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Job Opportunity at AUMS, Underground Bogger Operator

Underground Bogger Operator  

African Underground Mining Services (AUMS) is an international leader in mechanised hard rock underground mining. AUMS is part of Perenti (Formerly the Ausdrill Group), an ASX 200 company and Australia’s second largest integrated mining services provider. We are a global leader in hard rock underground mining; together with Barminco we operate across Africa in Tanzania, Egypt, Ghana, and Burkina Faso and in Australia and India. We are driven by the continued success at our operations and exceeding our client’s expectations – both in terms of safety and performance.

The collective talent and expertise of our workforce is the key to our success, and we are looking for talented people to join our business. We seek to build teams who are loyal, committed to our company values and dedicated to helping our clients.

In return, we provide state of the art facilities, equipment, technology and opportunities to work on projects in Australia and Overseas. We look forward to receiving your application for the following position.

Underground Bogger Operator

Geita Gold Mine, Geita

Position purpose:

This position is responsible for loading and dumping cycles to and from development and production areas, allocated stockpiles, and haulage trucks.


Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Bog development headings and stockpiles to trucks;
  • Keep trucks operating at full efficiency ensuring all ore, low grade, marginal and waste are kept separate;
  • Bog out and clean faces. This may also include inspecting for mis-fires including notification to Shift Supervisor, hosing down and scaling;
  • Remote Bog from open stopes using RCT 2200 Tele-Remotes;
  • Tram material from stockpiles and other bogging duties as required;
  • Backfilling Stopes with Rockfill, Cement Aggregate Fill (CAF) and Cement Rock Fill (CRF);
  • Keep all roads in working area tidy and free from pooling water and other potential hazards;
  • Manual and tele-remote bogging of production stopes to stockpiles.
  • Sound Mechanical knowledge of Boggers and Trucks.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Minimum of 5 years’ Underground experience in Hard Rock mining in a mechanised mine operating U/G Haulage equipment;
  • Experience with Cat 2900 Loaders;
  • Experience with RCT 2200 Series Tele-Remote Boggers;
  • Backfilling Stopes with Rockfill, Cement Aggregate Fill (CAF) and Cement Rock Fill (CRF);
  • Valid Tanzanian Driver’s License;
  • Flexibility and willingness to assist with varied tasks and responsibilities;
  • Strong safety and hazard identification.


Only applications with a current Resume attached will be considered for employment.

Please send your CV along with a detailed covering letter via email recruitment@aumsgh.com

Application letters should reach the above on or before 6th January 2020,18hr00.