Role & responsibilities

- Plan and supervise exploratory drilling, core logging, sampling and assay programmes; maintain borehole and sample records.

- Prepare geological maps, cross-sections, bench plans and 3D ore body models using mine planning software.

- Carry out reserve and resource estimation, grade control and ore/waste demarcation to meet blending and quality requirements.

- Monitor working faces daily, mark ore boundaries and advise on selective mining to control dilution and losses.

- Prepare and update the Mining Plan, Scheme of Mining and annual returns for submission to IBM / DGMS / State Mining Department.

- Coordinate with the Survey, Planning and Production teams for short-term and long-term mine scheduling.





- Maintain statutory geological registers and support environmental, forest and lease-related statutory documentation.

Preferred candidate profile

- Hands-on experience in an operating opencast mine (limestone / iron ore / coal / bauxite or similar).

- Working knowledge of Surpac / Datamine / MineSched / MineScape / Micromine or equivalent.

- Sound understanding of MMDR Act, MCDR 2017, Mines Act 1952 and applicable statutory returns.

- Solid analytical, reporting and cross-functional coordination skills.

📌 Geologist (Jajpur)
🏢 Balasore Alloys
📍 Jajpur