Geology Technician - Whitehorse, Canada - Newmont Mining

Newmont Mining

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Whitehorse, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Date:
Jan 21, 2023- Location: Whitehorse, YT, CA (Canada)CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Newmont is the world's leading gold company and a producer of copper, silver, zinc and lead.

The Company's world-class portfolio of assets, prospects and talent is anchored in favorable mining jurisdictions in North America, South America, Australia and Africa.

Newmont is the only gold producer listed in the S&P 500 Index and is widely recognized for its principled environmental, social and governance practices.

The Company is an industry leader in value creation, supported by robust safety standards, superior execution and technical proficiency. Newmont was founded in 1921 and has been publicly traded since 1925.

The Coffee Mine Project ("Coffee") is a proposed hard-rock gold mine.

Coffee will be a premier, high-grade, open pit heap leach gold mine project, built to world class standards, located in Canada's Yukon Territory.

We see ourselves in a long-term relationship with our First Nation Partners and the Yukon Territory.

Caring for it is crucial, so we take safety, sustainability, environmental and social responsibility seriously in all that we do at Coffee.

Temporary Geology Technician - Coffee Project:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Moving and organizing diamond drill core
Completing rock quality and specific gravity measurements
Working with oriented drill core
Core cutting/splitting and sampling, paying special attention to quality
Geological sampling and data entry
Analyzing and managing samples from RC drills
Managing sample submission process, including quality control & shipment tracking
Data entry

Training, Experience & Requirements:

15 years of relevant experience in exploration preferred
Prior work experience at a remote mining/exploration operation highly regarded
Computer skills with Microsoft Office required
Demonstrated excellent work ethic, communication & organizational skills
Ability to work outdoors in all conditions
Able to work in camp setting on a rotational basis
Able to work day shift or night shifts
Consent to preemployment screening
Valid Class 5 driver's license or equivalent
Physically able to work in steep rough terrain, communicate safely and efficiently via radio or phone, lift and carry up to 45 pounds of equipment and/or samples, able to load and unload core boxes onto logging tables

Working Conditions:

This position is a field-based in the Yukon Territory, Canada.

During the field season this will be a fly-in/fly-out position based at the Coffee Project site; the rotational schedule will be two weeks in/two weeks out.

Outside of the field season (depending on the project's needs) work will be based in Newmont's office in Whitehorse.

How to Apply

Consistent with Newmont's values of safety and responsibility, we believe that COVID-19 vaccination is a critical tool to fight this pandemic and protect the health and safety of Newmont's workforce and the communities in which we work and live.

Accordingly, if you receive an offer of employment for this position, you will be required to provide a declaration confirming that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, prior to your anticipated start date.

Further, if you receive an offer of employment for this position, you may also be required to provide proof of vaccination prior to your anticipated start date, or at a later date upon Newmont's request.

Newmont will consider individual requests for exemption/reasonable accommodation by applicants who cannot be fully vaccination policies/requirements at any time in its sole discretion.

vaccinated due to medical reasons or other grounds protected by applicable human rights law. Newmont may update its vaccination policies/requirements at any time in its sole discretion.