Mining Engineer

Sydvaranger Gruve AS was formed in 2007 for the
purpose of refurbishing idled mining assets and re-establishing mining and mineral processing operations to produce a high quality magnetite iron ore concentrate at its facilities near Kirkenes in northern Norway.

Sydvaranger Gruve AS is the wholly owned Norwegian subsidiary of Northern Iron Ltd, a public company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange which has the Tschudi Shipping Group as its majority shareholder

Pr June 2010 approximately 320 are employed in the company. In addition, contractor expertise and competence.

Brief Job Description:
. Ensure all activities within the mining environment are completed in line with OH&S policies and procedures.
. Member of small Technical team assisting production crews in all facets of mining, from planning, to drill & blast, load & haul, stockpile and waste dump management and reporting thereof.
. Responsible for leading a variety of quality and productivity improvement projects.
. Weekly planning of mine production, drilling and ancillary services.
. Production tracking and reporting against KPI's.

Reporting to: Senior Production Engineer

Educational Qualification:
. Degree in Engineering (Mining)

Work Experience and Skills required:
. Must be able to demonstrate a history of safety awareness in the workplace, through active participation in OH&S work practices.
. 2 to 3 years opencut mining experience.
. Geotechnical qualifications and experience will be very highly regarded.
. Direct blasting experience.
. Surpac mining software experience preferred.
. MS Excel & MS Word competency essential.
. Must have excellent Norwegian/Swedish or English language skills.

By agreement, SVG can be of assistance with accommodation,
payment of travel expenses to interviews etc