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Asmita Mahanta

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Global Practice Lead Geophysics at BHP
📍 Perth, Western Australia, Australia

A geophysicist with over twenty-five years of experience, Asmita is the Global Practice Lead for Geophysics at BHP. She leads teams of technical specialists and drives innovation and data strategy for the mining value chain. An alumna of the Indian Institute of Technology, she has a global background in multi-commodity mineral exploration.

Asmita is an active participant in the global geoscience community, frequently speaking at industry conferences like the Digitalisation in Mining Australia Conference and the Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference (AESC), where she shares insights on technology and the future of mining.

She led a collaborative project with external partners to develop and implement two new innovative downhole assay tools, managing the entire process from R&D to capital investment and technology transfer.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Global Practice Lead Geophysics
Job Level
Senior
Location
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Geoscience Innovation
Her career focuses on developing innovation strategy, generating a technology pipeline, and implementing new tools to unlock business value across the mining value chain.
Quantum Technology
Speaks publicly about the potential for quantum sensors and computing to solve key challenges in the resources sector, particularly for subsurface imaging and analysis.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Global Practice Lead Geophysics
BHP
8-2018 - 12-2023
Manager Technical Services and Data Integration
BHP
8-2011 - 8-2018
Superintendent Geophysics
BHP
11-2009 - 8-2011
Principal Geophysicist
BHP
1-2006 - 11-2009
Senior Geophysicist
BHP
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Education
2005 - 2008
Graduate Diploma
Kaplan Professional
1994 - 1997
Masters
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad
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