AngloGold Ashanti Australia
AngloGold Ashanti’s Geotechnical Virtual Experience
Australia, Online/remote
What is this?
Welcome to AngloGold Ashanti’s virtual experience.
This virtual experience is designed for the Graduate Geotechnical Engineering role at AngloGold Ashanti Australia and comprises three questions. Questions 1 and 2 relate to the collection of geotechnical data and Question 3 deals with the understanding of a geotechnical hazard when excavating underground.
Why should you do this?
This Virtual Experience Program is self-paced and should take only 2 to 4 hours to complete.
This Virtual Experience Program is free for all students.
When you complete the Virtual Experience Program, you’ll earn a digital badge and certificate you can share on Linkedin and include on your resume.
Throughout the program, you’ll learn and develop deep insights into what it is actually like to work as a Geotechnical Engineer at AngloGold Ashanti. Apply your engineering knowledge to a real-world problem & gain practical experience and knowledge to draw upon in interviews.
What skills will I gain?
Calculating RQD and Q values
Using cablebolts in underground excavations
Understanding geotechnical hazards when excavating underground
What you will do?
Module 1: Calculating RQD and Q values (1 - 2 hours)
Collecting data from core logging to calculate the Q-value.
Module 2: Using cablebolts in underground excavations (45 minutes - 1.5 hours)
Calculating the number of cablebolts required for an intersection
Module 3: Understanding geotechnical hazards when excavating underground (30 minutes - 1 hour)
Determining the risks associated with different tunnel roofs
Ready to get started?
Click Register to begin.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Engineering & Mathematics +more
Reviews
Rotating roster of duties surrounding logging, drill rigs and general geologist duties. Good variety in tasks.
Working on improvement projects for the processing plant/site. Calculations, drawings and planning for projects to be completed
Mining engineering for underground- all aspects
About the employer
AngloGold Ashanti Australia
3.2
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Mining, Oil & Gas
Join AngloGold Ashanti Australia’s world-class operations. Go for Gold!
Pros and cons of working at AngloGold Ashanti Australia
Pros
Supportive Colleagues: "The teams I have worked with across both sites have been a joy to work with and have provided amazing support both socially and professionally."
Diverse Projects: "Lots of different projects to work on... Lots of training (soft skills training) as part of the graduate program through AIM."
Teamwork: "There is a strong sense of teamwork and comradery when working and keeping the place operating."
Company Benefits: "Fully paid private health insurance for you and your immediate family... a very high level of cover."
Corporate Social Responsibility: "The renewable project at Tropicana is something I love and value about AGAA."
Cons
Lean Workforce Impacting Graduate Program: "Lean workforce making it difficult to follow graduate rotations."
Feeling Undervalued: "Many aspects of my job feel like just being given the 'busy tasks' or jobs nobody else would want to do."
Challenging working hours: "Work a minimum of 12 hours per day as per the contract, with some small amounts of overtime if needed."
Unstructured nature of the graduate program and being constantly short-staffed.
Minimal support and lack of guidance from the mentor/supervisor.