Location: Golden Cities and Binduli

Roster: 8:6（Residential Only）

Salary: Salary + Performance Bonus + Residential Allowance + Private Health Cover + Insurance Allowance + Gym Membership Discount + Other Benefits

Residential: Kalgoorlie/Boulder

This position is seeking for a highly motivated and disciplined Open Pit Mine Geologist to coordinate the day to day grade control duties across multiple pits. 

About Norton Gold Fields

Norton Gold Fields is one of Australia’s largest domestic gold producers, with recent annual production of up to 200,000 ounces. The Company has a mining and processing complex in Western Australia’s world-class Kalgoorlie goldfield region, including a highly prospective tenement package of more than 1,000km² surrounding the 3.8Mtpa Paddington Mill. 

In 2020, Norton invested in a new Binduli low-grade project 30km south-west of Norton’s Paddington Mill, intending to boost the production and extend the life of mine for more years to come. Norton strategy would see the mining of refractory ore sources for treatment at the Paddington Mill.  The plans also include the building a new operation centre to support its low-grade mining and ore treatment facilities, which is about 30-km south-west of Norton’s Paddington Mill.  This two-pronged strategy would create about 220 jobs from next year.  

Duties

• Responsible for Field Staff, Drilling Contractors and Ground Clearing Contractors when working on drilling programs under the control of this position, including, but not limited to:
• Understanding and monitoring/controlling breaches of Company policy
• Understanding drilling proposals and exploration/resource concepts
• Awareness of appropriate permits and statutory requirements of exploration techniques
• Work area inspections (drill sites, core yard etc.)
• Supervising and organising relevant Contractors as required
• Making relevant decisions with respect to the drilling programs based on geological knowledge, experienced and cost saving parameters
• Awareness of environment and heritage, including, but not limited to:
• Rehabilitating drill sites after drilling
• Managing clearing for minimum environmental impact
• Awareness of environmental and heritage restrictions/guidelines
•  Identify potential environmental and heritage areas
• Knowledge transfer by data acquisition and geologic interpretation, defining potential resource/reserves, including but not limited to:
• Resource definition through geologic interpretation/increasing geologic confidence
• Working autonomously with tasks completed to a consistent and high professional standard
• All drilling and sampling information under your control to be stored in acQuire database, in a timely manner
• All documentation relating to a project be filed according to the Paddington Technical Services Department standard
• Responsible for all QAQC procedures and analysis                               
• All 2D data updated on a daily basis (i.e. cross-sectional interpretation, maps etc.) according to the Paddington system
• Interpretation of drilling results and designing drilling programs
• Provide relevant information for weekly, monthly and statutory reporting.
• Periodic reports delivered on time and in the correct format, complying with overarching standards (e.g. JORC 2012, NI-43-101, SOX etc.) 
• Periodic presentations delivered on proposals and results
• Having around understanding of the local geology/mineralisation systems on area(s) of responsibility
• Undertaking field tasks as requested, including but not limited to:
• Oversee proper clearing, gridding and site preparation is undertaken within specified time frames
• Oversee all sampling is undertaken within specified timeframes
• Oversee timely sample dispatch from site
• Oversee proper sampling procedures are followed (for RAB, RC, core and soil samples)
• Oversee proper core handling procedures are followed (depth measurement, orientation marking, RQD mark-up, cutting and sampling)
• Oversee proper bulk density measurement (sample selection, cutting, treating, measurement and documentation)
• Ensure proper documentation is maintained (data sheets and sample submission forms)
• Ensure adequate quality control of gridding (accuracy, datums), sampling (standards and duplicates), bulk density measurement, and documentation (completeness and correctness of forms) 
• Create and maintain a sample number register and a drill hole number register to ensure that numbers are not repeated
• Providing logistic support to field programs by identifying needs and ordering items in a timely fashion, including but not limited to:
• Liaise with Field Technician(s) on a weekly basis to define ongoing equipment and field consumable requirements
• Identify ongoing freight, earthmoving and other contractor requirements Liaise with contractors to ensure the timely provision of services to support field programs
• Communication, documentation and reporting, including but not limited to:
• Ensure an adequate dialogue is maintained between yourself and other field personnel, and between yourself and your line supervisor
• Ensure proper documentation is kept of all items, primarily in a formal filing system at Paddington, and that the documentation is accessible in the Perth Office and on site 
• Ensure all issues are made known to all personnel
• Ensure vehicles are properly maintained and compliant with safety requirements, including but not limited to:
• Ensure vehicles are driven safely and responsibly
• Ensure compliance speed limits and road conditions 
• Ensure all vehicles have appropriate fire extinguishers
• Ensure all vehicles have adequate spare water and fuel
• Ensure that vehicles are inspected weekly and not used if unsafe
• Service vehicles on time
• Any other duties as required.

Skills and Experience 

• Tertiary qualifications in Geology
• Current unencumbered C/HR Western Australian Drivers Licence
• Senior NPC clearance 
• Senior First Aid (Desirable)
• Previous vacation experience in Geology / mining role (desirable);
• Practical background or knowledge in at least some of the following is required:
• Resource definition (drilling)
• Exploration geology
• Database management
• Ability to engage team and others to solve problems, develop solutions and get things done. 
• Ability to earn respect through fair treatment of people, clear task assignment, coaching, feedback and performance management. 
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships required to achieve role purpose. 
• Able to read and write English at an Australian Upper Secondary School standard.
• Understanding and skill in mining and geostatistical software.

Benefits

• Salary + Performance Bonus + Residential Allowance + Private Health Cover + Insurance Allowance + Gym Membership Discount + Other Benefits
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing programs including
  • Discounted gym membership
  • EAP support
  • Family friendly roster

How to Apply

Click APPLY to submit your application or forward your application to [email protected].

Please note that when you apply, you agree for Norton to conduct police verification check on you.