Ore Control Geologist

Job Description

This position reports directly to the Manager of Mineral Resources. The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing ore control standards and supporting mine operations.

Daily 

•     Production Geology

•     Production block model

•     Database management for blast holes and sampling data.

•     Kriging/IDS Estimation

•     Generate mining (grade) polygons

•     Adjust based on blast movement

•     Dilution Control- partnership with D&B and SR

•     Work with mine control to enter mining polygons in Wenco

•     Property Owners(leases)

•     Daily monitoring of weight recovery and reconcile deviations from target

•     Blasthole Sampling Program

•     Train Drill operators channel sampling

•     Duplicate samples -to measure imprecision, analyze variability of duplicate data

•     Set Assay priorities

•     Geological mapping of blastholes, assist highwall mapping

•     Assist with core and chip logging when needed

Weekly

•     Mission 100

•     Weekly Ore Control Plan

•     5 Week Ore Control plan- PBM

Month

•     Mine-to-Mill Reconciliations GSM vs OC Polygonvs vs Mill, crude MagFe 

Other Responsibilities

•     Department of Natural Resources (DNR) – site visits, report writing

•     Ore Control ultimately owns dilution 

Tools

•     Minesight

•     Stakeholders

•     Short Range Planning 

•     Operations

•     Resource and Reserve Geology

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Geology, or a related engineering degree
• 3 years of Open Pit Geology/Ore Control Experience
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Experience with Geological mapping/logging/Ore Control Software (Hexagon/Vulcan/Deswik/etc.)
• Strong technical geological abilities
• Ability and desire to lead change and improvement

Preferred Skills

• Exposure and experience with open pit iron mining or similar operation.
• Geologic Modeling experience
• Professional Geology License