Position Description

The Bulyanhulu Team is seeking to recruit a Geotechnical Technician to join and grow their team. You will be expected to align to the Barrick DNA and to operate within our mining assets with our best people teams. You will contribute on a practical note to ensure activities in the Engineering and Services department are effectively planned and undertaken in a safe and cost effective manner to achieve targets in accordance to BGML Mining Safety Standards, Policies and Procedures and ensure daily targets are met.

About Bulyanhulu Team

Bulyanhulu is situated in northwest Tanzania, in the Kahama district of the Shinyanga region, approximately 55 kilometers south of Lake Victoria and 150 kilometers southwest of the city of Mwanza. Bulyanhulu is a narrow-vein gold mine containing gold, silver, and copper mineralization in sulphides. The mineralization of Bulyanhulu is associated with a number of steeply-dipping veins. Bulyanhulu commenced commercial production in 2001.

Duration: Permanent

Responsibilities

· To work under the direction of the Geotechnical Engineer to ensure the interests of the Company are upheld

· Daily inspections of active underground headings

· Geotechnical core logging of diamond drill cores

· Geotechnical mapping of underground development headings

· Stope inspections

· Installation of ground movement monitoring systems and recording of instrumentation data

· Ground support designs

· Paste fill designs · QAQC of paste fill

· Laser scanning, tracking seismic data trends and maintaining the rock noise database

· Maintaining adequate stocks of ground support consumables on site

· QAQC of installed ground support units (pull testing)

· Promote health and safety in the workplace

· Compliance with all statutory regulations and procedures

· Compliance with all the Company’s Policies and Procedures

· Upward reporting as required

Qualification requirements

· Must have a qualification in Geological/Mining Engineering

· Valid Tanzanian driving license

Experience and competencies needed

· A minimum of 1 year of experience in underground mining operations would be preferable

· Computer literacy (Word Processing, Spreadsheet and Database programmes).

· Good understanding of mining processes

What We Can Offer You

· A comprehensive compensation package including bonuses and site-specific benefits

· The ability to make a difference and lasting impact

· Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

· Opportunities to grow and learn with the industry colleagues are endless

· Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization