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Geology Intern

Employer
ASARCO LLC
Location
Kearny , AZ , US
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Feb 10, 2022

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About ASARCO Grupo Mexico

ASARCO LLC is a subsidiary of one of the world's largest Copper producers, Grupo Mexico, which ranks third in the United States in Copper production. ASARCO LLC is a fully integrated miner, smelter, and refinery of copper in the United States with over 2,800 employees spanning across 5 sites in Arizona and Texas.

We are looking for motivated students with a strong interest in the mining industry. Our internship program is 10 weeks long, in which you will receive important industry training and get involved in meaningful real-world projects like planning a program, designing a process, or implementing technology. The culmination of your program will include an opportunity to present your work to management at ASARCO & Grupo Mexico.

Position:Geology Intern

Duties:
  • Digital data entry with interpretation of paper geologic logs into a digital database.
  • Must be proficient at reading geologic maps in selection and plan views.
  • Understand the basis process types of material classification in a mine environment.
  • Accurate description of rocks and minerals.
  • Blastholes and drilling core logging.
  • Assist in field operations.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Education Requirements:
  • Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university on a full-time basis
  • Must be a Sophomore, Junior, Senior, or Graduate level
  • Must be majoring in Geology, Mine Engineering, or closely related Engineering discipline

Knowledge & Skill Requirements:
  • Excellent organizational and interpersonal abilities.
  • Time management skills in performing multiple projects with various team members.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively present findings and make recommendations.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office products

Experience Required:Must be able to identify and describe rocks and minerals. Mineralogy required; petrography/petrology, field methods and some knowledge of ore deposits preferred.

Schedule:8-hour shiftMonday to Friday

A core value of ASARCO LLC is "Safety First." The Company is committed to help employees continuously improve their efforts to work in the most safe, inclusive, socially and environmentally responsible manner practicable. Employee safety and health, both on and off the job, are critically important to the Company. Therefore, ASARCO LLC requires employees to have and effectively demonstrate good working knowledge of modern safety systems. Each employee will take prime responsibility for ensuring that s/he works within all required safety procedures and processes.

Company

ASARCO (American Smelting and Refining Company), is a subsidiary of Grupo México, is an integrated copper mining, smelting and refining company with approximately 1,500 employees. The company operates three mines, associated mills and smelter in Arizona and a refinery complex in Texas, which includes plants that produce copper cathode & rod. It is ASARCO’s mission to become a globally competitive, low cost, high quality metals producer, with the goal of continuously improving performance, investing in our employees, providing solid returns to our shareholders and positively impacting the communities in which we operate.

Company info
Website
Telephone
(520) 431-1053
Location
1365 W. Pima Mine Road
Sahuarita
AZ
85629
United States

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