Senior Exploration Geologist
Stellar Recruitment
Job Description
About the Role
Reporting to the Exploration Manager, you will play a key role in generating and advancing exploration targets from concept through to drill testing.
Key Responsibilities
- Generate and mature high-quality drill-ready targets
- Build and prioritise a pipeline of exploration opportunities
- Integrate geological, geochemical, geophysical and regolith datasets
- Conduct geological and structural interpretations
- Design and oversee drilling programs
- Interpret drilling results and recommend follow-up programs
- Produce technical reports and exploration models
- Maintain QA/QC standards and data integrity
- Lead field activities, contractors and junior geologists
- Ensure compliance with safety, environmental and heritage requirements
About You
- Degree qualified in Geology
- Minimum 5+ years' experience in a Senior Exploration Geologist capacity
- Strong experience working within the Yilgarn Craton
- Proven target generation and discovery-focused exploration experience
- Strong understanding of regolith geology and regolith-based exploration techniques
- Demonstrated success generating drill-ready targets
- Excellent structural geology and geological interpretation skills
- Experience with Leapfrog, Micromine, QGIS and/or MapInfo
- Knowledge of WA mining regulations and JORC requirements
- Current WA Manual Driver's Licence
What's on Offer
- Discovery-focused role with genuine exploration upside
- Strong technical and financial support
- Large prospective land package with significant growth potential
- Opportunity to influence exploration strategy and target generation
- Collaborative and experienced exploration team
- Competitive salary and long-term career opportunities
Apply Now
If you're a discovery-driven geologist with a proven track record in target generation, Yilgarn gold systems and regolith exploration, this is an opportunity to make a genuine impact and help uncover the next major gold discovery. Apply now or contact Luke Otway at Stellar Recruitment for a confidential discussion. "For the right person, this is more than an exploration role. It's an opportunity to leave a lasting discovery legacy."
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