Chief Geologist

Orla Mining Ltd; Northwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Chief Geologist to lead their production geology team at a promising gold mine. This onsite role involves developing geological strategies to enhance production efficiency and ensure safety and sustainability within the mining operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in geology, leadership skills, and experience in underground gold mining. With a commitment to diversity and a focus on strategic goals, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the success of a significant mining project. Join a team that values innovation and excellence in the mining sector.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in underground gold mining, including 3 years in production.
• Must be able to sign off on NI43-101 compliant resource documents.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production geology team and integrate safety into geology programs.
• Develop geological strategies to maximize production efficiency.

Skills

Geology

Geological Engineering

Leadership

Communication Skills

Grade Control

Resource Estimation

Modeling (Deswik or similar)

Business Acumen

Experience with Indigenous Cultures

Education

University Degree in Geology or Geological Engineering

Professional Geoscientist Registration

Tools

Deswik

Job description

Orla Mining is striving to be the emerging gold producer of choice with a geographically diversified asset base, a prospective development and exploration portfolio, an experienced management team with a successful track record, and a high-quality board and shareholder base. We are committed to creating and maintaining a culture of workplace diversity and recognize the benefits arising from employee diversity, respecting and valuing the perspectives, experiences, cultures, and essential differences that everyone possesses.
Orla operates the Camino Rojo Oxide Gold Mine, a gold and silver open-pit heap leach mine, located in Zacatecas State, Central Mexico. This low-cost operation is 100% owned by Orla, covers over 139,000 hectares, and includes a large sulphide mineral endowment located beneath the oxide resources. We are also advancing permitting on our South Railroad Project, a feasibility-stage, open-pit heap leach project located on the prolific Carlin trend in Nevada.
More recently, we’ve entered into an agreement with Newmont Corporation to acquire the Musselwhite Mine, located in Northern Ontario on Lake Opapimiskan. This project has great potential in a tier-one mining jurisdiction, and with more than 25 years of proven track record. This fly-in, fly-out operation will position Orla to double its annual gold production and provide us with excellent future opportunities. We expect this transaction to close in Q1 2025.

Purpose:
As part of our acquisition of the Musselwhite Mine, we are recruiting for a Chief Geologist. This is an onsite role that will be responsible for leading the production geology team, contributing to the mine's strategic goals, ensuring safety and sustainability integration, and optimizing production efficiency through geological strategies, grade control, and resource estimation. This role will report to the Technical Services Manager and will be key to the success of the Technical Service Department.

Responsibilities include:

1. Provide leadership to the production geology team
2. Act as a member of the senior management team to develop and achieve the overall strategy and goals of the mine
3. Oversee the integration of safety and sustainability procedures into geology programs and activities
4. Develop and direct the implementation of geological strategies and programs to maximize production efficiency and resources
5. Oversee grade control, and mineral resource/reserve estimation and reconciliation

Skills and Experience:

1. A recognized University Degree in Geology or Geological Engineering, coupled with a strong business acumen
2. Registration as a Professional Geoscientist
3. Must be a qualified person able to sign off on NI43-101 compliant resource documents
4. Eight to 10 years of progressive experience with emphasis on underground gold mining, of which 3 years must have been in a mine production environment
5. A minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Senior Geologist or 2 years as a Chief Geologist
6. Experience in working directly with First Nations, Aboriginal, or Indigenous cultures is an asset
7. Excellent leadership, communication, and people skills
8. Strong technical background and good knowledge of modeling using Deswik or similar software
9. Demonstrated capacity to execute plans and hold self and others accountable for deliverables their performance
10. A strong background in modelling will be considered an asset

Working Conditions:
The schedule is 14/14, working 12-hour days.