Manuka Resources Limitedis an ASX listed resources company involved in exploration, mine development and mine operations. The Company has gold and silver assets in the Cobar Basin in central west New South Wales - including the Wonawinta and Mt Boppy mines - and is strongly committed to near mine and regional exploration. The Company has already have identified future open cut deposits to be developed and is currently undertaking work associated with developing underground operations at Mt Boppy - which historically has been one of NSW’s richest gold mines.
The Wonawinta Silver Project is located approximately 100 kilometres south of Cobar and the Company is scheduling for processing operations to commence by mid-2026. This provides for a 5-6 month program to refurbish and upgrade the existing Wonawinta processing plant. The upgrade includes adding a front end deslime and dewatering circuit to increase mill throughput and improve overall leaching performance whilst the refurbishment is focused on achieving operational readiness of the existing ball milling, leaching, absorption and elution circuits. The processing plant will process in excess of 1.2 mtpa and at this time has a minimum 10 year mine life.
Production from the Wonawinta open cut will average approximately 40,000 BCM per month with total ore and waste movement being approximately 220,000BCM per month. For the initial 3-4 years of operations the business strategy is to have the Company provide the management and technical staff for the mining operation (mining engineers, geologists and surveyors) and have a mining contractor providing the equipment and production workforce.
The site’s total workforce will be in excess of 150 personnel made up of company employees and contractors. Employees work at Wonawinta on a drive in/drive out basis. The site has a well-established and comfortable camp at the site
Reporting to the Mining Manager this is a senior technical and leadership role to deliver robust short to medium term mine plans and schedules to ensure we achieve safe, productive and commercially sound mining outcomes. The key responsibilities of the role will include:
- Develop pit designs, waste rock dump designs and optimise the haulage network to drive operational mine plans
- Produce drill and blast designs, blast masters, tie-ups and charge plans
- Conducting QAQC activities including reviewing blast performance and implement continuous improvement to optimise blasting outcomes
- Develop short to medium term mine plans
- Support LoM planning with pit optimisation and designs, waste rock dump designs and stage planning
- Assist with end-of-month reporting and performance analysis
- Conducting daily inspections of the active mining area - maintaining a strong focus on safety and Major Hazard Management
- Providing effective leadership and supervision to production engineers and surveyors
- Drive continuous improvement to optimise the overall efficiency and cost performance of the open cut operations.
The position requires an individual with the following qualifications are experience:
- A degree in Mining Engineering
- A NSW Quarry Manager certificate or an ability to quickly obtain the certification
- A minimum of 5-6 years experience in open cut hard rock mining operations
- Strong understanding of open cut mining processes and equipment
- Strong drill and blast design experience and production focus is essential
- High level competency in mine planning, mine scheduling and drill and blast software
An attractive package will be offered to commensurate with the appointee’s qualifications and experience which will include:
- Very competitive salary
- Production Bonus
- 5 weeks annual leave
- Relocation to regional NSW if required
Should you require any additional information regarding this role please don’t hesitate to contact the HR Team on, **@manukaresources.com.au