Drill & Blast Engineer

Drill & Blast Engineers

Calidus Resources Limited are a gold exploration and development company who operates the Warrawoona Gold Project located near Marble Bar in the East Pilbara district of Western Australia.

After a short operational pause, exciting changes are underway as we embrace new management and look to ramp our Warrawoona project back up to full production by February 2025.

With a bright future ahead, the Warrawoona Gold Project is expected to have a mine life of initially 5 – 7 years with significant potential to further resources within the region.   If you’re looking for an opportunity to grow within a revitalised team and make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you.

About the Role

This is a rare opportunity to work with a small team and be involved in an exciting green field gold project with a wide degree of responsibilities.

Based on an 8 days on, 6 days off roster and reporting to the Mining Manager, the Drill & Blast Engineer will be responsible for providing technical advice, planning and developing blast designs for our Warrawoona Gold Project.

Key Duties & Responsibilities 

• Develop and implement blast proposals aligned to achieving the mine plan.
• Perform risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies to reduce hazards during blasting operations
• Develop drill and blast budgets with the Mining manager and track cost performance with a view to optimise costs
• Analize blast, performance fragmentation distribution and blast- induced ground movement
• Direct mining contractor in relationship to Drill and blast activities
• Work with Explosives provider and mining contractor to continuously optimise Drill and Blast performance
• Scheduling drill and blast activities to maintain production targets utilising Surpac or other software as may be required
• Provide daily drilling and blasting proposals.
• Lead or assist in incident investigations and root-cause analysis for any drill/blast related incidents
• Liaising with Senior Engineers on site and providing assistance for mine engineering activities.
• Develop a weekly and monthly mine plan for drill and blast.
• Manage the supply of drilling and blasting consumables, products and services.
• Communicate with regulatory bodies and provide necessary documentation for blasting approvals

About the Person

To be considered for this role, you will require:

• 3-5 years operational experience – Open Pit gold mining is preferred.
• High level mining software skills (Deswick / Surpac)
• Demonstrated commitment to safety and continuous improvement

 Shortlisting for this role will commence immediately.