Geologist
Core
Provide specialist coal quality advice, monitor geological hazards, and maintain geological models to optimize production and ensure safe mining operations in an open-cut coal mine.
Role type
Operational Geologist (Mining)
Builds
Geological production models, coal quality forecasts, and operational plans for steelmaking coal extraction.
Domain
Mining (Open-cut coal) / Geology
Required skills
Coal quality analysis, slope stability assessment, geological modeling, hazard identification, data reconciliation, mine planning support, operational decision-making, field inspection, variance analysis.
Preferred skills
Open-cut coal mining experience, team collaboration, problem-solving, stakeholder management.
Technologies
Slope stability radar (SSR), data analytics tools, mapping software.
Responsibilities
Provide specialist coal quality advice to production teams and customers; monitor and collect data using slope stability radar; identify and manage geological and geotechnical hazards; reconcile planned versus actual performance to improve mining plans; conduct daily geological pit inspections; support mine planning, drill and blast design, and daily operational decision-making; maintain and develop the geological production model; minimize coal loss and contamination; perform reconciliation analysis; collaborate with geotechnical engineers and mining engineers.