Job Purpose
JOB DESCRIPTION
Resource geology position that works as part of a team to assist in the identification, evaluation, exploitation, and extraction of ore reserves. This role delivers fit-for-purpose, high-quality models aligned to the business needs. A level of autonomy is necessary to resolve complex problems where creativity, technical judgment, tact, and initiative are required. Collaboration with key stakeholders through daily site engagement, including regular field visits in the pit and/or underground are essential to validate model assumptions and performance.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities and tasks:
- Coach and mentor mine geologists
- Contribute to and execute best-practice resource estimation workflows that are fit-for-purpose to the business needs for responsible projects.
- Review resource and reserve statements, block models, geological databases, QAQC information, mine designs, schedules, costs and technical reports.
- Develop and validate geological models with varying levels of complexity. Produce high-quality, accurate resource models, considering the financial impacts on mining and exploration decisions.
- Prepare and present detailed geological information and resource estimates to senior management and stakeholders.
- Ensure orebody knowledge has been communicated for integration into all part of the business.
- Integrate field observations and interpretations into high-quality geological models, focused on geologically constrained explicit-implicit estimation domains.
- Collate, analyze, and interpret data to write impactful technical reports that summarizes adopted workflows, explains business impacts and identification of risk or opportunity with assigned actions across the business.
- Work independently and collaborate effectively within multi-disciplinary project teams.
- Carry out a range of research activities either to support others or to fulfill the requirements of the role
- Drive a positive feedback loop to ensure model validation occurs across the mining geology value chain
- Field leadership with mine geologists to validate models in the pit and/or underground
- Work with reconciliation geologists to identify trends linked to model performance
- Resource geologists are validating their block models against geological controls to mineralization
- Resolve queries from engineering, operations, or others as applicable by providing information on complex processes and the related policies
- Follow the organization's HS&E policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to the wellbeing of oneself and others in the workplace; instruct the team in safe working methods; identify instances of risky behaviors within the team and take appropriate action, escalating serious issues as appropriate
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor of Science degree in Geology, Earth Science, Geological Engineering, or a related field
Experience
- Minimum three (3) years’ experience in relevant mining geology preferred; mining engineering or exploration roles also considered supplemented with a relevant post-graduate degree in Geostatistics.
- Awareness of reporting codes (NI43-101, SK-1300)
- Experience within the industry including mining geology in open pit and/or underground production environments.
- Proven geological interpretation skills with the ability to apply this to Resource estimation. Experience in modelling structurally controlled gold systems preferred.
Core Values & Company Dna
Zero Harm
We value safety and health above all else and we take personal responsibility and ownership as one team.
Responsible and Accountable
We act as owners, challenge each other as peers, learn and build on successes. One team, One mission.
Partnerships
We foster genuine partnerships and deliver on our commitments.
Build a Sustainable Legacy
We earn our social license by being a part of our hose communities, managing the impact of our operations and building a sustainable legacy.
Results Driven
We are results-driven through agile decision-making and disciplined execution.
Be Honest, Transparent, and Act with Integrity
We communicate directly, honestly and transparently.
Fit for Purpose
We keep it simple – delivering fit-for-purpose solutions.
About Us
Our mission is to be the world’s most valued gold and copper mining business. We are committed to partnering with our host countries and communities to transform their natural resources into tangible benefits and mutual prosperity.
With operating mines and projects in 18 countries, Barrick’s highly diversified workforce is drawn almost entirely from our host nations and equipped with world-class skills. We set the gold standard in sustainability by embedding environmental, social and economic considerations into all of our business decisions.
The company’s shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GOLD and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ABX. Learn more at www.barrick.com or follow us on LinkedIn .
About The Team
Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) is a joint venture between Barrick (61.5%) and Newmont (38.5%) that combined our significant assets across Nevada in 2019 to create the single largest gold-producing complex in the world. NGM produces approximately 3.5 million ounces of gold a year. The massive mining operation comprises eight mines along with their associated infrastructure and processing facilities and hosts three of Barrick’s Tier One assets: Carlin, Cortez, and Turquoise Ridge. At NGM, our mission is to be the world’s most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and owning the best assets, with the best people, to deliver sustainable returns for our owners and partners.
