Family friendly 8:6 roster and 1-hour travel time to siteLong-term employment potential at a long-life mine (10+ years)Excellent camp with good rooms, amenities, award winning food, and 5G commsWhat This Role OffersThe opportunity to rebuild our Exploration team from the ground up.The chance to be a key contributor to exciting new underground mining projects.A dedicated training budget to use for professional development and conference or seminar attendance.A friendly, engaged, and collaborative team environment.About the OpportunityWe are revitalising exploration efforts at our Golden Grove operation in Western Australia and are seeking a Senior Exploration Geologist to rebuild the team from the ground up. In this role, you will report to the Geology Manager and work on an 8:6 roster. Your focus will be on driving the continued exploration and management leases, ensuring work activities are completed safely, on time, and within budget.
Your primary responsibilities will include:
Leading and mentoring the Exploration team, including fostering a collaborative, high-standard work environment.Generating and updating 3D geological models to identify and prioritise prospective drilling targets.Planning, designing, and managing underground delineation, extensional, and near-mine drilling programmes.Supervising all surface-based drilling activities, conducting drill core logging, and performing sample analysis.Managing project budgets, analysing cost performance, and reporting results to ensure financial accountability.Driving continuous improvement initiatives within the Exploration team to enhance operational efficiency and data integrity.About YouOur ideal candidate will have a strong background in exploration geology, including previous supervisory and team management experience.
Other key skills, experience, and qualifications:
A tertiary qualification in geology or a related discipline, as well as relevant professional industry membership.Expertise in near-mine / brownfields exploration.Well-versed in planning, implementing, and supervising drilling programs, including deep directional drilling (wedging, navi cuts etc.).Experience in using mining software, such as Micromine, Leapfrog, MapInfo, Vulcan, or Geobank.Current C Class Driver's Licence (manual).About 29Metals and Golden Grove29Metals is an ASX-listed mining company that produces copper, along with other base and precious metals critical to the global energy transition. We are headquartered in Melbourne, with support offices in Perth and Brisbane.
We operate two long-life assets: Golden Grove in Western Australia and Capricorn Copper in Queensland. Additionally, we have a portfolio of exploration interests, including a strategic tenement package and exploration project in Redhill, Chile.
Golden Grove is a high-grade underground mining operation producing copper, zinc, and precious metals. The operation has a life expectancy of over 10 years with significant mine-life extension potential at existing orebodies and highly prospective near-mine growth opportunities.
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Candidates may be required to undergo pre-employment testing, including medical, respiratory mask fit testing, drug and alcohol screening, national police clearance, reference checks, and qualifications / licences checks.
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