Exploration Technician

WHAT DO YOU VALUE IN A CAREER?

At Agnico Eagle, our values never waver. We believe in trust, respect, equality, family and responsibility. Why? Because they express who we are and they have helped us succeed in business for over 60 years.

WHAT DOES AGNICO EAGLE VALUE?

We value you - your unique set of skills and experience. We value your willingness to build those skills and make a meaningful contribution to our company. And, we value your commitment to treat every person on our team with respect, helping us to operate safely, protect the environment and make a positive contribution to our local communities.

ABOUT OUR OPERATION:

The main objective of the Exploration team is to ensure that a strong pipeline of projects supports the reserves base and production capacity while maintaining the quality, manageability and adequacy of our future investments.

The Hope Bay Agnico Eagles Mines Ltd property is located in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut, approximately 685 km northeast of Yellowknife, 650 Km northwest of Meadowbank AEM operations and 125 km southwest of Cambridge Bay.
The acquisition of TMAC Resources by AEM was officially completed on February 2, 2021. The property and operations are remote but not isolated, serviced by both a port and airstrip. Hope Bay is an 80 km by 20 km Archean greenstone belt that has been explored by BHP, Miramar, Newmont and TMAC over a period spanning more than 30 years. TMAC began producing gold in early 2017 from Doris, its first mine at Hope Bay, and processed gold at the Doris processing plant which originally had nameplate capacity of 1,000 tpd and expanded to 2,000 tpd midway through 2018.

YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE:

Reporting to the Exploration Coordinator, the Exploration Technician is part of the geology team of the Exploration division and collaborates with other departments of the mine site. The Exploration Technician plays an important role participating in and supervising operations at the core shack, assisting geologists in the field operations preparation and follow-up, drill supervision and inspection, downhole surveys and data QAQC, while promoting and respecting Agnico Eagle's culture, Health & Safety Code of Conduct and the environment.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise the day to day operations at the core shack;
• Choose and implement access to drilling sites and monitor the drilling rejects deposit;
• Conduct environmental and health and safety inspections at drilling sites;
• Conduct ice road surveys;
• Support the maintenance of camps, buildings, vehicles and equipment;
• Occasionally manage remote camps;
• Manage drill core and rock samples inventory.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

• College diploma in mining technology or any other training deemed relevant combined with 5 years of experience;
• Methodological and rigorous approach;
• Physical ability to manipulate loads of 50 pounds regularly;
• Experience working in a multicultural environment;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team;
• Basic carpenter and mechanical skills;
• Basic vehicle operator skills (snowcat, challenger, etc) is an asset;
• Helicopter logistics management is an asset;
• Strong ability to communicate in English (oral and written). Selected candidates must attain a passing mark on a SPEEXX English language assessment;
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office software including Excel.

YOUR WORK SCHEDULE

• (subject to change) 21 days of work, followed by 21 days for transportation and rest; flights departing from Edmonton.