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 to commence processing operations to commencein May 2026. The existing processing plant is being refurbished and upgraded to increase mill throughput and improve overall leaching performance - with the plant processing in excess of 1.2 mtpa over a minimum 10 year mine life. For the first two years of operations the Company will be transporting around 13,000 tonnes per month of gold ore from rock dumps and stockpiles from the Mt Boppy Gold Project, to blend in with the silver ore being mined from the Wonawinta open cut pits.

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.

The Processing Plant at Wonawinta is a reasonably conventional grinding, leaching and adsorption process with a deslime circuit at the front end to remove clay and zinc precipitation to produce silver/gold concentrate.

THE ROLE





- Managing the daily workflow of the laboratory to ensure high-quality analysis being delivered within the required timeframes for both geology and processing
- Implementing and monitoring QA/QC protocols for all silver, gold and associated mineral samples to ensure data integrity and accuracy with AAS for silver and gold, XRF for silver, gold, zinc, lead, copper and mercury on carbon and other solids, Leco for sulphur determination and WAD cyanide concentrations in solutions
- Training, supervising and mentoring laboratory technicians, managing their schedules, performance and development to create a positive and effective Laboratory team
- Auditing, optimising and update laboratory procedures and troubleshooting analytical equipment
- Generating and validating laboratory reports to provide timely analytical feedback for process control and metallurgical improvements.
- Managing the inventory of reagents, consumables and spare parts to ensuring the lab is well-stocked while managing costs.
- Maintaining a high standard of housekeeping and foster a strong safety culture by enforcing health, safety, and environmental regulations.

WE REQUIRE

- Tertiary qualifications in Chemistry, Metallurgy or a related science
- Proven experience in supervising laboratory operations preferably involving mining or metallurgical operations
- Robust knowledge of laboratory techniques, QA/QC procedures and reporting standards
- Excellent leadership, communication and organisation skills
- Ability to develop and motivate a team to achieve best possible performance
- High level analytical and problem-solving skills

WE OFFER

- Very attractive salary
- Production Bonus
- 5 weeks annual leave
- Free accommodation and meals
- Great work environment
- Happy and positive workplace and camp
- Opportunity to set up and run your own laboratory

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📌 Senior Chemist (Cobar)
🏢 Manuka Resources
📍 Cobar