Mineral Resource Manager at African Industries Group (AIG)

Job Purpose

To undertake and collate mineral resources and ore reserves estimation and reporting, and participate in due diligence reviews. The role has overall accountability for estimation and timely reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves in compliance with the Group's standards and chosen international codes such as JORC, NI43-101, and SAMREC codes, ensuring accuracy in the estimation of orebody grade and resource tonnages using statistical and geostatistical methods.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure safety, health, and wellbeing of employees and equipment to comply with legal requirements and company policy
• Design databases and validate input data
• Conduct QAQC validation
• Model orebodies and geology
• Perform mineral resource estimation
• Provide Competent Person's sign-off of mineral resource estimations
• Write Competent Person technical reports
• Lead mineral resource/reserve/mine production reconciliation studies and due diligence investigations (internal, external, local, and international)
• Drive operational excellence across exploration teams through continuous improvement initiatives and establishment of quality standards, adopting industry best practices and cost-effective mineral resource management standards

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Professional Geologist designation and Competent Person (CP) in Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimation and reporting in multiple mineral commodities
• BSc (Hons) in Geology
• MSc/MEng or equivalent statistical and geostatistical training
• Minimum 15 years of geology/mining-related experience, of which at least 7 years must be in geological modelling and mineral resource estimation of high-value minerals including copper and other base metals; gold, silver, platinum, and other precious metals