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Specialist Project Geologist


Our Continental Africa Region Office (CARO) based in Johannesburg requires a suitably qualified and experienced Specialist: Project Geologist who will be accountable to underpin value creation and ore loss controls which are essential to optimal Mining and near-pit Resource generation processes. The role holder will take a supporting role in monitoring these processes on the Continental Africa Region (CAR) operations as well as supplying skilled support to the operations in the above practices. In addition the role holder will spend time on the CAR operations executing projects associated with the above areas.
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
The role holder has the following accountabilities and authorities:
  • To provide direct support to the Senior Manager: Operational Geology in improving Mine Geology and Reconciliation process on the CAR operations
  • To provide direct support to the Senior Manager: Operational Geology by participating in projects teams associated with the CAR Project Management Office and other adhoc projects.
  • Maintain effective working relations with internal & external stakeholders/ suppliers / contractors, on a continuous basis to gain commitment to the achievement of short term objectives and improving the quality of service.
  • Provide technical specialist support and advice on:
  • Grade control practices
  • Ore loss and dilution controls
  • Blast monitoring
  • Reconciliation practices
  • Geology project processes including drilling, sampling and drill hole planning
  • Production mapping
  • Provide direct output to the Senior Manager: Operational Geology in building CAR's practices in Mine Geology and Reconciliation e.g., review Mine geological practices on the CAR operations and identify areas of non-compliant practices.
  • Provide direct output to the Senior Manager: Operational Geology in collating the CAR month-end reconciliation and identifying practices out of tolerance. Further to that the role holder will need to communicate with the CAR operations to determine the reasons why their practices are out of tolerance.
  • Provide direct output to the Senior Manager: Operational Geology on periodic reporting on Mine Geology practices and tracking indices.
  • Work with the CAR operations to improve Mine Geology and reconciliation practices.
  • Spend time on the CAR operations operating Grade Control and ore accounting systems when needed.
  • Spend time on the CAR operations to enact specialist Mine Geology projects.
  • Spend time on the CAR operations to run Resource generation projects.
  • Provide direct output support to the Senior Manager: Operational Geology in identifying operational Geology related risks and liabilities.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
  • A post graduate qualification in Geology.
  • A minimum of 5 years industry experience.
REPORTING TO:
Vice President - Geology
OTHER:
Before submission of applications can take place, kindly inform your Head of Department of your intentions. You are invited to submit your application, in writing, giving full details of your qualifications and experience to the Human Resources Department for the attention of Emma Singh (africarecruit@anglogoldashanti.com).
Please note that applicants not contacted within 31 days of applying, should consider their application unsuccessful.

Applications Close: 08/10/2012 6:00 PM