2024/25 Summer Vacation Student Programme
Full Time

Join AngloGold Ashanti and make Gold a part of your Story. A story of exploring, mining, and processing one of the world’s rarest and most sought-after metals. Gold revolutionises and shapes the way in which society functions – come and be a part of our team, a team committed to building a better future.

About us

At AngloGold Ashanti, we pride ourselves on having a collaborative workplace that is focused on providing a safe and inclusive environment for all. We want to create an environment where people feel comfortable to bring their whole, authentic self to work and feel safe, respected, and valued while doing so.

AngloGold Ashanti is one of the world’s largest gold producers with operations and projects spanning across four continents. Our globally diverse, world-class portfolio is supported by focused exploration in the established and new gold producing regions of the world. We offer a working environment that allows every employee to contribute, learn and flourish.

In Australia we own and manage the Sunrise Dam Gold Mine, and the Tropicana Gold Mine (70% AGA owned 30% Regis Resources). These are two of Western Australia’s premier gold operations, with ongoing investment and exploration taking place across both open pit and underground operations at each site.

Vacation Programme  

AGAA offers a 12-week summer vacation programme for paid on-the-job work experience during your university vacation break (November to February). As a successful vacation student, you’ll get first access to our Graduate Programme opportunities.  

We are interested in talented and ambitious second to penultimate-year students, seeking to obtain work exposure during their summer break. 

Disciplines and Location  

Vacation Student are based at one of our two Australian operations, Sunrise Dam or Tropicana, or our Regional Perth office. Our operations are located in the northeastern goldfields of Western Australia. Site-based vacation roles will be FIFO on 8 days on/6 days off or 4 days on/3 days off rostering from Perth or Kalgoorlie. Positions such as Finance, Payroll and People and Capability will be based in our Regional Perth office.  

The Vacation Students we would like to join our team are studying in the following disciplines:   

• Geology
• Metallurgy
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Environmental Sciences
• Surveying
• Accounting
• Finance and Payroll
• People and Capability

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

At AGAA we are focused on having a safe and inclusive environment for everyone – an environment where people feel able to bring their whole, authentic self to work and feel safe, respected, and valued while doing so. Our Wellbeing Framework and Diversity and Inclusion initiatives are underpinned by the AGAA values that prioritise the safety of each and every person in our workplaces.  

AGAA recognises that standard recruitment processes are not accessible to everyone. If there are any accommodations or supports that would assist you in participating in the recruitment process for this role, please reach out to our Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity team at InclDiversityEquity@anglogoldashanti.com

Recruitment Agency approaches and referrals will not be accepted for this role, all interested candidates must apply directly to be considered for any role advertised by AngloGold Ashanti Australia.