Senior and Project Geologists Western Australia (for residents)
Ref. # job1157
Perth based. A Senior Exploration Geologist is needed to advance exploration efforts in a major new project that will provide a good mix of office and field work. The position reports directly to the Exploration Manager and requires over 5 years of industry experience.
The project has strong potential to become a world class mine with JORC resources in excess of 50 million tonnes and resource targets of a further 100 million tonnes. The project also has one of WA's most exciting copper deposits with recent RC drilling intersecting over 50 metres of continuous mineralisation above 1.5% Cu.
The main focus will be the supervision and management of field crews with other duties including implementation and management of exploration programs (Auger, AC, RC, DD), field mapping, interpretation and modelling of exploration results, QA/QC, assisting in preparation of reports and budgets. The successful candidate should be experience din Micromine and Mapinfo and preferably experienced with iron ore, mineral sands or manganese.
This role is to be offered as a permanent staff position (with 3 months probation) with an attractive remuneration package and the offer of a generous employee option scheme. The role will involve field work on a campaign basis.
The Project Geologist position will be responsible for hands on supervision of site exploration activities during campaign field programs and supervising contractors, field assistants and drilling crews.
Applicants are invited from recent graduates with up to 4 years post graduate experience.
Both positions are to be filled as soon as possible with candidates holding either Permanent Residency or citizenship of Australia.
The project is located in the Pilbara of WA. Accommodation is provided on the well serviced outstation homestead. Rosters are based on a 2/1 cycle during field activities.