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Assistant, Surveyor

Employer
Argonaut Gold
Location
Dubreuilville, ON, CA
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Dec 7, 2022

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Category
Surveying
Work Term
Permanent
Work Load
Full Time
Language
English

Job Details

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Assistant Surveyor will provide accurate and timely surveys to the Operations Team and, ensure best practices are followed for all survey activities.

MAGINO MINE:

The Magino Project is a brown-fields site located in northern Ontario, Canada that contains an historical underground gold mine, landfill and tailings management facility ("TMF"). The Corporation has conducted a Feasibility Study during 2017 that examined mining the deposit using conventional open pit mining methods and extraction of gold from the ore using a 10,000 tonnes per day carbon-in-pulp ("CIP") mineral processing facility. When developed, Magino will produce around 150,000 ounces of gold during the first five years of production. The project has over a 15-year mine production life (including one year of pre-production).

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Provide accurate surveys to the operations team.
  • Use best practice survey methods and procedures for all survey related field activities.
  • Ensure all work performed is documented and recorded accurately.
  • Assist in field staking for blast-holes, toes and crests, grade control, RC drilling, infrastructure (roads, ramps, pads, etc.) and other control points.
  • Perform survey data collection (including from LIDAR and Photogrammetry equipped drones) and perform volume calculations for mid-month and month end reporting.

QUALIFICATIONS:
  • At least 1-2 years of experience in a similar role.
  • An appropriate college diploma will be highly advantageous.
  • Knowledge of the proper use and care of survey instruments & equipment. Experience with drones will be an asset.
  • Experience with survey software including Trimble Business Centre, working in MS Office, Windows Environment.
  • Familiarity with Minesight or other relevant software will be an asset.
  • Experience working in an open pit mining environment.
  • Effective communication skills.
  • Strong commitment to Health, Safety, and Environmental workplace standards.
  • Working in a team environment and also able to work independently.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
  • The role is located at the Magino Mine, which is approximately 88 kilometres northeast of Wawa, Ontario, Canada.
  • The ideal candidate for the role will work a rotation of 8 days on / 6 days off, 10 hour days.
  • Magino promotes a drug and alcohol-free workplace and has adopted a zero-tolerance policy with respect to alcohol or unauthorized drugs on site.


If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to be part of building a new mine in Canada and to build a career with a positive and supporting work environment, please submit your resume.

Argonaut Gold is an equal opportunity employer, values diversity in its workforce, and encourages applications from qualified candidates. Wherever possible, accommodations are made for qualified applicants with self-declared disabilities. Argonaut Gold thanks all applicants, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The Company reserves the right to administer relevant tests to shortlisted candidates selected for interviews, in an effort to determine their suitability and the preparedness of those candidates to accept and perform in the role for which they have applied.

Company

Argonaut Gold is a Canadian publicly-traded mining company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (AR.TO), with corporate offices in the United States and Canada, and operations and projects in Mexico and Canada. As an equal opportunity employer, Argonaut employs over 1,400 people throughout the organization, and maintains the premise that the most important key to building a successful and sustainable company is our people.

It's primary assets are the El Castillo mine and San Agustin mine, which together form the El Castillo Complex in Durango, Mexico, the La Colorada mine in Sonora, Mexico and the production stage Florida Canyon mine in Nevada, United States. Advanced exploration projects include the Cerro del Gallo project in Guanajuato, Mexico, the Magino project in Ontario, Canada and the Ana Paula project in Guerrero, Mexico. The Company continues to hold the San Antonio advanced exploration project in Baja California Sur, Mexico and several other exploration stage projects, all of which are located in North America.

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