Student

• Gain valuable exposure to the day-to-day operations of a leading mining business
• Work alongside experienced technical professionals, developing practical skills and firsthand insight into the gold mining industry
• Apply the knowledge gained through your university studies in a real-world setting
• Develop a deeper understanding of mining operations and the role your discipline plays in delivering safe and sustainable outcomes

Vacation Student participating in Gold Fields’ mining operations program

Vacation Student – Survey

Vacation Student participating in Gold Fields’ mining operations program and gaining exposure to the gold mining industry. Developing skills and insights through project involvement and real-world experience.

• Gain broad exposure to environmental activities across Gold Fields' Australian operations.
• Support site environment teams with day-to-day compliance, monitoring, and reporting work.
• Learn tasks such as field data collection, data entry, quality checks, GIS, and drone operations.
• Apply university learning in an operational setting while building professional networks.

Vacation student gaining exposure to environmental activities in gold mining operations

Vacation Student – Environmental

Vacation student gaining exposure to environmental activities within Gold Fields' operations in Australia. Supporting compliance, monitoring, and reporting work while learning practical skills in the mining industry.

• Broad exposure to geological activities across Gold Fields’ Australian operations
• Supporting both operational and technical teams in an active mining environment
• Learn about a range of geology-related tasks that support safe, efficient, and responsible mining outcomes
• Develop practical skills and professional capability

Vacation Student gaining exposure to geological activities in mining

Vacation Student, Geology

Vacation Student gaining exposure to geological activities in Gold Fields’ Australian operations. Supporting teams in an active mining environment and developing practical skills.

• Gain broad exposure to metallurgical and processing activities across Gold Fields’ Australian gold operations
• Learn about key areas of gold processing, including crushing, grinding, leaching, gold recovery and tailings
• Develop practical experience in plant inspections, sampling, testwork, data review, production reporting and performance monitoring
• Work alongside metallurgists, operators, maintenance teams, laboratory personnel and other site-based professionals.

Vacation Student Metallurgist gaining real-world experience at a gold processing plant

Vacation Student – Metallurgist

Vacation Student Metallurgist with Gold Fields gaining hands-on experience in gold processing operations. Involves learning key techniques while collaborating with experienced metallurgists and technical teams in Australia.

• Learn about a range of geotechnical tasks that support safe, efficient, and responsible mining outcomes
• Develop practical skills and professional capability
• Observe professionals across Mine Technical functions
• Complete a project valuable to the operation
• Gain broad exposure to the operation and learn about the mining cycle

Vacation Student role in geotechnical tasks at a leading mining company

Vacation Student – Geotechnical

Vacation Student role in geotechnical tasks at Gold Fields mining company. Gain exposure to the industry and practical skills in a real-world setting.

• Gain valuable exposure to operations in the gold mining industry
• Work alongside experienced technical professionals
• Develop practical skills and problem-solving capabilities
• Involvement in mining operations and project activities

Vacation Student in Control Systems Engineering gaining experience in gold mining

Vacation Student – Control Systems Engineer

Vacation Student in Control Systems Engineering working alongside technical professionals in gold mining industry. Gaining exposure to operations and developing practical skills.

• Support the operations of the Support for Trafficked People Program
• Conduct desk reviews
• Map processes
• Engage in policy development
• Contribute to service improvement in modern slavery and family/domestic violence support

Student Placement supporting Red Cross Migration Support Programs

MSP Student Placement – Virtual

Student Placement supporting Red Cross Migration Support Programs in modern slavery recovery. Involved in operations, policy development, and service improvement for affected individuals.

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