Director, Resource Evaluation

Who We Are

AngloGold Ashanti is a leading global gold mining company with a diverse portfolio of operations, projects, and exploration activities across ten countries. What we do goes beyond mining—we build livelihoods, champion environmental stewardship, and strengthen local economies. We cultivate an inclusive workplace rooted in safety, equity, and well-being, believing that exceptional results happen when we empower our people.

About the Role 

As Director, Resource Evaluation, you will lead the Mineral Resource Evaluation discipline across AngloGold Ashanti globally. Reporting directly to the Vice President Geology, you will serve as the company's senior functional authority for resource estimation, simulation, geostatistics, and uncertainty analysis across our multi-jurisdictional portfolio spanning the Americas, Africa, and Australia.   In this role, you will establish and maintain enterprise-wide policies and technical standards, lead the continuous improvement of resource evaluation business systems, and provide high-level technical support to the Mineral Resource and Reserve process. You will also deliver critical technical expertise to M&A due diligence and capital project stage-gate reviews, while coaching and mentoring geologists globally to strengthen discipline health and technical capability across the organization. 

Key Accountabilities 

• Safety & Culture: Model behavior consistent with the AGA Safety Vision and Values, actively fostering a culture where safety is our first value, and providing expert technical support for incident and accident investigations as required. 
• Discipline Governance & Policy: Provide global leadership, governance, and policy oversight for mineral resource evaluation for Geoscience. Establish, maintain, and monitor compliance with discipline standards, procedures, and guidelines across all operating sites, projects, and joint ventures. 
• Business Systems & Technical Innovation: Lead the development, maintenance, and enhancement of best-practice business systems covering resource estimation, conditional simulation, uncertainty analysis, and geostatistical reporting. Actively monitor industry tools and methodologies to drive continuous improvement and technological innovation across AGA. 
• Expert Technical Advisory & Stage-Gate Reviews: Serve as the principal resource evaluation advisor to Business Units, operations, and projects.  Deliver direct technical input, review, and due diligence expertise for M&A activities, project stage-gate reviews, and brownfield exploration frameworks. 
• Mineral Resource & Reserve Support: Provide high-level technical support to the Mineral Resource and Reserve process, including review and analysis of site and project Mineral Resource Technical Reports. 
• Site Operations Alignment: Maintain active involvement across all operations and projects, reviewing mine site and project geological frameworks and resource evaluation projects to ensure alignment with company standards.  Maintain awareness and provide support to grade control and reconciliation systems. 
• Capability Building & Community of Practice: Support the Geology Discipline Lead in maintaining the Discipline Framework. Lead and manage the global Resource Evaluation Community of Practice, building strong collaborative ties with regional geology leads, and mentoring site and project geologists to elevate global bench strength. 
• Industry & Research Partnerships: Establish and manage strategic relationships with external research institutions, universities, geological associations, and specialized industry providers to advance AGA’s technical capabilities 

Qualifications & Requirements 

Essential 

• Education: Bachelors degree in Geology or a related geoscience discipline. 

• Reporting Code Authority (QP): Strong, expert-level understanding of international regulatory reporting codes (S-K 1300, NI 43-101) with the qualifications and capability to act as a Qualified Person (QP). 

• Resource Systems & Estimation Expertise: Proven track record in reviewing, scoping, developing, and implementing mineral resource evaluation systems, advanced estimation techniques, conditional simulation, and uncertainty analysis. 

• Mining Value Chain Acumen: Deep technical understanding of the components and key value drivers of both surface and underground mining operations, including grade control practices, mine reconciliation, and the integration of geological models into mine planning. 

• Software Competency: Proficiency in geological, mining, and geostatistical software packages (experience with RMSP is well regarded). 

• Data Management & QA/QC Literacy: Advanced literacy in geological data management principles, database systems, and QA/QC controls as they impact resource estimation reliability. 

• Strategic & Tactical Planning: Ability to maintain a 24-month strategic horizon in managing competing priorities aligned with company strategy, while demonstrating the capacity to quickly assemble data and make sound short-term tactical recommendations. 

• Leadership & Cross-Functional Influence: Demonstrated success in coaching and mentoring resource geologists, collaborating across disciplines and management levels, and effectively influencing diverse, multinational teams across global regions. 

• Professional Conviction: Personal credibility with strong communication skills and the preparedness to take a well-reasoned stand on matters of technical importance and governance. 

Desirable 

• Advanced Education or Substantial Experience: Post-graduate qualification in Geostatistics or 10+ years of senior-level resource evaluation experience. 

• Study & Project Development Experience: Direct experience delivering technical input for project development studies and stage-gate evaluations.  

• Diverse Operational Background: Hands-on operational experience across multiple commodities and mineralization styles (including gold), as well as varied mining methods. 

• Corporate & Industry Presence: Prior leadership experience in a corporate setting and well-developed professional networks across industry and research organizations. 

• Language: Fluency in French, Spanish, or Portuguese to support West African and South American operations. 

Salary Range:

• Johannesburg, South Africa: Market Related
• Denver, Colorado, USA: $168,600 - $227,500 + Bonuses

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