Metallurgist - Plant

Company description:

Workplace Type: Onsite

About Newmont

At Newmont, we're not just a world-leading gold and metals producer - we're a team united by our commitment to shaping a more inclusive, sustainable, and responsible mining industry. Joining us means becoming part of a global, diverse workforce where everyone is valued, empowered, and encouraged to grow. Our people are the heart of our success, bringing exceptional skill, integrity, and dedication to everything we do as an organization and we're dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.

About Cadia

Our Cadia Valley Operation in New South Wales is situated about 25 kilometers from Orange and 250 kilometers west of Sydney. Cadia produces gold doré bars from a gravity circuit and gold-rich copper concentrates from a flotation circuit. The operation includes the Cadia East Mine which is globally renowned for its use of block caving, a large-scale underground mining method.

We acknowledge the Wiradjuri people, traditional custodians of the land surrounding Cadia, and proudly run an Indigenous Buddy Program to enrich the workplace experience our Indigenous employees. As a residential (drive-in / drive-out) mine, Cadia values community deeply, offering both financial and in-kind support to organizations across Blayney, Cabonne, and Orange townships. The Orange region is often referred to as the gateway to Country New South Wales with acclaimed wineries, fine dining, annual festivals and charming heritage villages making for an unparalleled work-life balance.

Who we're looking for

Reporting to the Supervisor, Plant Metallurgy, the Plant Metallurgist is Responsible for managing the metallurgical performance of Con 1 Grinding, from the coarse ore stockpile to primary cyclone overflow. The role will monitor current operational performance and address metallurgical issues and provide recommendations for future operational, metallurgical & safety improvements.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop detailed understanding of the process flow sheet and operation of Con 1 Grinding, assist with daily troubleshooting and optimisation of the grinding circuit.
• Assist with planning & delivery of budget revenue by meeting or exceeding Cadia Ore Processing production targets.
• Assist with minimising the Cadia Ore Processing cost base by strategically minimising consumables and grinding media consumption. Maintain discipline by accurate reporting of consumption rates monthly.
• Ownership of the liner design and procurement process for all Con 1 grinding mills.
• Support accuracy and reliability of plant instruments for process and metallurgical accounting.
• Review daily time loss allocations for accuracy
• Coordinate site visits from suppliers and consultants to ensure operation of Con 1 Grinding meets best metallurgical and operational practice.
• Complete daily metallurgical accounting duties as required and complete plant forecast physicals as required.
• An active involvement in processing plant commissioning tasks, providing robust product for the operating team and delivering on expected performance gains. This involves project and people management duties across different departments and stakeholders both internal and external.
• Identification and rapid implementation of improvement opportunities, actively seeking opportunities for increased free cash flow and reduced costs. This includes conducting financial evaluation of projects, executing feasibility works, capital investment submissions and managing of any resourcing required for the project.
• Prepares, scopes and carries out laboratory, plant test work and surveys as required.
• Attend required daily operational, metallurgical and safety meetings

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the Newmont Values and display the necessary analytical skills to logically interpret data from test work and trials and communicate outcomes to the operations team.

You will also possess the following:

· Degree in Metallurgy, Mineral Processing, Chemical Engineering or as decided relevant discipline

· Demonstrated experience in mineral process operations

· Knowledge of basic metallurgical functions including metal accounting and production reporting.

· Australian Manual Drivers Licence

Please note this is a 5/2-4/3 residential role in Orange

Job description:

Plant Metallurgist Opportunity in the Process Operations department at Newmont Cadia