Graduate Mine Surveyor

The Abra Project
 
Abra Mining Pty Limited (Administrator’s Appointed) is seeking an Graduate Mine Surveyor / Mine Survey Technician for a full-time position with the company based at our Abra Mine.
 
Abra is located approximately 220km north of Meekatharra, in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. The mine represents one of the world’s cleanest and largest standalone lead-silver projects capable of producing “Metal in concentrate” of between 90 – 100ktpa lead and 600 – 800kozs silver per year.
 
The Abra Mineral Resource geologically consists of multiple mineralised zones predominately consisting of an upper over-laying sediment bound Apron zone that sits above an underlying hydrothermal feeder system called the Core zone.
 
The most recent LOM plan (1.5Mtpa) based on the MRE2023, grade control model updates and ore mined to date contains 16.3Mt @ 6.9% Pb indicating a mine life of 10+ years.
 
The Abra Mine construction and commissioning was completed in late 2022 and production ramp up took place during 2023, the mine has now reached steady state production volumes.
 
The underground ore mined is processed through a conventional processing plant, to produce a high-grade lead-silver concentrate that is exported via the Geraldton Port.
 
The Role
 
Reporting to the Senior Mine Surveyor, as Graduate Mine Surveyor/Mine Survey Technician, you will be responsible for performing survey tasks for the site and supporting the company’s underground technical services team. Responsibilities also include:

• Ensuring survey data integrity and calculations comply with mine plans.
• Installation of primary and secondary survey control stations
• General pickup and markups for underground including diamond drilling, laser installation for development, production rings, service holes, escape way and ventilation rising - Raisebore)
• Maintaining and updating electronic files (i.e., control database, as-built and solid files)
• Surface engineering survey work 
• Drone work for EOM
• Carrying out underground survey activities including survey mark-up of planned development, planned drilling & diamond drilling, development pickups, stope void surveying and check surveys as the mine development advances
• Providing surface surveying including stockpile and dump pickups, surface excavation pickups and surface prism monitoring. 

About You Your work ethic will be reliable, consistent, and always with a high attention to detail. Your current and previous co-workers would describe you as a collaborative and productive team player. You will have a willingness to learn new skills.

In addition, you will have

• Bachelor’s degree in Applied Science (Surveying), or Certificate IV in Surveying, or be working towards this.
• Working knowledge in mine surveying software, exposure to or experience using Deswik.
• Current WA ‘C’ Class driver’s license.

Desirable

• Certificate IV in Surveying WA.
• Working knowledge in mine surveying software, with a proficient level of experience using Deswik.

 ABRA Life

• FIFO 8:6 roster ex Perth or DIDO ex Meekatharra and surrounds.
• Short commute directly to site.
• New camp, with sports court and a fully equipped gym.
• Work alongside a collaborative inclusive team.
• EAP support provided.
• Stability with a projected 10 year mine life.

HOW TO APPLY If you are ready to be part of the Abra base metals project who is set to be one of the world’s biggest primary lead mine upon reaching full production, APPLY NOW! Indicate your interest by submitting a cover letter with your resume via the SEEK “apply” button.

Unsolicited agency referrals are not being accepted at this point in time.
Additional information

• Small company, part of a small team, growth opportunity
• Unique, new mine, High grade, clean product, large lead producer
• Family friendly 8/6 roster