Mining Engineer
Southern Cross Gold โ Australia ยท Posted ~9 hours ago
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๐ Mining Engineer
Help build one of Victoria's most exciting emerging Gold-Antimony mines
Monday-Friday | 5:2 Roster | DIDO from Melbourne / Clonbinane, VIC
Permanent | Technical Services Team | Start ASAP
Join the team helping shape the future of the Sunday Creek Project, one of Victoria's most exciting emerging gold-antimony discoveries.
Located just 60km from Melbourne, this is a rare opportunity to help develop a new underground mining operation while enjoying a lifestyle that allows you to be home every night.
Avoid FIFO travel, enjoy access to excellent local communities and schools, and work on a technically challenging project with significant long-term growth potential.
As Sunday Creek advances toward production, you'll have the opportunity to play a key role in its future.
For the right candidate, strong performance and project growth are expected to create a pathway into a Senior Engineer position.
Why SXGC?
Because your work here matters.
Sunday Creek is one of Australia's most exciting emerging gold and antimony discoveries, and it's moving rapidly toward production.
We back our people with a supportive, safety-focused culture and provide genuine ownership over the plans, projects and decisions that will help shape the future of the operation.
This is an opportunity to join the project at a pivotal stage and help build the technical foundations that will support a successful long-life underground mine.
About the Role
You will focus on underground ventilation planning and monitoring, engineering project delivery and operational mine planning support.
This is a hands-on technical role that will contribute directly to the safe and efficient development of Sunday Creek into a producing underground mine.
What You'll Drive
๐ธ Underground ventilation design, monitoring and optimisation
๐ธ Compliance with Victorian OHS Regulations 2017 (Part 5.3)
๐ธ Mine design, scheduling and technical support activities
๐ธ Drill and blast design, execution support and performance monitoring
๐ธ Delivery of engineering and capital projects from scoping through to commissioning
๐ธ Budgeting support, forecasting and operational reconciliation
๐ธ Collaboration with geology, geotechnical, survey, environmental and operations teams
๐ธ Clear communication of technical information, risks and opportunities
๐ธ Participation in site inspections, hazard identification and safety initiatives
๐ธ Continuous improvement initiatives across technical and operational functions
Who You Are
You're a motivated mining professional who enjoys solving technical problems and contributing to a growing operation.
You can balance attention to detail with practical outcomes, work effectively with operational teams and take ownership of the work that helps keep people safe while delivering results.
Your Background
โ Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or a related discipline
โ Underground hard rock mining experience
โ Ventilation design and monitoring experience highly regarded
โ Proficiency in Deswik and Ventsim/Pumpsim Design, or willingness to develop these skills
โ Sound understanding of drill and blast principles
โ Exposure to engineering project delivery or capital works (desirable)
โ Strong organisational skills and ability to work independently in both office and underground environments
โ Strong communication and problem-solving capabilities
๐ The Practical Details
๐ Location: Clonbinane, VIC - live in the region or DIDO Melbourne
๐ Roster: Monday-Friday, 5:2
๐ Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
๐ค Reports To: Senior Mining Engineer
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Start Date: ASAP
Required Checks
Field-based medicalRight to work and qualifications verificationNational Police CheckCurrent manual driver's licence
๐จ Ready to Help Shape the Future of Sunday Creek?
SXGC is committed to creating a workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background.
Even if you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply if you believe you can make a strong contribution.
Applications close 24 September 2026.
About Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd
Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd (SXGC) is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and has CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs) listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
We explore for gold and antimony in the Victorian Goldfields.
Our 100% owned flagship project at Sunday Creek is the best new grassroots discovery in Australia with a globally leading high-grade hit rate for this stage of the project's development.
Our results demonstrate high-grades and wide zones of gold and antimony over a 12km mineralised trend.
As at 10th June, 2026, we have delivered 88 intersections exceeding 100 g/t Au from just 124km of drilling at Sunday Creek including results such as 1.0 m @ 2,318 g/t Au drilled within 455.3 m @ 7.2 g/t Au and 13.1 m @ 91.7 g/t Au within 331.5 m @ 6.8 g/t Au.
Our corporate objectives are to discover and develop large, long-life, sustainable assets which create value for shareholders and all stakeholders in the community.
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