Victory Minerals Pty Ltd is a successful gold explorer and producer in Victoria's gold belt. The company has entered an exciting new era, under new ownership and exploring new opportunities. The primary focus is our high-grade underground gold mine in Ballarat, which started producing gold in December 2005, and consistently produces 30,000 to 40,000 ounces of gold per year.
The mine is located within the beautiful regional town of Ballarat (located just 100km west of Melbourne), which is experiencing unprecedented growth and development.
Role: The company is currently going through an exciting phase of growth and investment, and a rare and exciting opportunity has become available for a Mine Surveyor. Reporting to the Mine Planning Superintendent, the role will be responsible for:
Ensuring that mine designs adhere to the standard and are verified against voids and infrastructure. Monitoring and modelling development and stoping excavations on a timely basis in both quantitative and qualitative forms so to compare to designs. Ensuring that the statutory requirements of the mine are met in relation to the surveyors duties. Managing all surveyed information for underground, infrastructure, and surface plans. Marking up survey points and control for the installation of mining excavations for contractors. Tasks and Responsibilities Reviewing and completing statutory plans as required. Ensuring the accurate and timely provision of survey control including set out and pickup mining operations to enable mining operations to be carried out efficiently. Providing spatial information services for mine planning, operations and other customers. Providing survey data for end of month reporting and reconciliation. Compliance monitoring and reporting against mine design, as required for safe and effective operations. Maintaining a high standard data control system. Compile spatial data to update maps and models of all operations across the lease. Compile specific high accuracy measurements of critical structures across the Mine and Process plant to monitor deformation developments. Periodic capturing of dump, stockpiles, mining faces, and any other spatial volume required for end of period reporting. Provision of spatial control for aerial, terrestrial, and UAV photogrammetry. Maintain and operate Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to provide critical spatial information across the Mine and Process plant in line with CASA requirements. Provision of survey skills for business management and improvement projects. Qualifications and Experience Degree in Surveying or equivalent. 3 to 5 years' experience in the survey control of underground hard rock mines experience. Excellent Safety Awareness and commitment. National Driver's License (manual). Proficiency with Deswik, Maptek Pointmodeller and Pix4D. Proficient with Leica Hardware (TS15, TS16). Proficiency with Microsoft suite of products (Word, Excel, Outlook). High level of organizational skills. Demonstrated ability to prioritise and be flexible. Excellent oral and written communication skills at all levels (internally and externally). Coolness under pressure. Capable of getting along with a wide range of people in an underground and office environment. Team player, show respect and support for members of the team. Anticipate the needs of mining. Sub 25kg Multi-rotor drone licence highly regarded. Previous experience in complex geological environments. Benefits Residential mine, located centrally in booming Ballarat - live close to home, no more FIFO. Excellent remuneration and benefits. Free car parking. Uniforms supplied and fully laundered on site. Flexible and supportive team. Ongoing training and professional development. On-site gym and EAP. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are proud to reflect the diversity of communities in which we live and work, and we are an Equal Opportunity employer. We encourage applications from women and Indigenous people.
How to Apply If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please submit your resume by clicking the "Apply Now" button. Shortlisting will commence immediately, and interviews scheduled thereafter.
Please note that as part of the process, you will be subject to a pre-employment medical, and police check, in order to be considered successful for this role. Only applicants with valid working rights will be considered.
Due to the volume of applications anticipated, only successful candidates will be contacted. Enquiries from agencies are respectfully declined.
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