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An underground hard rock operation in Western Australia in a growth phase, with the production team still being built out.
A production engineering seat reporting to the Senior Production Engineer, supporting delivery of the underground mine plan. Drill and blast design is the core of it, alongside short term scheduling and daily production tracking.
It suits an engineer with two to five years underground who wants stoping ramp up exposure and the chance to work on a paste backfill circuit as it comes online. Permanent and full time.
- Develop and implement drill and blast designs in Deswik or similar
- Daily production monitoring, tracking and data analysis
- Short term scheduling across development, stoping, services, maintenance and backfilling
- Support the ramp up of stoping activities
- Collaborate with technical and operational teams to continuously improve performance
- Contribute to operational readiness for upcoming infrastructure and production changes
- Degree in mining engineering, or equivalent underground operational experience
- Two to five years in underground production engineering roles
- Drill and blast design experience essential, Deswik preferred
- Backfill experience highly regarded, with a paste plant coming online
- Understanding of Australian mining practices and safety standards
- Ability to obtain a national police clearance and pass a pre-employment medical and D and A screen
- Full Australian working rights
An established underground hard rock operation in Western Australia, with a technical services team that is still growing.
A senior seat in the underground technical services team, reporting to the Technical Services Superintendent. You lead geotechnical risk management, own the ground control standards, and give geotechnical input into mine planning and design.
The role carries genuine technical ownership rather than support work, and comes with mentoring responsibility for the junior geotechnical engineers in the team.
- Lead operational geotechnical risk management, production support and hazard reporting underground
- Own the implementation and ongoing management of ground control standards for underground workings
- Oversee geotechnical monitoring systems from design and implementation through to analysis and reporting
- Conduct rockmass mapping, structural model reconciliation and maintain the geotechnical databases
- Undertake stability and numerical modelling using FLAC3D, Map3D, Deswik or similar
- Provide geotechnical input into short and medium term mine planning, development standards and ground support design
- Drive design performance reviews and compliance reporting
- Support and coordinate geotechnical drilling programs including drill hole design and data management
- Deliver geotechnical awareness training across site and mentor junior geotechnical engineers
- Tertiary qualification in geotechnical, mining or civil engineering, or engineering geology
- Minimum seven years in geotechnical engineering with significant underground hard rock exposure
- Proven track record in geotechnical risk management, ground control design and monitoring
- Strong competency in numerical modelling with FLAC3D, Map3D, Deswik or similar
- Experience in geological modelling, database management and structural analysis
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop junior engineers
- C class driver's licence and a national police clearance obtained within the last six months
- Full Australian working rights
An established gold operation in Western Australia with an active exploration program running alongside production. The geology team is growing.
A hands on Exploration Geologist to join the geology team, working diamond and RC programs from planning through to interpretation. The role is field based on an 8/6 FIFO roster out of Perth.
It suits someone who wants the drill crew supervision and mentoring exposure that moves a geologist toward senior, in a team where you contribute to targeting rather than just executing.
- Geological fieldwork including mapping, sampling, drill site preparation and geochemical surveys
- Support early stage exploration through geochemical and geophysical programs, target generation and drill planning
- Supervise the drilling team for safe, efficient and cost effective operations
- Manage sample collection, data validation and QA/QC processes
- Contribute to geological interpretation and analysis of exploration results
- Lead and mentor field assistants and drilling crews
- Coordinate field logistics including equipment and consumables
- Maintain accurate records and assist with reporting
- BSc in Geology or equivalent
- Minimum two years as an Exploration Geologist, ideally in Archean gold
- Solid grasp of QA/QC protocols, drilling and sampling techniques
- Proficiency with ArcGIS, acQuire or Leapfrog desirable
- WA C class driver's licence or above
- Current national police clearance
- Full Australian working rights
A Western Australian mining operation that employs its maintenance team directly rather than through contractors. Flat structure, short chain of command, and a workshop close to camp.
An experienced HD Fitter is sought for the mobile fleet, covering servicing, diagnostics and repair across engines, transmissions, hydraulics and drivetrains, plus the ancillary and support machinery.
