Ore Control Geologist

Ore Control Geologist

Job Description

This position reports directly to the Manager of Mineral Resources. The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing ore control standards and supporting mine operations.

Daily

Production Geology

Production block model

Database management for blast holes and sampling data.

Kriging/IDS Estimation

Generate mining (grade) polygons

Adjust based on blast movement

Dilution Control- partnership with D&B and SR

Work with mine control to enter mining polygons in Wenco

Property Owners(leases)

Daily monitoring of weight recovery and reconcile deviations from target

Blasthole Sampling Program

Train Drill operators channel sampling

Duplicate samples -to measure imprecision, analyze variability of duplicate data

Set Assay priorities

Geological mapping of blastholes, assist highwall mapping

Assist with core and chip logging when needed

Weekly

Mission 100

Weekly Ore Control Plan

5 Week Ore Control plan- PBM

Month

Mine-to-Mill Reconciliations GSM vs OC Polygonvs vs Mill, crude MagFe

Other Responsibilities

Department of Natural Resources (DNR) site visits, report writing

Ore Control ultimately owns dilution

Tools

Minesight

Stakeholders

Short Range Planning

Operations

Resource and Reserve Geology

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Geology, or a related engineering degree
• 3 years of Open Pit Geology/Ore Control Experience
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Experience with Geological mapping/logging/Ore Control Software (Hexagon/Vulcan/Deswik/etc.)
• Strong technical geological abilities
• Ability and desire to lead change and improvement

Preferred Skills

• Exposure and experience with open pit iron mining or similar operation.
• Geologic Modeling experience
• Professional Geology License