Responsibilities
- Lead an expanding resource geology team, providing expertise on resource evaluation methodologies, and ensure the quality control of all resource models and geometallurgical models.
- Audit the clients mineral resource (Kriging) models and Stratum’s generated models.
- Assist in the audit and analysis of complex mine site databases composed of varied geological and geochemical data to evaluate critical issues.
- Collaborating with Stratum’s ML engineers and the clients mine planners and metallurgist to ensure optimisation of the models.
- Provide input technical input to enhance the sales team’s capabilities.
- Implementing rigorous audit and quality control procedures for clients data, new collection procedure (if required) and the Stratum resource models to ensure model accuracy and reliability.
- Ensuring adherence to all relevant mining regulations regarding resource reporting and disclosure.
- Assist in the preparation of technical reports and presentations.
- Providing guidance and training to more junior resource geologists and geometallurgist within the developing team.
Requirements
- Tertiary qualification in Geology or Earth Science.
- A broad understanding of the composition, structure, and geophysical attributes of Australia or Canada, with respect to increasing geoscientific knowledge to develop advanced machine learning capabilities for mining (mineral exploitation).
- Extensive experience experience in mineral resource evaluation (>20years), working in both open pit and underground mining environments.
- Extensive knowledge of a copper and gold deposit types; ideally including one or more of ferrous, phosphate and critical metal / mineral deposits types in Australia, Canada or LatAm.
- An understanding of geometallurgy and mineral resource estimation with respect to orebody / deposit knowledge.
- Detailed knowledge / interest in machine learning and data sciences as applied to the mineral resource sector of the mining industry.
- Proficiency in mineral source modelling software platforms and data analysis tools.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills to convey complex geological concepts to diverse audiences.
- Familiarity with mining regulations and reporting standards in Australia (JORC) and Canada (NI43-101).
- Leadership qualities to manage a growing team of geoscientist.
- An open motor vehicle driving licence.
- No criminal convictions that will restrict international travel; e.g. ESTA (US) & eTA (Canada).
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of the time.
- Ability to work in remote mine sites with significant diversity.
- No restrictions on the wearing of standard mine PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).
Nice to Have
- CP/QP for multiple copper or gold deposit types commonly found in Australia, Canada or LatAm.
- Technical proficiency in another language.
- Worked for a start-up or mining consultancy group.
Additional Information
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of the time.
- Ability to work in remote mine sites with significant diversity.
- No restrictions on the wearing of standard mine PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).
- No criminal convictions that will restrict international travel; e.g. ESTA (US) & eTA (Canada).