This is a permanent staff position rather than a contract seat, so it carries annual leave, sick leave and a consistent site. Komatsu experience is what the client is really after.
- Service and maintain mobile plant equipment across the fleet
- Diagnose and repair engines, transmissions, hydraulics and drivetrains
- Preventative maintenance across all equipment
- Complete inspection checklists and report on equipment condition
- Work on ancillary and support machinery including fuel trucks
- Contribute to pre-starts and post-incident reviews
- Ensure all work is completed to safety and quality standards
- Trade certificate or diploma in mechanical, heavy diesel or mobile plant
- Post-trade experience on mobile plant, Komatsu highly desirable
- Strong diagnostic and fault finding skills, essential
- Franna, IT loader or forklift tickets highly desirable
- Valid Australian driver's licence
- Current national police clearance
- Able to pass a pre-employment medical and drug and alcohol screen
- Full Australian working rights
An exploration business running active discovery programs in Western Australia. Drilling runs across multiple projects and the field services team is being built out as those programs expand.
A senior seat in the field services team, leading crews in the field while staying hands on with the sampling and core work yourself. You coordinate people and resources against the drill schedule, and you carry the mentoring load for the technicians coming up behind you.
It suits an experienced field technician who wants the step up into running a crew without leaving the work itself behind.
- Coordinate field crews and resources against project schedules and operational priorities
- Conduct soil sampling programs supporting surface geochemical analysis
- Collect and process RC drilling samples, reporting sample sequences with attention to QAQC
- Collect diamond drilling samples and core from the rigs for geological analysis
- Process diamond core including orientation, metre mark up, magnetic susceptibility, RQD and specific gravity by the Archimedes principle
- Operate portable XRF analysers for geochemical testing
- Use DGPS for track and drill location mark out and final collar pickup
- Mentor, coach and train field service technicians across sampling, fly camp set up and core processing
- At least five years in a field assistant or senior field assistant role
- Hands on RC, diamond and aircore sampling experience
- Current Advanced First Aid
- Current C class driver's licence, HR class preferred
- Operate and Maintain 4WD training or equivalent
- Forklift licence preferred
- Good computer skills, Excel and ideally a GIS package
- Full Australian working rights
Our client is a small but dynamic ASX listed gold explorer and emerging producer operating across multiple projects in Western Australia's most prolific gold producing belts, with additional international assets in Canada and on the east coast of Australia.
A Senior Exploration Geologist is sought as the business transitions into its next stage of growth. This is a newly created position: you will be one of the first geologists on the team and the most senior operationally, reporting to the Geology Manager.
This is a lean, entrepreneurial business where senior people operate with genuine autonomy and a direct line of sight to the board. There is no corporate bureaucracy. The right person will have real ownership of their projects and the ability to shape outcomes from day one.
- Exploration covering multiple projects
- Greenfields reconnaissance and regional targeting
- Drill targets to develop a resource base in the area
- Assist with the development of the geology team
- Assist with hiring, mentoring and training of new team members
- Bachelor of Science in Geology
- Seven years plus in similar exploration roles in Australia
- Experience in both greenfield and brownfield exploration
- Exposure to building and managing new teams
- Drill program management experience
- Hands on, with the ability to work independently
- Full Australian working rights
Our client is an ASX listed mining company operating a high grade underground mine in Western Australia, with a proven processing facility on site and a clear pathway to becoming a significant base metals producer.
The business is at an exciting stage, transitioning from development into full scale production, with a strong resource base already in the ground and an experienced management team driving the next phase of growth.
This is a Mine Geologist opportunity embedded in a greenfield underground startup, a rare chance to be part of an operation from day one. The role covers geological mapping and interpretation, grade control, drill hole planning, and working closely with the mine planning and technical services teams as the operation establishes itself.
It is the kind of role that does not come around often: getting in at the beginning of a new underground mine, with a quality ore body, proven infrastructure already on site, and a well backed company behind it.
