Lab Tech
Core
Collect, prepare, and analyze mining samples (plant, exploration, grade control) using wet chemistry, fire assay, and metallurgical test work.
Role type
Laboratory Technician (Mining)
Builds
Analytical results for gold production and exploration operations
Domain
Mining / Metallurgy
Required skills
Sample preparation (drying, crushing, pulverising, splitting, screening), Fire assay, Wet chemistry, Moisture testing, Density determinations, Cyanide analysis, Carbon activity testing, Slurry sampling, QA/QC monitoring, Equipment operation and maintenance
Preferred skills
Certificate III or IV in Laboratory Techniques, Chemical Technology, Senior First Aid
Technologies
Balances, Furnaces, Pulverisers, Presses, Analytical instruments
Responsibilities
Collect and log plant, exploration, and grade control samples; Conduct routine laboratory analyses including moisture, density, cyanide, and carbon activity testing; Perform fire assay and wet chemistry procedures; Operate and maintain laboratory equipment; Record, interpret, and report analytical results; Monitor QA/QC processes including standards, blanks, and duplicate samples
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC