Geotechnician – Exploration and Geometallurgy (5 months FTE)

De Beers Group
South Africa
Workplace: OnsiteContractFunction: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled TradesExperience: 3-5 yearsSkills: []

Conduct safe, reliable acquisition and quality control of mine-site geological, grade control, and geometallurgical data to support operational decision-making and ore control. Plan and execute drilling support, mapping, sampling, and sample dispatch with strict chain-of-custody. Assist geometallurgists with testwork workflows, manage databases and inventories, validate datasets, and apply QA/QC protocols across field and laboratory outputs.

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De Beers Group
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Geotechnician – Exploration and Geometallurgy (5 months FTE)

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Job Summary

Conduct safe, reliable acquisition and quality control of mine-site geological, grade control, and geometallurgical data to support operational decision-making and ore control. Plan and execute drilling support, mapping, sampling, and sample dispatch with strict chain-of-custody. Assist geometallurgists with testwork workflows, manage databases and inventories, validate datasets, and apply QA/QC protocols across field and laboratory outputs.
Location: South Africa
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract · 5 months
Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Apply Safety, Health, and Environment principles to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities.
  • •Plan and execute grade control and/or drilling support, including in-pit mapping and face sampling to delineate ore/waste boundaries.
  • •Perform operational sampling to approved SOPs, including sampling intervals, contamination control, compositing rules, sample mass requirements, and field documentation.
  • •Prepare, label, dispatch samples, maintain chain-of-custody and dispatch registers, and coordinate lab turnaround times and non-conformances.
  • •Maintain and validate geology/grade control/geometallurgy databases with sampling and testwork data, applying QA/QC protocols and generating QAQC reporting support.

Key Requirements

  • •3-5 years of relevant operational experience in a Geology environment.
  • •Thorough understanding of geological concepts including rock types, sedimentology, mineralogy, geochemistry, and structural geology.
  • •Familiarity with geospatial data collection/analysis and database management systems, including GIS.
  • •Understanding of geological sampling methods and laboratory analytical techniques (e.g., sample preparation, compositing, chemical analysis).
  • •Registered (candidate) with SACNASP is preferred, and a SA Drivers Licence Code B is required.
Experience:3-5 years
Education:
Licenses:SA Drivers Licence Code B
Certifications:SACNASP (candidate)
Languages:English
Tech Stack:GISAcquire

Company Brief

De Beers Group
Global diamond company specialising in diamond exploration, mining, trading and retail, operating across mining, polishing and luxury jewellery brands including De Beers London, Forevermark and Element Six.
Industry: Mining & Metals
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1888
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