A geologist is a scientist who studies the Earth its materials, structure, processes, and history.
A geologist helps us understand what the Earth is made of, how it formed, and how it keeps changing over time.
Why they are important
Locate valuable resources
Predict and reduce natural disasters
Protect the environment
Support safe construction projects
Job Title: Geologist – 01 Position
Application Timeline: 05/05/2026, 11:20 AM – 05/15/2026, 03:00 AM
Location: Shinyanga, Tanzania.
Responsibilities:
- Health, Safety, and Environmental Compliance
- Follow all documented health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures to ensure a safe working environment, with the goal of every person going home safe and healthy every day.
- Provide safety leadership to subordinates, contractors, and MRM business partners, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements, company policies, standards, and guidelines.
- Supervise employees, mine contractor and business partners to maintain safety standards that exceed industry practice and any applicable legislative provisions.
- Geological activities and Data Management
- Complete 3D interpretation of geological data, including sections, flitches, maps, solid modeling, and block modeling, and ensure outputs are distributed or shared to mine planning, resource, and operational teams.
- Conduct stope analysis and risk assessment, stope note, and stope closure are completed promptly, and information is shared.
- Ensure all potential areas of gold mineralization within the underground are tested by grade control and face sampling in a cost-effective manner.
- Collect and integrate lithological, structural, and geotechnical data into geological and block models.
- Ensure appropriate sample and assay quality control measures are implemented, monitored, and reported, including timely dispatch of samples to the laboratory following QA/QC protocols.
- Monitor and update production sites, underground stockpiles, and grades to support daily operations.
- Planning, Reporting, and Performance Monitoring
- Participate actively in business planning and management as a member of the mine management team.
- Liaise with technical services teams, metallurgists, surveyors, geotechnical teams, and mine operations to achieve optimal production outcomes.
- Prepare and deliver timely and accurate geological, mining, and MRM reports (daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports), including ore body dilution, stope performance, and other technical reports.
- Provide and ensure geological key inputs to optimize mining operations, including grade control drilling, ore drive development, dilution control, and gold recovery, are effectively applied to operational planning.
- Team Leadership, Training, and Development
- Mentor, train, and supervise Geological Technicians, Assistants, and other staff in core logging, interpretation, grade control processes and other geological activities.
- Support professional development programs for mine technicians, and assistants.
- Promote continual improvement and delivery of results through effective supervision and guidance.
- Operational Support and Accountability
- Oversee drilling activities, including underground grade control drilling, business partners (drilling contractors) performance, and budget control.
- SAFE self-driving manual-transmission light vehicles is a mandatory requirement for this role to complete production activities and ensure the success of business operations.
- Reporting and Documentation
- Prepare and submit accurate daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and end-of-month geological reports, including royalty reports.
- Provide regular updates on stope performance, dilution, and geological risks to mining and management teams.
- Maintain timely delivery of all geological data, reports, and documentation.
Qualification Requirements:
- University Level Certification in Geology (BSc Geology degree)
- Hold a valid Tanzanian driving License, and Bulyanhulu mine surface and underground driving permits.
- Proven ability to independently operate manual-gear transmission light vehicles.
Experience and Skills Requirements:
- Good computer knowledge and skills in geology software(s) – VULCAN, SURPAC, Datamine, Micromini, Leapfrog, Datashed, and MS Office software.
- Manual-gear transmission light vehicles driving skills.
- Minimum of three (3) years’ experience working in active underground mining operations