Lead Metallurgist – Take a flagship gold & antimony discovery from early test work to operating plant
Monday – Friday | 5:2 Roster | Melbourne CBD + Sunday Creek + Regional VIC
Permanent | Hybrid | Start July 2026
We’re looking for a Lead Metallurgist to lead test work, support key plant design decisions and lead the metallurgy operational readiness as Sunday Creek moves from Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) into Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) and beyond.
Why SXGC? Because your work here matters.
SXGC is a growing company moving from exploration toward development of one of Australia’s most exciting gold and antimony discoveries. For a metallurgist, that means real influence over the design and start-up of potential processing facilities – not just executing someone else’s flow sheet. We offer hybrid Melbourne-based work with regular site time, a small senior team where your judgement carries weight, and the chance to shape the technology choices that define how Sunday Creek operates for decades.
About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Technology & Processing, the Lead Metallurgist supports the development of SXGC’s multistage project pipeline – across the minerals processing value chain, tailings management and applied operational technology. You’ll manage and analyse test work, contribute to plant design across the various development stages and programs and lead metallurgical operational readiness as each stage matures. The role is hybrid, based in Melbourne with regular time at Sunday Creek and other areas in regional Victoria.
What You’ll Drive
Manage and analyse metallurgical test work programs across PEA, PFS and beyond
Contribute to plant design for the potential development pathways for the Sunday Creek deposit (including tailings)
Lead metallurgical operational readiness as each project stage matures
Identify opportunities to apply data, AI and new technologies to the SXG value proposition
Partner with geology, mining, environmental, approvals and permitting as well as commercial and finance on integrated decisions that consider all value drivers and stakeholders.
Author internal and external memos, whitepapers and briefing notes.
Who You Are
You’re a senior metallurgist who’s spent enough time in a plant to know how early concepts move to testing and eventually meeting reality – and enough time on study work to know how to defend a number. You move comfortably between technical depth and stakeholder conversation, you handle ambiguity without losing direction, and you back disciplined execution with autonomy and transparent communication.
Your Background
✔ Degree-qualified in Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy or related discipline
✔ 5+ years post-graduate metallurgical experience
✔ Hands-on experience in base metal flotation plants
✔ Track record managing and analysing test work programs
✔ Comfortable in agile environments with shifting priorities
✔ Manual Driver’s Licence
✔ Highly regarded: Hydromet / Pyromet exposure, process plant design experience, greenfield project development and operational readiness programs.
The Practical Details
Location: Hybrid – Melbourne CBD based with regular time at Sunday Creek, VIC & potentially other locations in regional Victoria
Roster: Monday – Friday, 5:2
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Reports to: Head of Technology & Processing
Start date: July 2026
Required checks:
- Field-based medical
- Valid manual Driver’s Licence
- Right to work & qualifications verification
Ready to Build Something That Lasts?
If you want to shape the metallurgy of a flagship Australian project – from drill core to plant – we’d love to hear from you. Apply now – we’ll be reviewing applications as they come in.
Applications close on Sunday, 12 July 2026.
About Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd
Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd (SXGC) is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and has CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs) listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
We explore for gold and antimony in the Victorian Goldfields. Our 100% owned flagship project at Sunday Creek is the best new grassroots discovery in Australia with a globally leading high-grade hit rate for this stage of the project’s development.
Our results demonstrate high-grades and wide zones of gold and antimony over an 11km mineralised trend. As at 18 November, 2025, we have delivered 72 intersections exceeding 100 g/t AuEq x m ((“AuEq g/t x width in m”)) from just 103.6 km of drilling at Sunday Creek including results such as 1.0 m @ 2,318 g/t Au drilled within 455.3 m @ 7.2 g/t Au and 13.1 m @ 91.7 g/t Au within 331.5 m @ 6.8 g/t Au.
Our corporate objectives are to discover and develop large, long-life, sustainable assets which create value for shareholders and all stakeholders in the community.
At Southern Cross Gold, we see opportunity where others see uncertainty. As an exploration-led company, we're unlocking Victoria’s gold potential with a bold, curious, and purpose-driven team. Whether you're passionate about fieldwork, operations, or discovery, join us as we redefine the future of Australian gold exploration.
