mining engineer

metallurgist

data entry clerk

Anglogold Ashanti

I was employed on an 8/6 FIFO roster, flying from Perth to the Sunrise Dam Gold Mine near Laverton in WA. The landscape was fascinating and resulted in a very challenging situation for myself being a Brit in the intense Australian outback heat. A typical 8-day swing would consist of hand-over meetings with my colleagues on the opposite roster, including various staff meetings to outline what is to be done in the forthcoming week. Typically that would involve core logging of a very complicated gold ore deposit, liaising with the contracted drillers, heading underground to check the progress of the underground drill rigs, analyse drill data, plan future drilling programs, and general health and safety awareness. The immediate management (i.e. the Exploration Management) was excellent. Very down-to-earth and willing to give advice to a relative novice in the diverse mining industry, and working tirelessly to get the best for his team. Management above that was relatively separate and worked behind-the-scenes. My co-workers were the best part of the job. All brilliant people. A truly eclectic mix of individuals all striving to help one another to maximise the efficiency of the team. It is a very well functioning team! The hardest part of the job was the very early flight in on a Tuesday morning, and the pretty intense heat for most of the year - all an excellent life experience though. The most enjoyable was the people, but also the opportunity to be exposed to this huge mining industry and seeing how your work helps the outcome of how well the mine performs. Essentially I was exploring for gold and getting very well paid for it in a very interesting and exciting environment - what's not to like?

One of the tought part of the daily work is to get labourers understand that safety is daily fight.
Getting them to adhere to full PPE wearing is another pair of sleeves.
But my supervision skills the approch helped a lot in succeding.
We have a major part of illetrate labour and the approch is critical in dealing with them; taking in account the cultural diversity.

It is the people on site, that makes the job enjoyable . Always found the staff friendly & helpful.
You work long hours on site & so the staff become like a second family. After working 8 days on site the 6 days R&R are enjoyable. 
The only disadvantage to the job, until you get used to it. Is being payed monthly. Other than that, it is a great experience. 

Great experience and knowledge gained personally, over 14 years service.
Many friends and wonderfully interesting and diverse.

To be a part of a developing mine and the work based cultural changes that are required to adopt and adapt to, were a great challenge that was met with discipline, respect and good old fashioned blood sweat and tears.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The roster and long lunch breaks

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management overlooking staff issues

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Average. Just don't offer solutions 


What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful dealing with management

Fantastic place to gain vast experience in mining. The mine is complex and presents challenges for engineers, geologists and management. Wonderful people to work with and provides a place to grow professionally.

i was trained on Electrical maintenance, wiring of Electrical panels, troubleshooting on Electrical and controls systems, management training on communication skills, team building, leadership skills, supervisory skills machine maintenance and software on maintenance

Fast paced mining company. Safety is a culture and individual requirement. Offers motivated self starters the opportunity to advance locally. Great balance between work and personal life. Supports volunteerism in the local community.

Good Safety system in place, straggling for the Grade issues on people Management.Opportunities to learn more and to be exposed to others Mine. Good training system in place.

IN the last 6 months ramped up production from 80,000 tonnes per month to 200,000 tonnes per month. Good result very rewarding place to work

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