Senior Exploration Geologist
- Drive target generation across a highly prospective Western Australian gold province.
- Generate and mature high-quality drill-ready targets.
- Lead field activities and ensure compliance with safety and environmental requirements.
Discover What's Next.
Are you a discovery-focused exploration geologist with a passion for target generation and building exploration pipelines that deliver results?
We are seeking an experienced Senior Exploration Geologist to join a well-funded exploration team and drive target generation across a highly prospective Western Australian gold province. This is a genuine generative exploration role where you'll have the backing, autonomy and resources to identify, advance and test high-quality opportunities.
If you've built drill-ready targets within the Yilgarn, understand regolith systems, and enjoy the challenge of making discoveries, we'd love to hear from you.
About the Role
Reporting to the Exploration Manager, you will play a key role in generating and advancing exploration targets from concept through to drill testing.
Key Responsibilities
- Generate and mature high-quality drill-ready targets
- Build and prioritise a pipeline of exploration opportunities
- Integrate geological, geochemical, geophysical and regolith datasets
- Conduct geological and structural interpretations
- Design and oversee drilling programs
- Interpret drilling results and recommend follow-up programs
- Produce technical reports and exploration models
- Maintain QA/QC standards and data integrity
- Lead field activities, contractors and junior geologists
- Ensure compliance with safety, environmental and heritage requirements
About You
- Degree qualified in Geology
- Minimum 5+ years' experience in a Senior Exploration Geologist capacity
- Strong experience working within the Yilgarn Craton
- Proven target generation and discovery-focused exploration experience
- Strong understanding of regolith geology and regolith-based exploration techniques
- Demonstrated success generating drill-ready targets
- Excellent structural geology and geological interpretation skills
- Experience with Leapfrog, Micromine, QGIS and/or MapInfo
- Knowledge of WA mining regulations and JORC requirements
- Current WA Manual Driver's Licence
What's on Offer
- Discovery-focused role with genuine exploration upside
- Strong technical and financial support
- Large prospective land package with significant growth potential
- Opportunity to influence exploration strategy and target generation
- Collaborative and experienced exploration team
- Competitive salary and long-term career opportunities
Apply Now
If you're a discovery-driven geologist with a proven track record in target generation, Yilgarn gold systems and regolith exploration, this is an opportunity to make a genuine impact and help uncover the next major gold discovery.
Apply now or contact Luke Otway at Stellar Recruitment for a confidential discussion.
"For the right person, this is more than an exploration role. It's an opportunity to leave a lasting discovery legacy."
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