Mine Geologist

Mine Geologist

The Mine Geologist visually inspects and collects both production and exploration samples, correlates data, evaluates assays and advises appropriate personnel responsible for production activities.

Job duties include:

- Production Stope Ore control, general tasks include.

- Performs grade control and exploration sampling, geologic mapping, core logging and provides geologic guidance in both production and exploration areas. These areas include but are not limited to stope production, ramp development, and initial vein development.

- Recognizes various ore and waste rock types and be able to identify and map complex geologic structures, estimates ore grade and samples rock in active production stopes; evaluates assay data; and implements grade control practices applied to cutoff grade economics.

- Monitors production and development headings for waste rock characterization.

- Prepares written and verbal professional reports communicating status of stoping and development areas to mine engineering, mine operations, and mill staff. Reviews and monitors stope and heading plans for possible unforeseen ground hazards and communicating findings to appropriate personnel.

- Field Mapping, general tasks include.

- Produces comprehensive geologic maps of development and stoping areas; compiles, plots and maintains up-to-date cross-section and plan-section geologic data; produces and updates last lift, current lift and next lift ore interpretations and forecasts for tons and grade.

- Diamond Drilling support, general tasks include.

- Assist with drilling activities including core handling, sample preparation, core photos, and sample logging.

- Ability to operate manual transmission utility vehicles, including tractors, over rough and uncertain terrain containing significant grades.

Minimum qualifications include:

- Bachelor’s degree in geology or geological engineering from an accredited four-year college or university.

- Prior experience in exploration or mine production geology preferred.

- Prior Geology internship experience preferred.

- Experience in narrow vein geology and deposits preferred.

- Strong geologic mapping skills, sampling skills, volumetric estimation, and ability to visualize in three dimensions.

- Demonstrate sound judgment for making field determinations for mining guidance and ore grade control.

- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point), basic skills in AutoCAD and experience in databases and 3D software preferred.

- Familiarity with ground support practices in underground mining in both production and development settings is preferred.