The posting
Asante Gold Corporation ('Asante') is a gold exploration, development and operating company with a high-quality portfolio of mines and projects in Ghana. The Company currently operates the Bibiani and Chirano Gold Mines and is advancing the Kubi Gold Project. Asante is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV: ASE), the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE: ASG) and the OTCQX Market in the United States (OTCQX: ASGOF).
Driven by a vision to become the preferred Tier-1 mining company in West Africa, Asante is committed to building a safe, efficient and responsible mining business that delivers sustainable value to its employees, communities, shareholders and other stakeholders.
At Asante, our people are at the heart of our success. We are committed to providing an environment where employees can undertake meaningful work, develop their careers and contribute to the future of mining in Ghana.
Our culture is guided by the core values of Safety, Ownership, Teamwork and Continuous Improvement and we seek individuals who demonstrate accountability, integrity, collaboration and a passion for excellence.
If you share our ambition and are looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a dynamic and growing organization, we invite suitably qualified candidates to apply for the following position:
About This Role
Responsible in Providing metallurgical support to mill operations by executing sampling plans, preparing and analysing samples, supporting metallurgical studies and maintaining laboratory and analytical equipment used in the process facility.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in monitoring and optimising grinding, classification, flotation, leaching, adsorption, elution, and refining stages.
- Assist in monitoring carbon-in-leach (CIL) performance, including leach kinetics, grind size, dissolved oxygen (DO), cyanide distribution, carbon activity, carbon movement efficiency, and slurry density.
- Monitor daily plant operations, throughput, gold recovery, and process efficiency.
- Identify process deviations and report abnormal operating conditions to the Production Metallurgist.
- Collect representative samples of feed, tailings, concentrates, and other process streams in accordance with approved sampling plans.
- Support plant trials, metallurgical test work, and optimisation studies, including cyanide optimisation, lead nitrate dosing curves, lime consumption strategies, and flocculant efficiency.
- Prepare samples for laboratory analysis and ensure accurate identification, handling, storage, and recording.
- Conduct basic laboratory tests in accordance with approved procedures.
- Train operators on sampling, gold extraction principles, chemical handling, and safe metallurgical practices
- Assist in monitoring and evaluating cyanide, lime, and other reagent consumption.
- Assist in managing carbon inventory and monitoring attrition rates, screening efficiency, and regeneration performance.
- Assist in monitoring thickener performance and leaching efficiency.
- Identify opportunities to improve gold recovery and reduce reagent consumption.
- Support recovery improvements for oxide, transition, sulphide, and ores containing refractory components.
- Collect and compile daily metallurgical production data.
- Assist in preparing daily metallurgical reports, weekly trend analyses, and monthly reconciliation summaries.
- Maintain accurate records of production data, plant samples, laboratory results, test work, and other metallurgical activities
- Assist in calculating metallurgical recovery and reagent consumption, conducting daily mass balance reconciliations, and identifying trends affecting recovery and gold losses.
- Report discrepancies in metallurgical data to the Production Metallurgist.
- Perform any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Education, Work Experience & Key Competencies
- A bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Chemistry from a recognised tertiary institution.
- Minimum of 3 years’ operating experience in a gold processing plant, including a minimum of 2 years in laboratory and metallurgical activities.
- Previous experience in a metallurgical laboratory, pilot plant, or similar environment, with exposure to laboratory information management systems (LIMS), would be an added advantage.
- Strong technical, analytical, and interpretation skills, supported by sound practical judgement and decision-making.
- Demonstrable knowledge of milling, classification, flotation, regrinding, leaching, desorption, CIL/CIP operations, and tailings processes.
- Understanding of and experience in process control and continuous improvement would be an asset.
- Ability to troubleshoot technical problems using available instruments and achieve results within the required timeframe.
- Ability to initiate metallurgical investigations and conduct analyses.
- Proficiency in written and spoken English, with the ability to compile data and prepare clear, accurate operational performance reports.
- Sound understanding of processing plant and laboratory equipment.
- Practical experience in plant and metallurgical laboratory activities, including bottle roll tests, carbon activity tests, dissolved oxygen measurement, cyanide titration, carbon profiling, and cyanide analyser maintenance.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Initiative and a proactive approach to work.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Ability to work in multi-cultural environment.
