Careers at Bolin
Build responsible mining and local industrial capability with us
We are recruiting mining, processing, laboratory and corporate professionals in Nigeria to build safe, efficient and sustainable operations and teams.
Location: Nigeria
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Open Positions
Bring your expertise to growing operations
Open each role for full responsibilities and requirements. We value technical capability, safety, integrity and cross-cultural teamwork.
01Mining EngineerLead open-pit production planning, field engineering, grade-control coordination and safe, efficient mining.
Responsibilities
- Prepare annual, monthly and weekly mine plans covering pit advance, haul roads, waste dumps and stockpiles.
- Manage drilling, loading, hauling, dumping and selective mining while tracking production, dilution, recovery and cost KPIs.
- Coordinate grade control, ore classification and plant-feed plans with geology, survey, processing and laboratory teams.
- Monitor contractor performance, work quality and schedules; lead field coordination and corrective actions.
- Implement safety, environmental and regulatory requirements, including risk assessment and emergency preparedness.
- Prepare operating and technical reports and support expansion and continuous-improvement projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or above in mining engineering or a related discipline.
- At least five years of open-pit production or technical-management experience; African project experience is an advantage.
- Sound knowledge of mine planning, grade control, cost management and contractor supervision.
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD; Surpac, Micromine or Datamine capability is preferred.
- Willingness to work at a mine site, with strong safety awareness, execution and cross-cultural communication skills.
- Professional working English; Chinese communication skills are an advantage.
02Mine Survey EngineerMaintain accurate mine-survey systems for pit design, setting-out, boundary control and volume reconciliation.
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain horizontal and vertical control networks and survey pits, roads, dumps and stockpiles.
- Verify licence boundaries, set out engineering works and mining limits, and complete as-built surveys.
- Calculate mining, stripping, stockpile and construction volumes and reconcile them with operating, geological and finance data.
- Maintain controlled, accurate and traceable survey data, drawings and records.
- Operate and maintain total stations, GNSS and drone-survey equipment, including calibration and quality checks.
- Comply with local surveying regulations, site safety rules and project controls.
Requirements
- Diploma or degree in surveying, geomatics, GIS, mine surveying or a related discipline.
- At least three years of survey experience in mining or major civil works.
- Proficiency with total stations and GNSS; drone-survey experience is preferred.
- Competence in AutoCAD, GIS or survey-processing software.
- A precise, data-driven approach with strong field coordination and reporting skills.
- Willingness to work long term at a mine site in Nigeria.
03Blasting EngineerPlan and supervise safe, compliant blasting while improving fragmentation and controlling operational risk.
Responsibilities
- Design drill patterns, charging plans, initiation systems and exclusion zones based on geology and production needs.
- Supervise charging, tie-in, clearance, firing and post-blast inspection under strict permit and safety controls.
- Analyse fragmentation, toes, oversize, vibration, flyrock and blasting cost and optimise blast performance.
- Control explosives and detonator planning, storage, issue, transport, return and statutory records.
- Lead risk assessments, safety training, emergency drills and contractor blasting reviews.
- Coordinate schedules with mining, drilling, survey, geology and community-engagement teams.
Requirements
- Diploma or degree in mining, blasting engineering or a related field.
- At least five years of open-pit blast design and field-supervision experience.
- A valid blasting qualification, or the ability to meet all Nigerian licensing and registration requirements.
- Strong knowledge of blast safety, explosives control, vibration management and incident prevention.
- Demonstrated field leadership, risk judgement and contractor-management capability.
- Professional working English and readiness for a mine-site environment.
04Finance & Accounting OfficerSupport compliant mine, plant and trading operations through accurate accounting, controls and reporting.
Responsibilities
- Manage general ledger, receivables, payables, expenses, payroll and month-end closing with complete supporting records.
- Perform bank, cash, vendor and customer reconciliations and resolve outstanding items.
- Support mine, plant and trading cost accounting, budget tracking and variance analysis.
- Apply payment, contract, procurement and treasury controls and strengthen internal-control processes.
- Assist with Nigerian tax and statutory filings, audits and group financial reporting.
- Provide management with cash-flow, cost, budget and operating analysis.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, audit or a related discipline.
- At least three years of accounting experience; mining, manufacturing or commodity-trading experience is preferred.
- Knowledge of IFRS and Nigerian tax and statutory-reporting requirements.
- ACCA, ICAN, CPA or an equivalent professional qualification is an advantage.
- Advanced Excel and accounting-software skills with sound analytical and reporting ability.
- High integrity, attention to detail, cross-cultural communication and confidentiality.
05Flotation Plant ManagerLead safe production, technical performance, cost control and team development across a multi-metal flotation plant.
Responsibilities
- Manage crushing, grinding, classification, flotation, thickening, filtration, tailings and plant utilities.
- Set production plans and control throughput, grade, recovery, reagent use, energy, equipment efficiency and unit cost.
- Lead test work and process optimisation and resolve variable-feed, concentrate-quality and tailings-performance issues.
- Coordinate shutdowns, spares, inspections and preventive maintenance to improve availability and reliability.
- Maintain strong safety, environmental, tailings, occupational-health, quality and compliance controls.
- Build and develop local production, technical and maintenance teams with clear standards and performance systems.
- Support design review, installation, commissioning, ramp-up and acceptance of new or expanded flotation capacity.
Requirements
- Diploma or degree in mineral processing, beneficiation or a related discipline.
- At least eight years of concentrator experience, including three years in production or plant management.
- Management experience in lepidolite or tantalum-niobium beneficiation is strongly preferred.
- Strong multi-metal grinding, flotation, dewatering, reagent-regime and quality-control knowledge.
- New-plant commissioning, ramp-up or major process-improvement experience is an advantage.
- Demonstrated safety leadership, cost awareness, team development and cross-functional coordination.
- Willingness to work long term in Nigeria.
06Minerals Laboratory AnalystDeliver reliable sample preparation, assay and quality control for ores, concentrates and tailings.
Responsibilities
- Receive, prepare, split, retain and track ore, concentrate, tailings and process samples under standard procedures.
- Perform analysis for lithium, tantalum, niobium, tungsten, tin and other relevant elements or minerals.
- Operate available XRF, AAS, ICP or titration methods and equipment as applicable to the laboratory.
- Apply QA/QC using certified standards, blanks, duplicates and spikes and investigate out-of-control results.
- Maintain calibration, reagents, consumables, routine equipment checks and laboratory safety.
- Issue timely reports and communicate results to geology, mining, processing and trading teams.
Requirements
- Diploma or degree in analytical or applied chemistry, geochemistry, mineral processing or a related field.
- At least three years in a minerals laboratory, plant laboratory or third-party testing facility.
- Multi-metal assay experience covering lithium, tantalum-niobium or tungsten minerals is preferred.
- Sound knowledge of sample preparation, instrumental analysis, laboratory QA/QC and data traceability.
- Careful, data-focused work habits with strong safety and confidentiality awareness.
- Willingness to work in a mine-site or plant laboratory in Nigeria.
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