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AngloGold Ashanti

Global gold mining and exploration company

Mine Engineer

Architecture & Civil EngineeringUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeLas Vegas, NV, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline is required.
  • An active Professional Engineer license or progress toward licensure, and/or membership in SME or AusIMM, is preferred.
  • At least 2 years of progressive mine engineering experience in open-pit hard-rock mining or large-scale civil earthworks operations are required.
  • A proven track record in open-pit design, production scheduling, drill-and-blast optimization, and fleet productivity analysis is required.
  • In-depth knowledge of open-pit mining methods, cut-off grade strategies, ore control workflows, mineral reserve calculations, and waste rock storage management is required.
  • Practical understanding of heap leach stacking workflows, crusher feed constraints, and mill/plant blending requirements is required.
  • Strong familiarity with MSHA mine safety regulations, environmental permit constraints, and state mining compliance frameworks is required.
  • Practical knowledge of heavy equipment capabilities and safe operating procedures in surface mining applications is required.
  • Advanced proficiency with industry-standard mine planning software such as Hexagon MinePlan/MineSight, Deswik, Vulcan, or Whittle, and haulage simulation tools is required.
  • Strong analytical capability in production reconciliation, cost-benefit trade-off studies, and material movement tracking is required.
  • Verbal and technical communication skills to present complex mine plans clearly to site crews, technical leads, and project leadership are required.
  • A valid driver's license and the ability to operate company vehicles safely are required.
  • Legal authorization to work in the United States is required.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain, and optimize life-of-mine, medium-term, and short-range open-pit mine plans, aligning strategic business plans with tactical pit operations.
  • Deliver detailed phase designs, haul road layouts, ramp alignments, and waste dump and stockpile designs that adhere to geotechnical slope stability parameters and equipment operating constraints.
  • Design and optimize drill-and-blast patterns, powder factors, tie-in sequences, and wall-control blasting protocols to minimize vibration, prevent wall damage, and optimize fragmentation for downstream processing.
  • Direct monthly mine production reconciliation of tonnes, grade, and material types by comparing actual fleet production with short-term forecasts and reserve models to identify and correct variances.
  • Conduct equipment productivity analyses, cycle time studies, and haulage simulations to optimize fleet allocation, fuel efficiency, and haul road maintenance schedules.
  • Partner with Geotechnical and Hydrogeology teams to incorporate slope stability monitoring, radar data, depressurization layouts, and in-pit dewatering networks into active mine designs.
  • Support mining contractor management, technical scope-of-work development, bid evaluations, and operational readiness activities leading into commercial production as required.
  • Provide technical mining engineering expertise across short-, medium-, and long-term mine planning, pit design, drill-and-blast optimization, and production scheduling.
  • Partner with Geotechnical, Hydrogeology, Process, Site Maintenance, and Mine Operations teams to align daily material movement with long-term strategic plans across Nevada projects.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience progressing mining studies from pre-feasibility and feasibility through operational startup and commercial production execution is preferred.
  • Familiarity with environmental reclamation standards and practices is preferred.
  • Experience with Autodesk/AutoCAD and ESRI ArcGIS (ArcView/ArcMap) for surveying, GIS, land, and permitting support is preferred.

About the Company

AngloGold Ashanti

Global gold mining and exploration company

AngloGold Ashanti is a gold mining company with a portfolio of mining assets across major gold-producing regions including Africa, the Americas, and Australia. It operates by exploring for gold, mining ore, and processing it at plants to extract and refine gold, producing refined gold bars and related byproducts for sale. The company differentiates itself through a global, diversified asset base and a history of successful greenfield and brownfield exploration, along with a long-standing listing on major exchanges (NYSE, SA and Ghana) and a UK domicile after restructuring. Its goal is to generate value for shareholders by growing and operating productive gold assets efficiently, expanding reserves through exploration, and maintaining a sustainable, compliant operation across its diversified geographic footprint.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Alexandra, South Africa
Founded
1998

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