AngloGold Ashanti Limited (AGA) is the world's fourth largest gold producer with operations and projects on four continents. This globally diverse, world-class portfolio is supported by focused exploration in the established and new gold producing regions of the world. In Australia the company operates the Sunrise Dam (100%) and Tropicana (AGA 70% and manager, Regis Resources 30%) gold mines, which jointly produce approximately 600,000oz per annum. AGA is a values-driven company and offers a working environment that allows every employee to contribute, learn and flourish.
We are now seeking a Tenement Officer to join our Generative Exploration team on a permanent basis.
Accountable to Tenement Manager Australia, this role will coordinate and oversee the grant of tenure and perform daily tenure management activities, monitoring compliance with obligations, tenements/ leases/permits and relevant legislation with a view to long time retention of prospective tenure.
The role is based in Perth however you will be required to visit other states and remote sites on a ‘as needs’ basis.
The main tasks of the role include but are not limited to:
- Provide frontline tenement management for all Australian operational mining and exploration tenements,
- Preparing documentation for a variety of tenement statutory obligations including new and renewal applications, processing the payment of fees and day to day entry of data into internal management tools,
- Meet tenement deadlines including statutory reporting, renewals, payments of Rent/ Shire Rates, MRF returns.
- Manage and monitor the Warden’s Court objection process,
- Prepare Surrenders/ Withdrawals / Transfers of tenements and exemptions in a timely manner,
- Report and track expenditure and other obligations in the tenement database systems to ensure that all obligations in the licence/ lease are complied with, in line with the Mining Act 1978 (WA), the Mineral Resources Act 1989 (QLD) and respective regulations,
- Advise project owners of compliance issues in a monthly report and/ or when they arise,
The ideal candidate will possess:
- Previous Tenement Officer experience is preferred; however knowledge of WA tenement systems and Australian mining and exploration legislation will be viewed favourably,
- Excellent time management, organisational skills, written and verbal communication as well as strong attention to detail and accuracy,
- Competence in contemporary tenement database management systems, preferably LandTracker,
- Competence in general MSOffice software and the ability to adapt to various specialist software tools ie. MapInfo, ArcGIS Pro, SAP, Expenditure Watch, Promaster, and 3rd party state based systems such as Mineral Titles Online, TengraphWeb, or MyMinesOnline,
- An awareness of the importance of strong cross functional relationships within a mining and exploration company,
- A National Police Clearance,
- Permanent work rights in Australia,
To be successful in this role you will also need to share AngloGold Ashanti's values and its commitment to safety and the environment.
This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a global mining organisation that values its employees and promotes a diverse and inclusive culture.
As well as offering a highly competitive remuneration package and a recently introduced performance bonus scheme, we offer challenging work and career development prospects and all our permanent employees (and their direct family members) are eligible for fully paid for private health cover, free annual flu vaccinations, professional memberships and paid parental leave.
We also have a number of active committees and programs that support our employees from a diversity and inclusion, health and wellbeing, and career development perspective.
Recruitment Agency approaches and referrals will not be accepted for this role, all interested candidates must apply directly to be considered for any role advertised by AngloGold Ashanti Australia.