Ore Control Geologist - Open Pit Mining (4-Day Week)

SSR Mining Inc.; Valmy (NV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SSR Mining Inc. in Nevada seeks an Open Pit Geologist to support mine planning via CAD-driven mapping and drawings, ore control calculations, and field surveys. The role includes blast movement monitoring, drone surveys, and collaboration with engineers to generate daily, month-end, and annual production reports.

The position requires heavy use of MineSight and CAD tools, with a focus on geotechnical monitoring, resource modeling, and data quality for critical mine decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Geologic Engineering or Geology.
• 0-5 years of experience in open pit hard rock mining environment preferred. Candidates with more experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Development and implementation of blast hole/ore control programs that reconcile well with mine models.
• Development and implementation of blast movement ore control programs in conjunction with operations personnel and engineers that result in improved mining compliance and delivery of ores to process.
• Development and implementation of geotechnical monitoring programs.
• Development and evaluation of resource models.
• Pit mapping and data analysis for both mine modeling and geotechnical evaluation.
• Monitors groundwater management systems.
• Blast monitoring with respect to geologic structures.
• Monitoring and evaluating geological and assay data quality.
• Resource and mine production reconciliation studies.

Skills

Effective communication

Report writing

Analytical thinking

Safety leadership

Risk assessment

Drone certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geology or Geologic Engineering

Tools

MineSight

AutoCAD

Job description

SSR Mining Inc. in Nevada seeks an Open Pit Geologist to support mine planning via CAD-driven mapping and drawings, ore control calculations, and field surveys. The role includes blast movement monitoring, drone surveys, and collaboration with engineers to generate daily, month-end, and annual production reports.

The position requires heavy use of MineSight and CAD tools, with a focus on geotechnical monitoring, resource modeling, and data quality for critical mine decisions.