Drill & Blast Engineer

at  Newmont Mining

Date: Mar 1, 2024
Location:Tanami, AU
Workplace Type: Onsite
At Newmont, our purpose is to create value and improve lives through sustainable and responsible mining. One of the largest gold companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our dedication to safety, environmental management, inclusion and diversity, and adding value and opportunity to our host communities.
Newmont Tanami is on Aboriginal freehold land 540km northwest of Alice Springs. It is a long-life, low-cost, world-class asset in a core Newmont region. The Tanami Expansion 2 project, aims to extend the mine life beyond 2040, investing in a hoisting shaft which will increase the production of the underground mine from 2.6 Mtpa to 3.2 Mtpa. Both the successful exploration within the underground operation and implementation of the first Tanami Expansion has laid the foundation to further develop the operation to remain a major contributor to the Newmont portfolio. A fully equipped camp is located 40km from the site offering leisure facilities for those flying in from Perth, Brisbane, Alice Springs or Darwin.

THE ROLE

Reporting to the Senior Production Engineer, the Drill and Blast Engineer is responsible for Stope designs, Stope File Notes and Drill and Blast designs. You will be responsible for safe extraction of Ore from Underground and implementation of production plans in line with planning targets. The core business function is to deliver the mine design in accordance with the business plan.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL

• Work closely with the site based technical services team and operations to deliver drill and blast designs for a large UG gold mine (>2.7Mtpa)
• Co-ordinate and manage an underground production fleet including two raisebores, three longhole rigs and three charge vehicles
• Monitor drill and blast practices underground, liaising with production drillers and production charging personnel to identify production issues and compliance to standards
• Work closely with the operational supervisors and production schedulers to ensure daily, weekly and monthly targets are achieved
• Manage and supervise drill and blast business partners
• Work with technical team and operations to optimise production performance
• Co-ordinate drill and blast activities alongside the ventilation, backfill & geotech departments