Senior Underground Mine Engineer

Round Mountain is an open-pit mine located in Nevada, one of the best mining jurisdictions in the world. The mine uses conventional open-pit mining methods and processes ore by mill and heap leach. Kinross began operating the mine in 2003, and it has since become a continuous improvement leader in the Company’s portfolio. Round Mountain poured its 15 millionth ounce in 2018. Round Mountain and the nearby Bald Mountain mine make up Kinross’ Nevada operations.

The Round Mountain mine is an important contributor to the Nye County economy and, working with local stakeholders, has helped achieve significant improvements in healthcare and education in the area.

Job Description

Kinross Round Mountain is a leading mining company dedicated to sustainable and safe mining practices. We are committed to innovation and excellence in all our operations. Join our team to contribute to challenging and rewarding projects in a dynamic and supportive environment. Round Mountain is renowned as one of the most geotechnically challenging mines in Nevada.

Our Round Mountain Technical Services team is seeking an experienced Senior UG Mining Engineer to lead the design, planning, and ventilation functions for the Underground Mine at Round Mountain Gold Mine. Reporting to the UG Technical Services Manager, you will provide all aspects of mining engineering support for mine planning, operations, and contractors to ensure the mine operates effectively and safely. The underground is currently in its early development stages transitioning from exploration development to capital development. This is a great opportunity for a motivated individual to build the foundation for the underground mining engineering group, standards, and procedures that will be used for the life of mine.

Job Responsibilities

- Short-Term Mine Planning:

Develop weekly and monthly mine production schedules, incorporating ventilation, ground control, and development requirements.

- Long-Term Mine Planning

Develop, update, and optimize long-range mine plans and designs. Conduct trade-off studies. Support financial modeling functions for capex and opex estimates.

- Stope Design & Optimization:

Design and sequence stopes using geology and geotechnical input; optimize for ore recovery, dilution control, and safety.

- Development Planning:

Generate designs for lateral and vertical development including but not limited to crosscuts, ramps, accesses, and infrastructure headings.

- Production Support:

Monitor daily production metrics; troubleshoot issues related to mucking, backfilling, ground conditions, and drill/blast performance.

- Ventilation & Infrastructure Coordination:

Assist in planning ventilation routes, escapeways, dewatering, electrical, and services infrastructure in coordination with mine services.

- Survey & QA/QC Support:

Collaborate with the survey team to ensure proper layout of headings and stope boundaries; validate as-built data.

- Cost Control & Reconciliation:

Track actuals vs. planned production metrics; support cost and performance analyses.

- Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance:

Ensure designs and activities align with MSHA regulations and internal safety standards; participate in audits and inspections.

- Mentorship & Team Leadership:

Provide mentorship and technical support to junior engineers and technicians; participate in internal knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives.

Education and Experience

- Required Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering or related field

- 3-6 years of experience in underground mining engineering (precious metals experience preferred)

- Familiarity with common underground mining methods (cut & fill, longhole, sublevel stoping)

- Experience with mine design and planning software (e.g., Deswik, Vulcan or similar) (Deswik preferred)

- Knowledge of MSHA regulations and site safety practices

- Proficiency in Microsoft Software

- Strong verbal, written, analytical and persuasive skills and the ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees and management.

- Ability to work independently and as a member of the Technical Services team.

- Demonstrate strong administrative, organizational and technical writing skills.

- Requires a valid driver’s license.

- Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience with backfill systems (paste, CRF) and sequencing.

- Familiarity with geotechnical and geological data integration into mine planning.

- Experience with ventilation modeling software such as VentSIM.

Reporting Relationships

Reports to the Underground Technical Services Manager.

Legislative Requirements

Background Check required

US work permit required

Language Requirements

Kinross is a Canadian-based global senior gold mining company with operations and projects in the United States, Brazil, Mauritania, Chile, and Canada. Our focus on delivering value is based on our core principles of responsible mining, operational excellence, disciplined growth and balance sheet strength. Kinross maintains listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol:K) and the New York Stock Exchange (symbol:KGC).