Geology Intern
- Employer
- ASARCO LLC
- Location
- Kearny , AZ , US
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- Oct 12, 2022
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- Category
- Auxiliary & Support Staff, Geology & GeoSciences
- Work Term
- Student/Graduate
- Work Load
- Full Time
- Language
- English
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Job Details
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:
Education Requirements:
Knowledge & Skill Requirements:
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.
Description Keywords: Intern, Internship
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:
- Assist Mine Geologists in daily office and field duties.
- Assist with pit highwall mapping.
- Assist with blasthole chip logging.
- Digital data entry into database.
- Assist in field operations.
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 Economic Geology, Geology, or closely related discipline.
Knowledge & Skill Requirements:
- Must be driven and willing to always give your best.
- Must be able to accurately identify and describe rocks and minerals.
- Must understand porphyry copper deposits and alteration types.
- Must be proficient at reading geologic maps in the selection and plan views.
- Must understand the basics of process types and material types in a mine environment.
- Must be able to work outdoors in all weather conditions and in stressful environments.
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal abilities.
- Must have time management skills in performing multiple projects with various team members.
- Must have the aptitude for software proficiency.
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.
Description Keywords: Intern, Internship
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
- http://www.asarco.com/
- Telephone
- (520) 431-1053
- Location
-
1365 W. Pima Mine Road
Sahuarita
AZ
85629
United States
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