Senior Project Geochemist

Ivanhoe; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Ivanhoe Mines is seeking a Senior Project Geochemist to provide strategic and technical leadership for geochemical data across its global projects, with emphasis on sediment-hosted copper systems and basing on exploration workflows. Collaboration with geology and geophysics teams will be essential to extract high-value insights from exploration and operating datasets.

The role supports the Kamoa-Kakula and Platreef projects, requiring a strong track record in geochemistry, data integration, and

Qualifications

• An advanced degree in geoscience with geochemistry focus is required.
• Experience leading geochemical workflows from sampling to interpretation.
• Strong collaboration across geoscience teams and operations.
• Proven ability to mentor geology teams in geochemical methods.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and technical leadership for geochemical data across Ivanhoe assets.
• Collaborate with geoscience teams to derive actionable exploration insights.
• Apply best practices in geochemistry workflows for tier-one ore body discovery.
• Oversee data management and QA/QC for geochemical datasets.

Skills

Geochemical software

Data analysis

iogAS

acQuire

Leapfrog 3D

ArcPro GIS

Excel

PowerPoint

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

BSc Honours Geology (NQF 7)

MSc Geochemistry

Tools

acQuire

ioGAS

ESRI ARC Pro

Seequent Leapfrog

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

IVANHOE MINES is looking for a Senior Project Geochemist.

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.

Exploration is in Ivanhoe's DNA, with active projects in 5 jurisdictions; Copper exploration is focused on the Democratic Republic of Congo and exploration on the Western Foreland; in Angola and Zambia searching for the western extension of the Copperbelt; and in the Chu Sarysu basin of Kazakhstan. Additionally in South Africa we are exploring for mineralisation associated with the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex and its potential feeder at Mokopane.

At the same time Ivanhoe is focused on developing and expanding its four principal mining and exploration projectsin Southern Africa. The development ofthe 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.

Play your part in our teamsucceeding...

Provide strategic and technical leadership for the acquisition, management, interpretation and integration of geochemical data across the Ivanhoe Group of Companies.Emphasis is placed on strata-bound, sediment-hosted copper systems, where subtle geochemical signatures and basin-scale processes are critical to exploration success. The selected candidate will collaborate closely with geoscience teams to ensure the extraction of high-value, relevant geochemical insights from both exploration and operational datasets, applying best practices in line with Ivanhoe's organizational and corporate governance standards. The primary objective of this role is to enhance Ivanhoe's capability to discover tier-one ore bodies using geochemistry workflows, particularly in areas under sand cover.

Requirements:

• BSc Honours Geology(NQF level 7)
• MSc in Geochemistry
• At least 8 years in geochemistry environment, with minimum of 3 years in exploration role
• Experience in the full workflow of survey acquisition from design, contractor adjudication, acquisition management, QAQC, data review, analysis and interpretation
• Experience of developing and mentoring geology teams in geochemical approaches
• Sedimentary geochemistry approaches
• Experience with a systems approach to Mineral Exploration
• Experience working in a collaborative team of geoscientists.

Minimumadvanced skills and knowledge in:

• Proficiency in geochemistry/geological software and tools, with analytical skills sufficient to analyse complex data sets.
• Database Management (acQuire) of geochemistry data
• Advanced ioGAS skills
• Microsoft (PowerPoint, word, excel)
• ESRI ARC Pro
• 3D software for geological modelling (Seequent Leapfrog)
• Significant knowledge of various geochemical techniques; theory and application
  

Technical skills required:

• Good analytical skills, able to connect large-scale redox systems with localised sampling results.
• Good communication skills - communicate clearly both verbally and written.
• Cross functional abilities (Geochemistry-Geology-Geophysics collaboration)

The finer details:

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