Geologist 1 - UG Mine Geology

Who We Are

AngloGold Ashanti is a global gold mining company with a diverse, high-quality portfolio of operations, projects and exploration activities across 10 countries on four continents. We pursue value-creating opportunities involving other minerals, where we can leverage our existing assets, shareholdings, skills, and experience. 

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OBJECTIVE OF THE ROLE

• Effectively implement the Gold Mine Underground Mine Geology operation strategy to deliver the budget in line with the strategic option and Life of Mine plan.
• Ensure implementation of and compliance with site HSE policies, protocols and standards within underground geology activities.
• Provide geological support to underground mining planning and production to optimize ore recovery and minimize ore dilution.

ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Assist the Senior Geologist to communicate and implement ISO45001 and ISO14001 objectives and targets to underground geology junior staff.
• Ensure Geological Technician 3 personnel effectively run toolbox meetings and communicate HSE site systems and standards including policies, protocols and standards.
• Drive adherence to underground geology SOPs and ensure geology tasks are conducted in accordance with approved procedures.
• Conduct safety leading indicators and ensure team adherence to TAKE 5, pre-starts, JSA, RSA, workplace inspections, safety stoppages and caught in act activities.
• Implement the training matrix and training needs analysis for underground geology technicians to support career and skills development aligned with business needs.
• Lead underground geology junior staff and ensure delivery to core production operational requirements.
• Conduct and assess individual performance reviews for underground geology technician role holders.
• Oversee and forecast drill rig movement and ensure planned drill sites align with forecast movement in a timely manner.
• Provide drilling update reports to the UG Senior Geologist to identify risks that may affect delivery to plan.
• Coordinate with UG Technician 3 to ensure timely delivery of geological sections for completed rings and escalate foreseeable risks and benefits as grade control drilling progresses.
• Visit drilling programs weekly and monitor contractor compliance with site HSE standards.
• Monitor daily contractor drilling performance and prepare weekly and monthly drilling reports.
• Monitor drilling quality output to ensure compliance with AGA QAQC protocols.
• Manage drilling costs through effective rig utilization, assessment of achievable penetration rates and cost per metre, and advise the Senior Geologist on improvement actions.
• Update and monitor the monthly drilling accrual report.
• Provide strategic drill forecasts within weekly and three-month mine planning by project to support mining plans.
• Ensure underground development mapping and sampling programmes are conducted and interpreted.
• Ensure geological level maps are generated and validated.
• Ensure geological models are generated from mapped level plans.
• Communicate geological models to stakeholders to reduce delivery risk against plan.
• Participate effectively in stope note meetings to support correct assignment of tonnes, grade, density and geomet parameters to released final stope designs.
• Monitor stope performance and request CMS in a timely manner for stope analysis.
• Ensure stope analysis is completed on time, evaluate overbreak, and communicate available tonnes and grade to mining engineers and production for ore classification and ROM tracking.
• Establish recovery factor tracking for mine planning.
• Develop a functional team able to capture and report mine production physicals for ore mined versus planned.
• Manage stockpile balances and rehandle transit stockpiled ore to the main ROM.
• Run weekly underground geology production reconciliation reports assessing actual performance of active development and stopes against mining design.
• Manage saterite ROM ore material and assess assignment of material within the respective finger.
• Keep the UG Senior Geologist informed of variances to plan and foreseeable risks to sustainable operations.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Education & Qualification

• Tertiary qualifications in geology.

Experience

• At least 3-5 years of working in underground mining geology operations.
• Background in mine geology and exploration.

Knowledge & Skills

• Understanding of HSE legal requirements.
• Broad understanding of underground mine geology operations and its role in delivering production objectives and targets.
• Broad understanding of cross-functional working relationships across mine planning, mining operations, geotechnical, process plant, finance and HR.
• Knowledge of drilling methodologies, sampling, assaying and QAQC.
• Knowledge of grade control processes, grade control model review and reconciliation.
• Knowledge of the mine to mill reconciliation chain.
• Sound understanding of business unit value drivers.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound and timely decisions by assembling facts and developing action priorities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• High energy, commitment and enthusiasm for the work with high personal goals for self and team.
• Demonstrated behaviours consistent with AngloGold Ashanti values.

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Local Benefits

• AngloGold Ashanti offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support employees’ health, financial security, and overall well-being.  

• Medical insurance, employee assistance programmes, and wellbeing initiatives.  

• Company-supported pension or provident fund contributions.  

• Annual leave, sick leave, and public holidays in line with company policy.  

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and value inclusion, diversity and equity in our workplace. We are committed to creating an environment where all individuals are treated with respect and fairness. Employment decisions are based on qualification, merit, business needs and role requirements.