Director, Resource Evaluation

AngloGold Ashanti

6d•$168,600 - $227,500

About The Position

AngloGold Ashanti is a global gold mining company with operations, projects, and exploration activities across ten countries. The Director, Resource Evaluation leads the Mineral Resource Evaluation discipline globally and serves as the company’s senior functional authority for resource estimation, simulation, geostatistics, and uncertainty analysis across operations and projects in the Americas, Africa, and Australia. The role reports directly to the Vice President Geology. The Director establishes and maintains enterprise-wide policies and technical standards, leads continuous improvement of resource evaluation business systems, and provides high-level technical support to the Mineral Resource and Reserve process. The role also provides technical expertise for M&A due diligence and capital project stage-gate reviews, and coaches and mentors geologists globally to strengthen technical capability and discipline health.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Geology or a related geoscience discipline.
Strong, expert-level understanding of international regulatory reporting codes, including S-K 1300 and NI 43-101, and the qualifications and capability to act as a Qualified Person (QP).
Proven track record reviewing, scoping, developing, and implementing mineral resource evaluation systems, advanced estimation techniques, conditional simulation, and uncertainty analysis.
Deep technical understanding of surface and underground mining operations and their value drivers, including grade control, mine reconciliation, and integration of geological models into mine planning.
Proficiency in geological, mining, and geostatistical software packages.
Advanced literacy in geological data management principles, database systems, and QA/QC controls as they affect resource estimation reliability.
Ability to manage competing priorities over a 24-month strategic horizon aligned with company strategy, while assembling information quickly and making sound short-term tactical recommendations.
Demonstrated success coaching and mentoring resource geologists, collaborating across disciplines and management levels, and influencing diverse multinational teams across global regions.
Personal credibility, strong communication skills, and willingness to take a well-reasoned stand on technical and governance matters.

Nice To Haves

Experience with RMSP is well regarded.
Post-graduate qualification in Geostatistics or 10+ years of senior-level resource evaluation experience.
Direct experience delivering technical input for project development studies and stage-gate evaluations.
Hands-on operational experience across multiple commodities and mineralization styles, including gold, and varied mining methods.
Prior corporate leadership experience and established professional networks across industry and research organizations.
Fluency in French, Spanish, or Portuguese to support West African and South American operations.

Responsibilities

Model behavior consistent with the AGA Safety Vision and Values, foster a culture where safety is the first value, and provide technical support for incident and accident investigations as required.
Provide global leadership, governance, and policy oversight for mineral resource evaluation; establish, maintain, and monitor compliance with discipline standards, procedures, and guidelines across operating sites, projects, and joint ventures.
Lead development, maintenance, and improvement of business systems for resource estimation, conditional simulation, uncertainty analysis, and geostatistical reporting; monitor industry tools and methods to drive improvement and innovation.
Serve as the principal resource evaluation advisor to business units, operations, and projects; provide technical input, reviews, and due diligence for M&A activities, project stage-gate reviews, and brownfield exploration frameworks.
Provide high-level technical support to the Mineral Resource and Reserve process, including review and analysis of site and project Mineral Resource Technical Reports.
Maintain active involvement across operations and projects; review mine-site and project geological frameworks and resource evaluation projects for alignment with company standards; maintain awareness of and support grade control and reconciliation systems.
Support the Geology Discipline Lead in maintaining the Discipline Framework; lead and manage the global Resource Evaluation Community of Practice, collaborate with regional geology leads, and mentor site and project geologists.
Establish and manage strategic relationships with research institutions, universities, geological associations, and specialized industry providers to advance technical capabilities.