Plant Metallurgist
29Metals has an exciting opportunity for a motivated Plant Metallurgist to join our Golden Grove Operations team. Reporting to the Senior Metallurgist, this permanent position will be offered on an 8 days on, 6 days off FIFO roster, with a convenient 1-hour flight to the Golden Grove Mine Site in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.
Golden Grove is a dynamic base metal operation which produces three main mineral concentrates, copper, lead and zinc. The concentrator has recently undergone an upgrade to sequentially produce three separate concentrates from a single feed stream. A gravity concentration stage is also employed to produce a gold and silver concentrate. The complexity of the different processing routes provides a highly challenging and rewarding experience with many interesting metallurgical projects, commissioning and optimisation opportunities to make a real difference.
Golden Grove is a dynamic base metal operation which produces three main mineral concentrates, copper, lead and zinc. The concentrator has recently undergone an upgrade to sequentially produce three separate concentrates from a single feed stream. A gravity concentration stage is also employed to produce a gold and silver concentrate. The complexity of the different processing routes provides a highly challenging and rewarding experience with many interesting metallurgical projects, commissioning and optimisation opportunities to make a real difference.
Job Requirements:
The successful candidate will be able to:
- Provide technical input to operational personnel to optimise plant throughput, recovery and concentrate grade performance to achieve or exceed budget targets.
- Take full accountability of the metallurgical accounting system.
- Complete 13-week production forecasting.
- Identify and implement process improvement projects.
- Develop, manage and/or execute laboratory testwork programs.
- Manage OSA Courier during periods of metallurgical technician absence.
- Tertiary Degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Metallurgy Science
- 2+ years site-based post graduate experience in a base metal's metallurgical role
- Thorough understanding of processing production planning
- Good understanding of sampling theory and practise
- Able to identify, plan, lead/manage, track and report on projects
- Experience with complex metallurgical accounting systems
- Competent with OSIsoft PI historian with program administrative experience
- Previous concentrator experience, including crushing, grinding, gravity, flotation, dewatering (thickening, pressure filtration)
- Competent with metallurgical laboratory practices and equipment including screen sizing, laser sizing and flotation tests.
- Must have excellent attention to details
- Has excellent verbal and written communication to deliver information clearly and concisely
- Ability to work autonomously and in a team environment
- Well-developed Excel and VBA programming skills would be highly regarded
- Current WA 'C' class driver's license.
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