What This Role Offers

• Join the team developing our new Gossan Valley underground mine.
• Gain exposure to a broad range of mining engineering activities and projects.
• Access opportunities to progress into other roles within the Mining Team.
• Receive support to obtain your First Class Mine Manager’s Certificate.

About the Opportunity

An opportunity has arisen for a Mining Engineer to join our Golden Grove operation in Western Australia. This site-based role reports to the Senior Mining Engineer and operates on a roster of 8 days on, 6 days off.

Your focus will be on planning and controlling underground production activities to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant execution of the mine plan.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Planning and designing underground production activities to enable the safe and efficient execution of the mine plan.
• Developing, issuing, and maintaining drilling, charging, and blasting designs and associated documentation.
• Contributing to production, ground control, and statutory management plans.
• Monitoring production performance and completing stope reconciliations against plans and forecasts.
• Applying quality control processes to ensure drilling and charging activities meet design and safety standards.
• Collaborating closely with underground operations and technical services teams to deliver coordinated production outcomes.

About You

Our ideal candidate will have proven post-graduation experience as a Mining Engineer, including exposure to working in underground environments, and will have completed their underground practical time.

Other key skills, experience, and qualifications:

• A tertiary qualification in mining engineering.
• A sound understanding of underground mining operations, including production and development practices, and associated enabling activities.
• Previous experience completing underground design work and issuing plans.
• Proficiency in mine design software (Deswik preferred, but not essential).
• A current C-class manual driver’s licence.

About 29Metals and Golden Grove

29Metals is an ASX-listed mining company producing copper and other base and precious metals critical to the global energy transition. Headquartered in Melbourne, we operate two long-life assets: Golden Grove in Western Australia and Capricorn Copper in Queensland, with support offices in Perth and Brisbane.

Golden Grove is a high-grade underground mining operation producing copper, zinc, and precious metals. With a mine life exceeding 10 years, it has strong potential for further extension. The site is currently undergoing an expansion, including the development of a new mine, the extension of existing operations, and major infrastructure upgrades.

Next Steps

Empower your future with us – apply now.

Candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment testing, which may include a medical assessment, respiratory mask fit testing, drug and alcohol screening, national police clearance, working rights verification, reference checks, and qualification / licence checks.