Drill & Blast Engineer

At Newmont, our purpose is to create value and improve lives through sustainable and responsible mining. One of the largest gold companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our dedication to safety, environmental management, inclusion and diversity, and adding value and opportunity to our host communities.

Newmont Tanami is on Aboriginal freehold land 540km northwest of Alice Springs. It is a long-life, low-cost, world-class asset in a core Newmont region. The Tanami Expansion 2 project, aims to extend the mine life beyond 2040, investing in a hoisting shaft which will increase the production of the underground mine from 2.6 Mtpa to 3.2 Mtpa.  Both the successful exploration within the underground operation and implementation of the first Tanami Expansion has laid the foundation to further develop the operation to remain a major contributor to the Newmont portfolio. A fully equipped camp is located 40km from the site offering leisure facilities for those flying in from Perth, Brisbane, Alice Springs or Darwin.

Reporting to the Senior Production Engineer, the Drill and Blast Engineer is responsible for  Stope designs, Stope  File Notes and Drill and Blast designs. You will be responsible for safe extraction of Ore from Underground and implementation of production plans in line with planning targets. The core business function is to deliver the mine design in accordance with the business plan.

The role is based in Tanami and offers a FIFO roster from Perth, Brisbane, Darwin & Alice Springs.

• Work closely with the site based technical services team and operations to deliver drill and blast designs for a large UG gold mine (>2.7Mtpa)
• Co-ordinate and manage an underground production fleet including two raisebores, three longhole rigs and three charge vehicles
• Monitor drill and blast practices underground, liaising with production drillers and production charging personnel to identify production issues and compliance to standards
• Work closely with the operational supervisors and production schedulers to ensure daily, weekly and monthly targets are achieved
• Manage and supervise drill and blast business partners
• Work with technical team and operations to optimise production performance
• Co-ordinate drill and blast activities alongside the ventilation, backfill & geotech departments

• Bachelor degree in Mining Engineering or equivalent
• Experience in an underground environment
• Excellent communicator and team player
• A good understanding of longhole stoping methods
• Deswik experience is desirable but not necessary
• Underground time completed is desirable but not necessary

Applications close on Sunday March 31, 2024. Shortlisting may commence prior to close.

We understand no candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!

Our business success comes from the accomplishments and well-being of our employees and contractors. Our goal is to build a workplace culture that allows every person to thrive, participate, grow, and proudly play an active role in achieving our strategy.

Newmont is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, placing and promoting the best individual for each position without regard to personal characteristics such as gender, race, nationality, ethnicity, social and indigenous origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, etc.

We invite women and applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply, particularly persons of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island descent. Newmont acknowledges Aboriginal people as the first Australians and respects their unique relationship with the land and sea, their culture, spiritual tradition and stories.

More About Newmont

• Website: http://www.newmont.com
• Lifecycle of a Mine: https://www.newmont.com/lifecycle-of-a-mine/
• Blog: https://www.newmont.com/blog-stories/
• Annual sustainability report: https://www.newmont.com/sustainability/sustainability-reporting/

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