About

Norwest Exploration and Mining specialises in supplying the mining industry with safety-trained and skilled geologists, mining engineers, and field technicians.

We are headquartered in Mount Isa, the heart of the North West Minerals Province.

With 40 years of local and international mining experience on both sides of the contracting fence, Norwest management understands your workforce needs.

CAPABILITY

Norwest helps clients meet their short and long-term mineral exploration and mining objectives by providing carefully screened and referenced personnel in the following areas:

  • Project Management

  • Drill programs – Design to implementation

  • Field Surveys

  • Geologic Modelling

  • Mine Planning and Scheduling

  • Process Engineering

  • Maintenance Engineering

Skills and services

All Norwest personnel actively contribute to your company’s safety culture, including toolbox and pre-shift safety meetings.

  • Drill rig supervision and site inspections

  • RC and diamond core logging

  • Mapping, field reconnaissance

  • Soil, rock and stream sampling, pXRF

  • Drill program design

  • CCA negotiations

  • Cultural heritage surveys

  • MapInfo, QGIS, Acquire, Leapfrog, ioGAS, Micromine

  • Mine design and scheduling

  • Deswick Suite

  • Environmental Compliance and rehab

Sponsorship

If a suitable candidate cannot be found domestically, Norwest is a registered business sponsor and sources offshore talent from our extensive network to fill local roles.

All of this is at no risk to employers.

Our staff are employed directly by Norwest and are under contract to clients at competitive East Coast fixed hourly or daily rates.