Geologist

3 weeks ago

Greater Sudbury, Canada Vale Canada Full time

Ready to lead with your engineering skills?

**Who We Are**:
Welcome to Vale. Our purpose is to improve life and transform the future. Together. We value our workforce and strive to offer continuous training and career development opportunities for our people.

Vale Base Metals is one of the world's largest producers of high-quality nickel and an important producer of copper and responsibly sourced cobalt. With headquarters in Toronto, Canada, and operations in Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, Manitoba, UK, Indonesia, and Brazil, we are delivering the critical building blocks for a cleaner, greener future.

Our Sudbury Operations have been in existence for more than 100 years. With five mines, a mill, a smelter, a refinery and nearly 4,000 employees it is also one of the largest integrated mining complexes in the world.

The Port Colborne Refinery was also commissioned 100 years ago on the shore of Lake Erie. Raw materials and finished products from Vale's Sudbury and Newfoundland and Labrador operations are transported to Port Colborne for processing.

We invite you to be part of our evolution.

**Our Team**:
As part of our team, you provide geological services to the Footwall Copper Deposits to help ensure the safe and efficient extraction of mineral resources. The role will involve lithological mapping, grade control and working closely with other geologists to optimize ore recoveries.

**The Opportunity**

We are currently seeking a Fixed Term Geologist/Sr Geological Technologist, Local 2020-05 to join our Creighton Mine in Sudbury. This is a 12-month fixed term opportunity.

Geologists provide geological services such as grade control, mapping, mineability and dilution etc., to mine operations for the proper execution of Life of Mine plan. Execute diamond drilling programs and interpret the results to explore for additional reserves and define current resources and reserves. Construct and re-evaluate resource wireframes to optimize mineralizing domains for resource model design and evaluation. Maximize profitability by increasing mineability and minimizing dilution through design and on-site direction.

**Accountabilities**

In this position you will:

- Follow departmental safety program.
- Provide grade control monitoring for assigned area in the mine.
- Communication of daily geology information to operations by clear, concise verbal and written instructions.
- Communication of cutoff grade calls to operations in order to maximize ore recovery.
- Conduct geological and structural back mapping.
- Assist in the preparation of diamond drill layouts for definition drilling and log the associated core.
- Collect geological data (including IFG probing) for the purpose of ore interpretation and reserve and resource calculations.
- Communicate changes in ore interpretation to engineering and operations.
- Communicate observed and potential safety hazards to mine supervision.
- Communication of cut-off grade calls to operations department for area of a mine.
- Provide geological and structural information (ore outlines) for drive layouts for assigned area of a mine.
- Carry out specific accountabilities as assigned by the Chief Mine Geologist.
- Identify, analyze and recommend opportunities for safety, productivity and cost improvements.
- Frequent underground travel is required.
- Hours of Work: Rotating 10-hour Day Shift with weekends

**About You**

**Education**:
Progressive eligibility for APGO, registered GIT

**Experience**:
**Skills**:
Computer Skills: Proficiency with Microsoft Office products to include Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint Outlook, and Teams. Demonstrated proficiency in Datamine, MineCad

**What we offer you**:

- Competitive salary
- Attractive pension and benefits (company paid core coverage, flex health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans and optional insurances)
- Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation, flex, sick, parental)
- Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth.
- Grow your career in a large and global company, and mining industry leader.
- Employee Family Assistance Program
- Online training and career development opportunities

**Include to Transform**

At Vale, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive work environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. Vale encourages everyone to express their ideas and opinions and values the plurality of individual profiles. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome - they are critical to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or any other personal consideration that makes us different.

Vale is an equal opportunity employer seeking to increase diversity across our operations and improve equal opportunity at Vale and in the mining industry.

In accordance with the Accessibil

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