At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead metallurgical test work and contribute to plant design for a flagship gold project.
- Company: SXGC, a growing company focused on innovative gold and antimony discoveries.
- Benefits: Hybrid work model, influence in project design, and a supportive senior team.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and involvement in cutting-edge technology.
- Why this job: Shape the future of metallurgy in a groundbreaking Australian project.
- Qualifications: Degree in Chemical Engineering or Metallurgy with 5+ years of experience.
The predicted salary is between 121500 - 148500 $ per year.
Take a flagship gold & antimony discovery from early test work to operating plant.
We’re looking for a Lead Metallurgist to lead test work, support key plant design decisions and lead the metallurgy operational readiness as Sunday Creek moves from Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) into Pre‑Feasibility Study (PFS) and beyond.
Why SXGC? Because your work here matters. SXGC is a growing company moving from exploration toward development of one of Australia’s most exciting gold and antimony discoveries. For a metallurgist, that means real influence over the design and start‑up of potential processing facilities – not just executing someone else’s flow sheet. We offer hybrid Melbourne‑based work with regular site time, a small senior team where your judgement carries weight, and the chance to shape the technology choices that define how Sunday Creek operates for decades.
About the Role: Reporting to the Head of Technology & Processing, the Lead Metallurgist supports the development of SXGC’s multistage project pipeline – across the minerals processing value chain, tailings management and applied operational technology. You’ll manage and analyse test work, contribute to plant design across the various development stages and programs and lead metallurgical operational readiness as each stage matures.
What You’ll Drive:
- Manage and analyse metallurgical test work programs across PEA, PFS and beyond.
- Contribute to plant design for the potential development pathways for the Sunday Creek deposit (including tailings).
- Lead metallurgical operational readiness as each project stage matures.
- Identify opportunities to apply data, AI and new technologies to the SXG value proposition.
- Partner with geology, mining, environmental, approvals and permitting as well as commercial and finance on integrated decisions that consider all value drivers and stakeholders.
- Author internal and external memos, whitepapers and briefing notes.
Who You Are: You’re a senior metallurgist who’s spent enough time in a plant to know how early concepts move to testing and eventually meeting reality – and enough time on study work to know how to defend a number. You move comfortably between technical depth and stakeholder conversation, you handle ambiguity without losing direction, and you back disciplined execution with autonomy and transparent communication.
Your Background:
- Degree-qualified in Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy or a related discipline.
- 5+ years post‑graduate metallurgical experience.
- Hands‑on experience in base‑metal flotation plants.
- Track record managing and analysing test work programs.
- Comfortable in agile environments with shifting priorities.
- Manual driver’s licence.
- Highly regarded exposure to Hydromet / Pyromet, process plant design experience, greenfield project development and operational readiness programs.
The Practical Details:
- Location: Hybrid – Melbourne CBD based with regular time at Sunday Creek, VIC and potentially other locations in regional Victoria.
- Reports to: Head of Technology & Processing.
- Start date: July 2026.
- Required checks: Field‑based medical, Right to work and qualifications verification.
Ready to build something that lasts? If you want to shape the metallurgy of a flagship Australian project – from drill core to plant – we’d love to hear from you. Apply now – we’ll be reviewing applications as they come in. Applications close on Sunday, 12 July 2026.
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