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Underground Geologist I

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Position Description:

 

Barrick is looking for a Underground Geologist to join the Underground Technical Services team.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Provide a strong contribution to the site safety culture and programs, encouraging and ensuring others do the same.
  • Work with mining crews, mine supervision and drilling crews to maintain a safe working environment.
  • Monitor muck sample collection and timely submission of samples, geological mapping of active faces and other exposures underground;
  • Collate geological data for level plans, compile mapping and assay information in VULCAN mining software and correlate it with existing models
  • Update of ACQUIRE database and grade compilation for muck rounds
  • Determine and monitor the routing of broken rock in the underground mine based on assays and mapping
  • Geological logging of underground diamond core and RC chips
  • Update geological interpretation
  • Assist with geological studies as necessary 
  • Prepare routine reports as required
  • Perform other duties as assigned 

Qualifications:

  • Bachelors of Science degree in Geology or related field required

  • Excellent safety record required

  • Ability to work within a team environment and possess excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills required

  • Previous underground mine (or open pit) operations experience preferred

  • Familiarity with logging diamond core and RC chips preferred

  • Familiarity with Vulcan and Acquire software an advantage preferred

 

What We Can Offer You 

  • A comprehensive compensation package including bonuses benefits, and stock purchase plans where applicable
  • Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
  • An Opportunity to transform Traditional Mining into the future of Digital Mining
  • Opportunities to grow and learn with the industry colleagues are endless
  • Access to a variety of career opportunities across Barrick locations
  • Barrick is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

 

About Barrick

 

Barrick is the gold industry leader with a vision of wealth generation through responsible mining; wealth for our owners, our people, and the countries and communities with which we partner.  Our objective is to maintain and grow industry-leading margins, driven by innovation and our digital transformation; managing our portfolio and allocating capital with discipline and rigor; and leveraging our distinctive partnership culture as a competitive advantage. We aim to cultivate a high-performance culture defined by the following principles: a deep commitment to partnership, consistent execution, operational excellence, disciplined capital allocation, and continual self-improvement. We are obsessed with talent, and seek out fresh perspectives and challenging ourselves to think differently as we transform Barrick into a leading 21st century company.

 

Barrick Nevada is an integrated gold mining operation that combines the Cortez and Goldstrike properties in Nevada, employing a total of 3,000 employees and 800 contractors. The operation utilizes both open pit and underground mining methods with Autoclave and Roaster processing facilities at Goldstrike and Milling/Heap Leaching facilities at Cortez.

 

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