Overview
Mining Engineer
A career with adventure, challenge and reward. It’s all possible with a blasting and mining engineering career at Orica.
Right from the start, you’ll get involved in real projects with access to specialist hands-on training, cutting-edge technology and a friendly team environment that comes from working in one of the world's most technologically advanced industries and with the world’s biggest explosives company.
Orica leads the way with innovative blasting solutions like Electronic Blasting System technology and mine modelling systems so as a truly global and forward-thinking company, you’ll get every opportunity to work with the best technology, throughout the world and across different mining environments. Like in our vibrant technical centre in Kurri Kurri, Newcastle. Here you’ll experience the diverse sectors of mining through planned rotation across different mining environments. From spending a few months at a time on open-cut coal mining sites in central Queensland or the Hunter Valley, underground metal mining sites in Broken Hill, Queensland or Western Australia, open-cut metal mining in Western Australia or Queensland, or iron ore, gold and nickel mining sites in other areas.