological interpretation skills with the ability to apply this to Resource estimation

• Understanding of QA/QC procedures, drilling and sampling practices and standard gold industry laboratory analytical methods

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite, Datamine Studio, Leapfrog, geostatistical software such as Supervisor or Isatis and Acquire databases

Applications can be submitted via: https://careers.goldfields.com/Australia

Gold Fields is committed to achieving an inclusive workforce. We recognise that the diverse talent of our people will ultimately determine our growth, performance and success. We strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds.