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Turquoise Ridge - Geologist

Employer
Barrick Gold
Location
Cortez, Nevada, United States
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Oct 29, 2021

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Category
Geology & GeoSciences
Work Term
Permanent
Work Load
Full Time
Language
English
Position Description:

Nevada Gold Mines is looking for a Reconciliation Geologist, Engineer, or Metallurgist to join the Mineral Resource Management team at the Turquoise Ridge mining complex, which consists of two open pits, two underground mines, one heap leach, and one autoclave. The job's role will be to understand and track all ounces of gold going from the mine to mill to bar.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide a strong contribution to the site safety culture and programs, encouraging and ensuring others do the same
  • Ensuring quality data across several sources (open pit, underground, and process), compile weekly, monthly, and quarterly mine to mill and Resource/Reserve reconciliation reports, identifying risks and variances
  • Analyze reconciliation trends and highlight value adding opportunities to management in a timely manner
  • Weekly and monthly reconciliation of material movement from open pit. underground and stockpiles
  • Build and maintain collaborative internal relationships with key departments across several sites (ore control, mining, engineering, process, finance, safety, and environment)
  • Participate in, oversee, and/or lead the implementation of key initiatives to drive continuous improvement
  • Prepare, provide, and participate in presentations
  • Perform other duties as assigned


Qualifications:

  • Bachelors in Geology, Engineering, Metallurgy, Data Analyst or related field required
  • Three or more years of technical experience working within the Natural Resources or Mining Industries required
  • Excellent interpersonal, organizational, technical and analytical skills required
  • Familiarity with QA/QC procedures preferred
  • Basic knowledge of resource processing and extraction methods preferred
  • Practical knowledge and/or experience in drilling, sampling and assaying methods as well as QAQC procedures as applied to drilling, sampling and assaying preferred
  • Experience with Microsoft Office tools required
  • Demonstrated knowledge in 3D modelling and database software packages (e.g. Vulcan, Leapfrog, AcQuire, Excel) preferred
  • Experience in the exploration for and interpretation of Carlin-style and related structurally controlled gold deposits preferred
  • Ability to develop strong interpersonal relationships preferred
  • Valid driver's license required


What We Can Offer You

  • A comprehensive compensation package including bonuses benefits, and stock purchase plans where applicable
  • Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
  • An Opportunity to transform Traditional Mining into the future of Digital Mining
  • Opportunities to grow and learn with the industry colleagues are endless
  • Access to a variety of career opportunities across Nevada Gold Mine locations
  • Nevada Gold Mines is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer


About Nevada Gold Mines

Nevada Gold Mines is a joint venture between Barrick Gold Corporation (61.5%) and Newmont Goldcorp Corporation (38.5%), combining their significant assets across Nevada to create the single largest gold-producing complex in the world and realize the full potential of these mines through synergies and best-in-class operational improvements.

The massive mining operation comprises 8 mines along with their associated infrastructure and processing facilities that produced an estimated 4 million ounces of gold in 2018. Three of these assets are Tier One gold mines: Barrick's Cortez; the combination of Barrick's Goldstrike and Newmont Goldcorp's Carlin; and the combination of Barrick's Turquoise Ridge and Newmont Goldcorp's Twin Creeks. In addition, Barrick's Goldrush-Fourmile project has the potential to become the fourth Tier One asset in this portfolio. The new JV is expected to generate around $5 billion in cost savings over the next five years. Nevada Gold Mines is operated by Barrick.

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