Central Ashanti Gold Limited: Chief Mining Engineer

Central Ashanti Gold Limited (‘CAGL’) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Perseus Mining Limited, a company listed on the Australian and Toronto Stock Exchanges. The Company is developing the Central Ashanti Gold Project near Ayanfuri in the Central Region of Ghana. The project has an expected mine life of 10 years. Central Ashanti Gold Limited recruits Chief Mining Engineer

Job Description

Central Ashanti Gold Limited is inviting applications from suitably qualified and experienced persons to apply for the position

The Chief Mining Engineer, reporting to the Mining Manager, will be the head of the Mine Planning/Engineering Section of the Mining Department at the Central Ashanti Gold Project, located near Ayanfuri.

The responsibilities for the position include but are not limited to:

Tthe provision of high level of technical and professional support to the mining team, developing plans & schedules, monitoring production performance and undertaking project work to improve upon budget performance and to ensure continuous ore feed to the Process Plant; using appropriate mining software to carry out open-pit optimisation and pit designs, ore re-serves calculation and production scheduling; and Developing budget plans consistent with operational goals
The position is site based and the Company offers a competitive remuneration package commensurate with the candidates’ qualifications and experience.

Required Skills or Experience

The successful applicant will have 10 years professional work experience in large-scale open-pit mining operations with at least 5 years recent experience in a similar role, strong interpersonal skills, experience in the use of Surpac or similar mine planning software and degree in Mining Engineering from an accredited university

How To Apply

Interested qualified applicants should submit one MSWord document only which includes a cover letter, detailed CV of his/her qualifications and work history and the names of at least 3 referees. All applications will be treated in strictest confidence. Applications will only be received by email to: [email protected] with Chief Mining Engineer in the subject line of the email.

Deadline: 22 Nov, 2010