Senior Project Geologist at AngloGold Ashanti

Objective of the role 

• The incumbent will be responsible for assisting with the implementation of Mine Geology, Geoscience Data and Quality Management Processes, ensuring that operational activities are carried out in line with established standards and timelines, and providing technical support to address immediate challenges across AngloGold Ashanti.

General Knowledge & Experience

Safety 

• Understands the key elements that constitute a sites’ safety system.
• Can lead team-based risk assessments and conduct behaviour-based observations. 

Data Analytics 

• Maintaining and supporting data systems and databases, including resolving coding errors and data-related issues to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.
• Extracting and organizing data from primary and secondary sources into formats suitable for operational analysis and reporting.
• Applying statistical tools to interpret data sets, identifying trends and patterns relevant to immediate operational or process-level improvements.
• Utilizing knowledge of computer science, statistics, and analytics to address defined operational problems and recommend actionable solutions within existing frameworks.

Applied Geological Methods 

• Drilling: Understands the various drill methods and can analyse and recommend the most appropriate technique for different programmes and drilling conditions.
• Sampling: Can identify from data analysis when a sample is not representative and can identify and implement corrective actions.
• Can participate in the design of sampling test programs and supervise their correct implementation 
• Logging and Mapping: Can log drillholes and identify all common lithological types and their variations, common structural features, and mineralisation types.
• Can map in detail and identify all common geological features on the mine and contrast that to the current model.
• Assaying:Has a good understanding of analytical techniques and laboratory processes and techniques, and is able to engage with the laboratory manager on substandard results.
• Can undertake laboratory inspections using defined guidelines/checklists.
• Coreyard: Can manage core yard workflows, identify bottlenecks, and propose improvements.
• Geological Data Management: Can review the functionality of database systems and assess if the current system has gaps/omissions in data entry procedures and data capture, which impact functionality, and can suggest/request modifications/upgrades.

​​​​​​​Geological Theory 

• General Ore Deposit Knowledge: Has a reasonable understanding of the deposits at the site/project and how these relate to the wider geological model for the deposit.
• Can provide a geological interpretation relevant to this level of work. Can effectively work in 3D and generate 2D plans and sections with all relevant details on both hard copy and in geological software packages.
• Can determine when the data gathered or represented does not match the expected local geology on a production level. 
• Geochemistry: Has a basic understanding of core geochemistry concepts and can understand the application and impact of these concepts for the deposit/mineralisation at the site/project.

​​​​​​​Mine Geology Methods 

• Planning: Understands the annual plan and what is required from self to achieve it.
• Mining and Processing: Understands mining processes across multiple work localities/sections and the requirements of key mining equipment.
• Understands how mining selectivity and blending influence plant performance. Has a basic knowledge of plant processes and understands how the plant sampling and mass measurement devices impact on the reconciliation. 
• Ore Loss and Dilution: Can identify causes of operational ore loss and dilution, undertake investigations into production losses, and institute corrective action.

​​​​​​​Grade Control

• Has the ability to interrogate a GC model and can set up parameters for processing in existing systems. Can set extraction criteria relevant to mining style, geotechnical, geohydrological and metallurgical requirements.
• Has a basic understanding of resource estimation methods and linear Geostatistics, which are best adapted for the orebodies at the site/project. 

​​​​​​​Ore Accounting

• Can determine material workflow process chains according to defined parameters.
• Can reconcile ore control losses and dilution versus mined production and milled tonnages and investigate significant deviations to plan. 
• Geotechnical and Geohydrological: Has the ability to undertake basic interpretations for geotechnical and geohydrology parameters from measured data and recommend remedial actions. 
• Can assist in the implementation of a general geotechnical and hydrology programme in conjunction with SME’s. 

​​​​​​​Exploration Methods 

• Understands exploration techniques (including geophysics) relative to the deposit and mineralisation at site/project.
• Can use all data available to plot trends, interpret data to identify opportunities. 
• Can prepare exploration prospect data (including model interpretations) for handover to other disciplines.
• Ability to monitor and review ongoing exploration programs to ensure objectives are met and programs are proceeding on time/budget. 

