Underground Mine Geologist

Date: 22 Oct 2025

Job Country: Australia

Job State/Province: South Australia

Job Location/Region: Roxby Downs

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About the Role

The Prominent Hill Mine Geology team are seeking a passionate Mine Geologist to join their team. Reporting to the Lead Mine Geologist, this position will assist in delivering targeted, high quality geological information to meet our stakeholder’s needs. This opportunity provides the chance to not only develop your own geology skills but also contribute to the vast and continued geological understanding of this world class polymetallic orebody.

This role is based at Prominent Hill on an 8 days on / 6 days off FIFO basis. FIFO can be accommodated from Adelaide or Pt Augusta.

In this role you will:

- Ensure accurate and timely geological data collection, analysis, and interpretation to improve orebody knowledge and influence the plan.
- Liaise with internal stakeholders to integrate key geological information into mine designs, schedules, and production activities.
- Plan underground diamond drill programs that are safe, efficient, and effective in obtaining the right technical data at the right time.
- Oversee and optimise grade control and reconciliation systems to ensure efficient ore extraction while minimizing dilution and ore loss.
- Ensure high standards of documentation and clear communication of relevant geological observations and subsequent interpretation.
- Identify improvement opportunities and implement innovative solutions to improve geological processes and workflows.

About You

With a tertiary degree in geoscience, the successful applicant will ideally have:

- Hard rock underground experience preferred but not essential.
- An overriding commitment to health, safety environmental responsibility and sustainable development.
- Solid understanding of operational mining cycles, grade control and reconciliation systems.
- Ability to prioritise and make decisions based on their impact on their value to business outcomes.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills the ability to build rapport and establish productive relationships with a range of stakeholders.

How to Apply

Please apply before 8 November 2025

About Our Process

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.

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The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect.We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includesgender,age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

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