Resources Geologist: Open-Pit Ore Modeling & Exploration

Hudbay Minerals U.S. Business Unit; Arizona; On-site; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Hudbay Minerals U.S. Business Unit in Arizona is seeking a Resources Geologist to support exploration drilling, field mapping, core logging and geological modeling.

The role reports to the Chief Geologist and requires 3–7 years in geology, strong geostatistics knowledge, and proficiency with MinePlan, Datamine, Micromine or Leapfrog. Your responsibilities include building block models, QA/QC, geometallurgical considerations, database management, and supporting ore control and budget planning

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Geology or related discipline from an accredited college or university.
• 3–7 years of experience in the geological field.
• Strong knowledge of geostatistics and related methods.
• Proficiency in mining software for planning and modeling.

Responsibilities

• Complies with safety policies in office and field settings.
• Lead long-term resource and reserve block model construction from drilling data.
• Develop 3D geological models including lithology, alteration and mineralization wireframes.
• Perform QA/QC of drilling data and sample validation.
• Manage databases and supervise data input/output configuration.
• Develop geometallurgical models and assess hardness and correlations.
• Design infill and exploration drilling plans to expand resources.
• Support in budgeting, due diligence and industry-standard coding.

Skills

Geostatistics

Mine planning software

Acquire/Datashed

Education

Bachelor of Science in Geology or related discipline

3–7 years geological field experience

Tools

MinePlan

Datamine / Micromine / Leapfrog

Job description

Hudbay Minerals U.S. Business Unit in Arizona is seeking a Resources Geologist to support exploration drilling, field mapping, core logging and geological modeling.

The role reports to the Chief Geologist and requires 3–7 years in geology, strong geostatistics knowledge, and proficiency with MinePlan, Datamine, Micromine or Leapfrog. Your responsibilities include building block models, QA/QC, geometallurgical considerations, database management, and supporting ore control and budget planning