Geotechnical Technician

2025-04-25T17:31:20+00:00

FULL_TIME

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Energy & Mining

2025-05-03T17:00:00+00:00

 

Tanzania

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Responsibilities

• To work under the direction of the Geotechnical Engineer to ensure the interests of the Company are upheld.
• Daily inspections of active underground headings and stopes
• Daily pit, dump, sump inspections and reporting
• Geotechnical core logging of diamond drill cores & updating of the geotechnical database.
• Geotechnical mapping of underground development headings and open pit exposed batter faces and data processing
• Supervising scaling in the open pit mines to make sure it’s properly done and all berm crests are adequately protected
• Ensure adherence to geotechnical standard operating procedures and all relevant company procedures.
• Conduct pre-stoping inspections for input into the stope note process.
• Installation of ground movement monitoring systems and recording of instrumentation data
• Ground support designs
• Pastefill designs and pastefill QAQC (testwork)
• Open pit pre-blast and post-blast assessments & supervision of all geotechnical drilling activities
• Laser scanning, tracking the seismic and slope stability radar data trends and maintaining the rock noise database.
• Ensure all tracking sheets and inspection reports are shared on daily/weekly basis.
• Assisting in routine short term geotechnical numerical model analysis for ground conditions and slope stability assessments
• Assisting the Geotechnical Engineer with monthly underground dilution database updates
• Assisting the Geotechnical Engineer with monthly and quarterly (development, stope, cable bolt and slope stability) performance review reports
• Weekly updates of the Geotechnical Section Work Plan
• Maintaining adequate stocks of ground support consumables on site
• QAQC of installed ground support units (pull testing and extensometer data monitoring)
• Promote health and safety in the workplace.
• Compliance with all statutory regulations and procedures
• Compliance with all the Company’s Policies and Procedures
• Upward reporting as required.

Qualification requirements

• Diploma / Degree in Mining Engineering / Geology / Civil Engineering or equivalent
• Mines Health & Safety Act Awareness.

Experience and Competencies needed

• Minimum 1 year experience in an underground/open pit mining environment
• Must have a valid Tanzania driving license and able to drive a light vehicle in underground environment.
• Knowledge of any relevant geotechnical or mining design software will be an added advantage.
• Deliver accurate logging and mapping data for all open pit and underground projects.
• Deliver concise and accurate daily inspection reports for the open pit, dumps, sumps, active stopes and development headings.
• Provide accurate monitoring data from installed ground movement monitoring instrumentation.
• Provide accurate ground support and paste fill designs.
• Daily update on the pit slope performance status through available monitoring instrumentation
• Update all tracking sheets and relevant geotechnical databases
• Driving Ability with valid driving license

What We Can Offer You

• A comprehensive compensation package including bonuses and site-specific benefits.
• The ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
• Opportunities to grow and learn with the industry colleagues are endless.
• Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization.

Ensure active waste and ore development faces are mapped in accordance with the scheduled plan. Provide geological inputs to mining planning, survey, geotechnical and operational team in a timely manner. Ensuring appropriate dilution controls are in place to maximize gold recovery and minimize ore loss. Providing key geology inputs to the planning bench, execution, and interpretation stages of the underground grade control drilling program. Update daily grade control drill hole information on the appropriate “Database/Spreadsheets” in an accurate and timely manner. Ensure all potential areas of gold mineralization within the underground are tested by grade control and face sampling in a cost-effective manner. Complete and accurate grade control database (including QAQC component) and Ore Production database/spreadsheets available at all times. Supervision of underground drilling activities and MRM business partners/ drilling contractor Daily supervision and monitoring of production sites, underground stockpiles and updating grades. Ensure that quality control measures are implemented throughout the grade control process to maintain data quality at the highest standards. Ensure the delineation of economically mineable ore zone to ensure minimum dilution and maximum recovery of gold. Active involvement and assistance in underground grade control practices and procedures through effective monitoring and communication. Ensure timely and accurate underground sampling, lithological and structural mapping, and logging of core to provide geological information for the optimum mine design and daily decision-making processes. Ensure updated underground channel/face sample results are available in both paper and digital version, geological logging, and assay reporting proceeds. Ensure underground channel and grade control samples are delivered to the laboratory in a timely manner, sample submission forms are complete and accurate, samples are clearly labelled and in correct order, and that QAQC samples are present according to procedure. Develop a sound knowledge of the geological controls of the different ore bodies at Bulyanhulu Mine and the regional geological settings. Provide the geological support to ensure the optimum development of the ore body. Complete project work and presentations to a professional standard as and when required. Ensure that employees and contractors comply with Barrick’s safety and environmental standards and any legislative requirements. Ensure timely and accurate geology inputs to facilitate the preparation of mine plans. Develop an understanding of support standards and methods used underground to ensure a safe working environment Monitor the progress of geology resources against daily production plans.  Assess delays and re-priorities tasks / personnel as required.  Immediately inform the Underground Geology Superintendent or MRM Manager of delays that may affect mining targets. Monitor underground Ore mining and haulage practices to ensure are conducted according to agreed standards and procedures. Achievement of agreed targets for the department in terms of minimum dilution of Ore, maximum gold grade production, delineation of resources and reserves and Update and monitor systems to ensure geology and assay databases are complete, accurate and accessible. Provide useful and timely information on ore characteristics to the Process Manager such argillites contents to ensure gold recovery are maximized. Provide supervision to ensure that employees and contractors adhere to safety standards that exceed industry practice and any applicable legislative provisions. Ensure MRM daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports in timely manner. Mentor and train Geological Technicians and Assistants Continually improvement Delivery of results

 

Diploma / Degree in Mining Engineering / Geology / Civil Engineering or equivalent Mines Health & Safety Act Awareness. Experience and Competencies needed Minimum 1 year experience in an underground/open pit mining environment Must have a valid Tanzania driving license and able to drive a light vehicle in underground environment. Knowledge of any relevant geotechnical or mining design software will be an added advantage. Deliver accurate logging and mapping data for all open pit and underground projects. Deliver concise and accurate daily inspection reports for the open pit, dumps, sumps, active stopes and development headings. Provide accurate monitoring data from installed ground movement monitoring instrumentation. Provide accurate ground support and paste fill designs. Daily update on the pit slope performance status through available monitoring instrumentation Update all tracking sheets and relevant geotechnical databases Driving Ability with valid driving license

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