Senior Mine Geologist

Musselwhite Mine

Orla Mining is striving to be the emerging gold producer of choice with a geographically diversified asset base, a prospective development and exploration portfolio, an experienced management team with a successful track record, and a high-quality board and shareholder base.

Orla operates the Camino Rojo Oxide Gold Mine, a gold and silver open-pit heap leach mine, located in Zacatecas State, Central Mexico. This low-cost operation is 100% owned by Orla, covers over 139,000 hectares, and includes a large sulphide mineral endowment located beneath the oxide resources. We are also advancing permitting on our South Railroad Project, a feasibility-stage, open-pit heap leach project located on the prolific Carlin trend in Nevada. This project is part of our larger South Carlin Complex, which includes a prospective land package. We recently acquired the Musselwhite Mine located in Northern Ontario on Lake Opapimiskan, a gold mine with more than 25 years of operating history. The addition of Musselwhite has allowed Orla to more than double our gold production and provide strategic entry into a Tier 1 mining jurisdiction. The Musselwhite Mine is highly prospective with potential to expand resources and mine life for years to come.

Orla is building a legacy of excellence, respect and sustainable value through responsible gold mining. We are striving to create a net positive benefit for all and leaving a legacy beyond the life of our mines. We do this through building and operating high quality mines supported and led by an experienced team. We are custodians of the assets we run and the environments in which we operate, and we are committed to fostering a culture of excellence, care, and respect.

Purpose:

Reporting to the Chief Mine Geologist, the Senior Mine Geologist provides technical leadership and oversight for all underground production geology activities. This role is responsible for ensuring the highest standards of grade control, geological modeling, and resource conversion while fostering a safe and efficient working culture.

Responsibilities include:

- Team Guidance: Supervise, train, and mentor the production geology team to ensure technical accuracy and professional growth.

- Operational Coordination: Manage the work roster, including flight and accommodation logistics, ensuring 24/7 departmental coverage.

- Safety & Stewardship: Lead by example in all safety protocols; identify geological hazards and communicate risks and opportunities clearly to the Mining, Engineering, Rock Mechanics and Milling Operations teams.

- Maximize Value: Implement effective grade control strategies to optimize head grades and minimize dilution.

- Design & Sign-off: Review and authorize development prints and stope designs, verifying geological positioning, tones, and grade accuracy.

- Stope Closure: Manage the stope closure process, providing final sign-offs to facilitate timely backfilling operations.

- Stockpile Management: Oversee surface material sampling and strategic blending of low-grade material to meet mill requirements.

- Delineation Drilling: Design, schedule, and manage diamond drilling programs. Issue drill designs and maintain strict cost control over the drilling budget.

- Geological Modeling: Lead the interpretation and 3D modeling of mine geology to improve short-term planning.

- Systems Administration: Act as the Deswik MDM Administrator, maintaining workflows and ensuring data integrity across the site.

- Environmental Oversight: Manage PAG/NAG material segregation and environmental sampling to ensure compliance with provincial regulations.

- Financial Accountability: Generate monthly cost accruals and contribute to weekly, monthly, and quarterly production forecasts.

- Communication: Prepare and present high-level month-end reports to management, translating geological data into operational insights.

Education, Experience & Competencies:

- Education: 4-year B.Sc. degree in Geology or Earth Sciences.

- Experience: 5+ years of underground production geology experience (Gold/Precious metals preferred).

- Certification: P.Geo designation from a Canadian province. Must be able to acquire a PGO (Ontario) designation transfer within 30 days of hire.

- Proficiency in Deswik (MDM/CAD), AcQuire, and, Power BI is highly desirable. Mastery of Microsoft Office Suite is required.

- Physical Requirements: Ability to work in an underground environment, including lifting/carrying up to 75 lbs and reaching/climbing as required.

- Cultural Fit: A team-oriented professional comfortable working in a diverse, multicultural environment.

Working Conditions:

- The work schedule for this position is 14 on,14 days off including travel to site, working 12-hour days.

Compensation:

- The salary for this position is $145,000 to $155,000 per year, depending on skills, experience, and qualifications.

- This role is eligible to participate in the Company’s annual short term incentive program. The target annual bonus for this position is insert 25% of base salary, subject to individual and company performance.

- The Company offers a Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), including an automatic 5% employer contribution, with the option for employees to receive up to an additional 4% employer match on employee contributions.