GEOLOGIST

SUMMARY:
Johannesburg Area, Gauteng Province – South Africa: The role is technical and field facing. The holder is expected to form an independent view of an asset, state it plainly, and be able to defend it to a competent person, a lender, or a counterparty.

POSITION INFO:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
 

• BSc Honours in Geology or Geological Science. A postgraduate qualification is advantageous.
• Five to eight years of practical experience, including field and mine site work rather than office-based work alone.
• Demonstrable hands-on experience of iron ore and limestone deposits, covering exploration, sampling, logging and quality assessment. Candidates should be able to name the deposits worked on and their role.
• Registration with SACNASP as a Professional Natural Scientist, or candidate registration with a clear path to it.
• Competence in geological modelling and resource software such as Leapfrog, Surpac, Datamine or Micromine, and strong data handling in Excel.
• Working knowledge of the MPRDA regulatory process, SAMREC reporting, and QA/QC and sampling standards.
• A valid driver’s license, and willingness to travel and to spend periods on site.
• Exposure to due diligence on acquisitions or offtakes; beneficiation and metallurgical testwork; experience across other industrial minerals or bulk commodities.

• Technically independent: forms a view from the data, is willing to say an asset does not work, and holds that position under commercial pressure.
• Practical and self-sufficient in the field, comfortable working on remote sites and managing contractors directly.
• Clear written communicator. Technical memoranda that a non-geologist executive, a lender or a counterparty can act on are part of the job.
• Rigorous on data integrity, sample security and confidentiality.

• Exploration and field geology
• Resource evaluation and modelling
• Opportunity evaluation and due diligence
• Product quality and end use
• Regulatory, compliance and reporting