Country Exploration Manager

With a work schedule of 5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off, the successful candidate will lead all geology-related work in the near-exploration area, including mapping, drilling, logging, sampling and structural analysis of drill core.

Responsibilities:

• Overseeing geologic and resource modelling
• Ensuring exploration standard operational procedures are maintained
• Assay result verification for public release
• Ensuring that Health & Safety, Environmental, Code of Conduct policies are followed
• Establishing and maintain QA/QC procedures and protocols
• Planning and managing all diamond drill programs and activities in support of on-time and on-budget exploration
• Property evaluation and analysis on all exploration assets as well as potential assets for acquisition
• Exploration target ranking / target / processes and exploration permit application

Requirements:

Our client is prepared to cover all relocation costs and will provide complementary housing but applicants must be currently residing in Canada and capable of demonstrating:

• A minimum of ten years’ geological experience in Canadian resource development, preferably with precious metals
• A thorough understanding of mining, greenfields and brownfields exploration in Ontario
• Bachelor or M.Sc. degree in Geology (or related Earth Science discipline)
• Experience with deep drill programs involving wedging and directional, long-term drilling
• Experience with exploration, walking properties, property evaluation and analysis on all exploration assets, as well as potential assets and acquisitions
• Experience of analysing geological data using geological software and 3D modelling applications including Leapfrog, AcQuire, QGIS, DataShed and/or ArcGIS
• A proven safety record, attitude, and excellent performance & attendance history
• Experience working rotation, living in a remote camp environment, and working and in adverse weather conditions
• Professional Geoscientist (P. Geo) designation. (Preferred)

The Company:

This operation is an underground gold mine in northwestern Ontario which, in its first year of operation, produced 126,339 ounces of gold at an AISC of A$2,044 per ounce which was within both production and cost guidance. The mine’s three-year transformation program well underway to restore the operation’s production to above 200,000 ounces per annum at an AISC of less than US$1,000 per ounce.