Junior Geologist: Underground Mine Field & Modeling

Careermine; Hammerfest; On-site; NOK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Careermine invites applications for a Junior Mine Geologist at Nussir, Norway (Hammerfest Municipality). The role is onsite with a residential arrangement, requiring a geology degree and relevant field experience. You will collect data, log cores, support grade control, and work with geological models to improve ore understanding.

The ideal candidate has strong data QA/QC skills, proficiency in Leapfrog/Deswik/Supervisor, and fluent English; Norwegian or Swedish language skills are a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Geology from a recognized university.
• Minimum 2 years' experience in underground non-ferrous metals production, preferably with precious and base metals.
• Experience in geological interpretation and 3D modelling using Leapfrog, Deswik and Supervisor.
• Experience with overseeing diamond drilling and diamond drilling contractors.
• Database management and QA/QC of geological data.
• Knowledge of underground grade control drilling, sampling techniques, reconciliation and underground mapping.
• Fluent in English; Norwegian or Swedish skills would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to safety-focused, results-oriented culture in mining and geology teams.
• Collect geological field data including face mapping and chip sampling.
• Geological and geotechnical logging of drilling cores.
• Inspect and guide drilling operations related to grade control and mine exploration.
• Ensure high quality in geological sampling and data processing.
• Co-operate with the operational team to optimize dilution and ore recoveries.
• Participate in reconciliation between geological models and production.
• Use block models, geological models and drill core databases.
• Collect and ship geological samples to assay lab.
• Assist in updating grade-control geology models.
• Support senior geologist with information for geology reports.
• Work independently within broad guidelines to solve non-standard problems.

Skills

Geology interpretation

3D modelling

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geology

Tools

Leapfrog

Deswik

Supervisor

Job description

Careermine invites applications for a Junior Mine Geologist at Nussir, Norway (Hammerfest Municipality). The role is onsite with a residential arrangement, requiring a geology degree and relevant field experience. You will collect data, log cores, support grade control, and work with geological models to improve ore understanding.

The ideal candidate has strong data QA/QC skills, proficiency in Leapfrog/Deswik/Supervisor, and fluent English; Norwegian or Swedish language skills are a plus.