​​​​​​​Estimation Methods 

• A basic understanding of main linear estimation methods and can implement the methods used at the site/project using defined systems and procedures.
• Can do basic validation of estimation outputs versus input data (visual & statistical checks). 

Operational 

• Leading and coordinating core function teams within the geoscience discipline to ensure work deliverables align with operational requirements.
• Assessing team performance and identifying areas of improvement in managerial and technical processes, while proposing actionable solutions to address gaps.
• Guiding and supporting smaller technical teams by prioritizing tasks, aligning efforts, and ensuring outputs meet work requirements within defined frameworks.

​​​​​​​Business Planning 

• Understanding the operational economics of the project or site and recognizing how the Geology function contributes to achieving key performance indicators and financial goals.
• Ability to develop and manage a ‘zero-based’ budget for their specific area of responsibility, ensuring alignment with operational objectives and resource constraints.

​​​​​​​Operational Excellence 

• Can integrate operational and economic models into a value model for area of responsibility.
• Ability to use cost-benefit thinking to set priorities and identify cost-effective approaches to workflow. 
• Actively looks for ways to manage costs without impacting on planned outcomes. 

​​​​​​​Project Management 

• Understands project management principles and applies them to budgeting, scheduling and execution in own areas of work.

Desirable Knowledge and Experience

• 6+ years’ experience in operational Geology within a large-scale open pit or underground mining environment, with at least 2+ years at a leadership/supervisory level.
• Competency in Geological and Mining software packages.
• Well-developed industry networks.
• Experience in Project Development studies.
• Operational experience across different mineralisation styles (including gold), mining methods and commodities.

Role Accountabilities

• Modelling behaviour that is consistent with the AGA Safety Vision and Values, assisting in driving a culture where Safety is our first value, and providing support for incident/accident investigations where required.
• Assist with the implementation of Mine Geology, reconciliation, geoscience data, geology quality management and production-related Geology functions.

This includes:

• Monitoring and reporting compliance with existing Policies and Standards.
• Participate in the maintenance and improvement of existing business systems for Mine Geology (e.g. geological data entry & capture methods, geological logging and mapping, production-related ML/AI solutions, reconciliation analysis and reporting).
• Provide technical support and operational guidance for Mine Geology, reconciliation and production-related fields to sites, Business Units and other functions.
• Review and assist with corporate Reconciliation reporting, including review of monthly orebody reconciliation Technical Reports.
• Maintain relationships with external providers of discipline-related research programs.
• Collaborate with Projects and Operations to review mine site and project processes for Mine Geology, reconciliation, and material tracking to ensure they align with AGA standards and policies.
• Support the development, improvement, and maintenance of best practice Geoscience data-related business systems (eg geological data entry & capture methods, geological logging, ML/AI solutions, sampling analysis and QAQC methods and reporting).
• Support the coordination and analysis of site/project monthly and annual reports.
• Support the organisation of the Mining Geology and Reconciliation, Geoscience Data, and Sampling & QAQC CoP’s within AGA.
• Assist with Mine Geology, Geoscience data, and QAQC/sampling projects between AGA groups and sites globally.
• Assist with data science and technology projects between AGA groups and sites globally.
• Ensure that solutions undergo a satisfactory level of scoping and change management to ensure the successful uptake of projects. 
• Actively monitor Geoscience data, machine learning, AI, and data science-related tools and techniques to identify opportunities to improve, and work closely with the Digital Technology team and Business Units on possible implementation.
• Active involvement with all Projects and Operations and review of mine site and project Geological data, data science, QAQC, sampling and technology projects and processes to ensure alignment/compliance to AGA standards and policy.
• Contributing productively as a member of the Technical Services team.

​​​​​​​People accountabilities

• Provide support to the Geology Discipline in maintaining the Discipline Framework.
• Coach and support the development of existing personnel as part of Discipline Health.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with geology teams at the operations as well as within the CTO Geology department.

Remuneration

• As per the AGA salary scales.

Closing Date: 11 September  2025