Senior Exploration Geologist

IVANHOE MINES is looking for a Senior Exploration Geologist. Ivanhoe Mines is a leading Canadian mining company committed to becoming a global leader in the supply of critical resources required to transition our world to a low-carbon, renewable future.

Ivanhoe is focused on developing and expanding its four principal mining and exploration projects in Southern Africa: the Kamoa-Kakula copper mining complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Platreef palladium-rhodium-platinum-nickel-copper-gold discovery in South Africa, the extensive redevelopment and upgrading of the historic Kipushi zinc-copper-germanium-silver mine in the DRC, and exploration on the Western Foreland, near Kamoa-Kakula. Play your part in our team succeeding by providing strategic and technical support to the exploration teams across the Ivanhoe Group of Companies, with a particular focus on strata-bound, sediment-hosted copper systems where minerals systems approach and basin-scale processes are critical to unlocking exploration success.

Work closely with the site Geology teams to ensure that the most useful and pertinent information is extracted from existing Ivanhoe exploration data, utilizing best practice methods, in line with Ivanhoe organizational and corporate governance standards, with the aim of enhancing Ivanhoe's effectiveness of tier one ore discoveries.

Requirements:

1. BSc Geology, BSc Hons Geology, or related qualifications
2. Postgraduate degree in applied geology
3. Valid Driver's License
4. 5 years of related industry experience in exploration and mining with at least 3 years of field-based exploration experience
5. Experience in developing and mentoring junior geologists and helping them realize their potential
6. Sedimentary Hosted Copper Experience
7. Preferably experience working in the copper belt of either Zambia, DRC, or Botswana
8. Experience in exploration management and geological interpretation utilizing advanced geological exploration software packages
9. Experience working with structural, geotechnical, and geophysics data acquisition and interpretation
10. Data analysis and statistical skills
11. Minimum advanced skills and knowledge in:

1. Technical report writing
2. Data collection and interpretation
3. Quality Assurance

Your Key Performance Activities will include but are not limited to:

1. Regional Exploration Activities
2. Project Evaluation, Due Diligence, and Target Generation
3. Geological Interpretation and Modelling
4. Mentoring and Training

The finer details: When applying, please submit a PDF version of your CV together with certified copies (certification within a 3-month period) of your ID/passport, driver's license, and qualifications.

Should you not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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