Senior Project Geophysicist – Porphyry Copper Discovery

Anglo American / De Beers Group; Santiago; On-site; CLP 30,000,000 - 60,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Anglo American in Chile seeks a Senior Project Geophysicist to lead design, acquisition, processing, inversion and interpretation of geophysical surveys supporting exploration across the Americas. Focus on porphyry copper systems. You will integrate multiple data types with project geologists, build 3D rock-property models, run inversions, test geological hypotheses, plan surveys, and push innovative techniques to reduce uncertainty and advance mineral-resource evaluations.

Qualifications

• BSc in Geophysics or equivalent; postgraduate degree preferred.
• Fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese or willingness to learn.
• Sustained career in applied geophysics with data processing, modelling and interpretation.
• Understanding of petrophysics to relate geology to mineral systems.
• Experience with porphyry copper or magmatic-hydrothermal systems.
• Expertise in processing and interpreting magnetic and gravity data, and forward modelling.

Responsibilities

• Integrate natural-field and controlled-source EM, IP, gravity and passive seismic data to image porphyry copper systems.
• Geophysical interpretation contributing to integrated geological models with geologists and geochemists.
• Interpret results against multiple geological hypotheses with an interdisciplinary team.

Skills

Geophysics data processing

Forward modelling

3D inversion

Magnetic & gravity interpretation

Porphyry copper systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geophysics

Post-graduate degree preferred

Tools

Geosoft Oasis Montaj

Job description

Anglo American in Chile seeks a Senior Project Geophysicist to lead design, acquisition, processing, inversion and interpretation of geophysical surveys supporting exploration across the Americas. Focus on porphyry copper systems. You will integrate multiple data types with project geologists, build 3D rock-property models, run inversions, test geological hypotheses, plan surveys, and push innovative techniques to reduce uncertainty and advance mineral-resource evaluations.