- Play an active role in the ramp up of both open pit and underground operations, supporting development and production as the mine establishes itself
- Geological mapping, sampling and data collection across the operation
- Contribute to drill program planning and day to day grade control, ensuring ore is accurately tracked and extracted efficiently
- Apply your geological knowledge to real mining decisions, from development headings to ore extraction optimisation
- Support reconciliation processes and contribute to internal and external reporting requirements
- Keep geological databases and systems current, accurate and fit for purpose
- Work closely with mining, planning and technical services teams
- Lead by example on safety, environmental responsibility and community relations
- Bachelor of Science in Geology
- Previous experience in underground mining operations
- Ideally some exposure to open pit mining operations
- Base metals or precious metals exposure
- WA manual driver's licence
Our client is a small but dynamic ASX listed gold explorer and emerging producer operating across multiple projects in Western Australia's most prolific gold producing belts. The company is at an inflection point, transitioning from pure exploration into resource development and, ultimately, production.
An experienced open pit Senior Mine Geologist with resource development capability is sought to assist with restarting open pit production. The role is Perth based with flexible site travel as required and no locked in roster.
- Grow the current resource via open pit extensions along strike
- Manage drill programs
- Model mineralisation and assist with MRE estimates
- Assist with mine planning and develop the geology team for the initial open pit operations and future underground operations
- Bachelor of Science in Geology
- Seven years plus in Australian mining
- Open pit competency with experience in resource development
- Experience building, mentoring and managing new teams
- Competency with relevant industry software
- Full Australian working rights
A junior ASX listed exploration company with a clear and focused strategy, targeting large scale, high value mineral deposits in some of the world's most geologically prospective regions. The company has built a compelling project portfolio with genuine discovery potential, underpinned by a science based exploration philosophy and a commercially savvy leadership team.
A rare opportunity to join a junior ASX listed explorer in a Perth based Exploration Manager capacity. This is a hands on leadership role where you take full ownership of the company's exploration strategy, programs and reporting, working directly alongside a senior leadership team in a lean, high impact environment.
For an experienced exploration geologist ready to step into or continue at management level, the role offers genuine autonomy, strong technical variety across compelling mineral systems, and the chance to put your stamp on a growing exploration business.
- Report directly to the Managing Director
- Business development and new tenement acquisition
- Support the Managing Director with reporting and growing the team
- Reporting exploration results to the ASX
- Sign off on ASX announcements and presentations from a geological perspective
- AusIMM membership
- Bachelor of Science in Geology
- Ten years plus in exploration geology roles across Australia
- JORC compliance, with proven experience reporting to the ASX
- Experienced with new tenement acquisition and development
- Full Australian working rights
A well established and diversified Australian resources company with a strong track record in the discovery and development of mineral assets. The company operates across multiple commodities and jurisdictions, with a focus on responsible resource management and sustainable growth, and a reputation for developing its people.
A unique opportunity to join an innovative and growing operation in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. The business has successfully delivered first product and is now entering a significant growth phase.
Reporting to the Head of Site Operations, the Upstream Operations Manager takes ownership of all upstream activities including K harvesting, evaporation ponds, borefields and brine supply, leading a team of Operations Superintendents and Engineers while working closely with Engineering, Resource Development, Process, Commercial and Finance.
- Mass balance, pond inventory and dynamic pond modelling to optimise crystallisation and brine movement
- Pumping systems, pipelines and hydraulic network management
- K harvesting planning and execution
- Borefield operations and groundwater management
- QA/QC, technical reporting and SOP development
- Statutory compliance as Quarry Manager or Schedule 26 appointee
- Ten years plus in management or leadership roles in Australia
- Proven experience with water management and pumping systems
- Dewatering or tailings exposure
- Competency with Pronto and INX software
Our client is a dynamic and growing gold producer with an exciting land holding in Western Australia. Over the last three years the business has delivered significant growth and opportunity for its people, and it is only just getting started. It is a small, forward thinking organisation that places a premium on developing its people.
