Mineral Resources Manager – Production (Underground Mining)

About the role

The Mineral Resources Manager Production leads the strategic, technical and operational geology functions for a large‑scale underground copper mine with significant water inflow challenges. The role ensures accurate resource models, grade‑control and geological risk management to support safe and optimized production.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and governance of geology, mineral resources, exploration, grade control and geological support functions.
• Oversee geological interpretation, drilling programs, resource modelling and database integrity.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams in exploration, infill drilling, underground production geology, orebody interpretation, hydrogeological investigations and mine‑to‑mill reconciliation.
• Ensure continuous improvement of grade‑control systems, reconciliation processes and geological risk management.
• Support long‑term mine planning and operational decision‑making by maximizing ore recovery and minimizing dilution.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Geological Engineering, Earth Sciences or related discipline.
• Master’s degree in Economic Geology, Mineral Resource Estimation or related field (advantageous).
• 12–15 years of experience in underground mining geology and mineral resource management, leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven experience in production geology, resource estimation, exploration and infill drilling, grade control, geological modelling, underground mapping and database management.
• Experience in high water inflow underground mining environments and large‑scale mechanised operations.

Required skills

• Resource estimation and geostatistics.
• Structural geology and orebody interpretation.
• Geological modelling software (Leapfrog, Datamine, Vulcan, Deswik, Surpac).
• GIS/ArcGIS.
• Drill‑hole database management.
• QA/QC procedures.
• Hydrogeology and groundwater behavior in underground mines.
• Mine‑to‑mill reconciliation.