The successful candidate will schedule and prioritise surveying tasks so they are completed in a timely manner, and maintain a high standard of survey control to support all engineering and geological design requirements. The role covers accurate and timely as built surveys of underground workings, surface survey activities, ongoing updates to mine models, mining plans and statutory plans, and the implementation and maintenance of the underground survey control network.
- Schedule, prioritise and undertake surveying tasks in a timely manner
- Ensure a high standard of survey control for all engineering and geological design
- Ensure accurate and timely as built surveys of underground workings
- Complete surface survey activities associated with the project
- Update mine models, mining plans and statutory plans
- Implement and maintain the underground survey control network
- Ensure compliance with safety, environmental and statutory regulations
- Promote a safe, healthy, cooperative and productive work environment
- Advanced diploma or tertiary degree in surveying
- WA Grade 1 authorisation, or the ability to hold one
- Minimum four years plus in the Australian mining industry
- WA manual driver's licence
- Experience in gold or base metals
- Full Australian working rights
A Western Australian gold producer with exciting prospects ahead.
Senior Geotechnical Engineer for a growing underground gold operation, reporting to the Underground Manager.
- Lead and mentor a growing team
- Design and review ground support
- Geotechnical support to underground operations
- Conduct stability analyses
- Tertiary degree in engineering or equivalent
- Four years plus in underground mining operations in Australia
- Competency with industry relevant geotechnical software
- WA C class manual licence
- Physically fit, with good communication skills
- Full Australian working rights
An industry leading gold explorer, producer and developer, owner and operator of several operations including open pit, underground and processing.
Reporting to the Senior Surveyor, you will provide surveys of the mining area to support mine planning and production activity.
- Provide surveying assistance in accordance with HSE regulations
- Underground surveying requirements
- Maintain survey equipment to the highest standard
- Maintain accurate records on a monthly reporting basis
- Degree in surveying or equivalent
- Two years plus in similar underground surveyor roles across WA gold operations
- Competency with Deswik would be ideal
- WA manual driver's licence
Our client is a mid tier gold producer and explorer with assets across Western Australia.
A skilled underground production engineer is sought for one of our valued clients in Western Australia.
- Short term mine scheduling
- Mine design
- Production plans and production reporting
- Qualification in mine engineering or equivalent
- Two years plus in similar underground roles across Australian mining operations
- Some competency with Deswik would be ideal
- Health and safety skills and knowledge
Ezra is representing a mid tier gold producer and explorer based in Western Australia, with international assets.
Two graduate exploration geologists are sought to join our client's team. These are exploration geologist roles with exposure to open pit production operations.
- Drill supervision and sampling, RC and diamond
- QA/QC of sampling programs
- Geological mapping and interpretation
- Daily reporting and contribution to geological models
- Bachelor's degree in geology
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work within a team
- Full Australian working rights
Ezra Recruitment is representing an Australian producer, explorer and contractor in its search for two field technicians for eastern Australian operations. Predominantly a base metals mining company with exposure to precious metals.
In this role you will provide safe, sustainable and efficient support to the geology team on site. This includes accurate and timely geological data collection, safely undertaking field activities, and maintaining control processes and procedures to a high standard. The role reports to a supportive management team with a strong commitment to collaboration.
- Assist geologists so that work programmes are completed
- Assist with core logging, data management and uploading of all data to the database
- Coordinate core yard operations and maintain high housekeeping standards
- Undertake other sampling and data collection activities as required
- Ensure all tasks are completed safely and in accordance with company procedures
- Minimum six months experience in core yards
- Ideally two years in similar roles
- Strong attention to detail, organisational skills and analytical ability
- Good communication skills and the ability to work within a team
- Valid manual C class driver's licence
Ezra Recruitment is exclusively representing a leading US owned mining company changing the way we explore for resources.
This opportunity is to join an American company expanding its Perth exploration team. You will gain exposure to multiple commodities and operations across the world, with operations in Canada and Africa among others. The ideal candidate has a strong interest in international projects and the ability to travel a minimum of five campaigns a year on an expatriate basis.
- Office based with a campaign style roster to operations overseas
- Target generation, combining traditional exploration techniques with data science
- Greenfield exploration programs
- Evaluation of data with a focus on data quality
- Bachelor's degree in geology
- Ten years plus in similar exploration roles in Australia
- Ideally some competency in sediment hosted copper
- Experienced with greenfield exploration programs and managing field activities
- Extensive experience in generative geology and new tenement discovery
- Data science exposure
- Full Australian working rights
A leading American owned mining company changing the way we explore for resources.
This opportunity is to join an American company expanding its Perth exploration team. You will gain exposure to multiple commodities and operations across the world, with operations in Canada and Africa among others. The ideal candidate has a strong interest in international projects and the ability to travel a minimum of five campaigns a year on an expatriate basis.
- Office based with a campaign style roster to operations overseas
- Target generation, combining traditional exploration techniques with data science
- Greenfield exploration programs
- Evaluation of data with a focus on data quality
- Bachelor's degree in geology
- Five years plus in similar exploration roles
- Ideally experienced in lithium and sediment hosted copper
- Experienced with greenfield exploration programs
- Ideally some data science exposure
- Full Australian working rights
A leading Australian gold producer headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, operating within two distinct project areas in the state.
Our client is seeking an experienced open pit Mine Geologist to join the team as it expands into a new developing project. The ideal candidate is enthusiastic and innovative, and looking to join an exciting team for the long term.
- Monitor, sample and log grade control drilling programs to delineate the orebody ahead of mining
- Update geological plans and sections with survey and drilling data
- Record and report production data using company systems
- Assist in training geological technicians and support general surface operations
- Maintain compliance with WHS legislation and site safety protocols
- Tertiary qualification in geology
- Two years plus in open pit mining operations
- Experience with geological mining software packages
- Ideally some precious metals experience
- Full Australian working rights
An up and coming Western Australian owned and operated company delivering high precision surveying services across the mining and civil industries. With a strong presence in underground, open pit, aerial and exploration projects, the team combines deep local knowledge with advanced technology.
Qualified mine surveyors are sought to join a growing team. This is a strong opportunity for motivated professionals who want to work on diverse mining projects throughout Western Australia.
- Measure underground works, tunnels and open cut operations
- Mark excavation limits and drill patterns
- Determine and monitor the direction and extent of tunnelling activities
- Establish and maintain horizontal and vertical control networks
- Work collaboratively with site personnel, engineers and geologists
- Tertiary qualifications in surveying, mine surveying or a related field
- Strong knowledge of mining methods and survey practices
- Two years plus in similar roles across Australia
- Strong communication and time management skills
- Full Australian working rights
An industry leading Perth based mining engineering and geology consultancy specialising in operational support, both on site and remotely.
An experienced underground engineer is sought who is looking to diversify their skillset across different operations in Western Australia.
- Mine planning and scheduling, daily through to life of mine and tactical
- Drill and blast design and production engineering
- Specialised mining improvement projects
- Mining infrastructure and project management
- Mentoring, training and upskilling technical staff
- Bachelor's degree in mining engineering
- Two years plus of mine planning, scheduling and production in an underground environment in Australia
- Experienced in hard rock or precious metals
- Progress towards a First Class Mine Manager ticket viewed favourably
- Full Australian working rights
An Australian gold explorer, developer and producer with an extensive history in Western Australian mining, operating open pit, underground and processing assets.
An experienced underground Principal Mining Engineer is sought for our client in Western Australia. Reporting directly to the Mining Manager, you will assist with development, execution, planning and budgeting processes.
- Provide input with the senior leadership team so that a strategic life of mine plan is created and executed
- Communicate areas of risk and monitor preventative actions closely
- Ensure corrective plans and actions are implemented to prevent identified adverse trends
- Continuously scrutinise the internal and external environment for opportunities to improve operational performance or reduce operational risk
- Provide assistance to the mining team as required
- Degree in mining engineering or equivalent
- Ten years plus of mining engineering experience in underground operations, open pit exposure ideal
- First Class Mine Manager's certificate
- Deswik proficiency
- Full Australian working rights