Geologist, Open Pit (Fly-In Fly-Out)

At Agnico Eagle, our values never waver. We believe in trust, respect, equity, family and responsibility.  Why? Because they express who we are, and they have helped us succeed in business for over 60 years.  We value you – your unique set of skills and experience.  We value your willingness to build those skills and make a meaningful contribution to our company.  And, we value your commitment to treat every person on our team with respect, helping us to operate safely, protect the environment and make a positive contribution to our local communities.

Canadian-based and led, Agnico Eagle is Canada's largest mining company and the second largest gold producer in the world. It produces precious metals from operations in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico and has a pipeline of high-quality exploration and development projects. Agnico Eagle is a partner of choice within the mining industry, recognized globally for its leading sustainability practices. Agnico Eagle was founded in 1957 and has consistently created value for its shareholders, declaring a cash dividend every year since 1983.

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Reporting to the Supervisor, Production Geologist, you will be part of the Geology Department. You will play an important role in performing good geological practices in terms of providing quality geological information to surface operations to maximize the mining of the resource. You will also play a role in OP grade control, drill hole planning and follow-up, core logging, sampling, mapping, participating to 3D modelling/interpretation activities as well as ensuring compliance with QA/QC. You will ensure that the goals and objectives are achieved while promoting and respecting Agnico Eagle’s values, Health & Safety Code of Conduct and the environment.

• Manage tasks and projects as assigned to the position by the Production Geology Supervisor; 
• Assist with the management of the OP delineation drilling campaign including drill hole planning, ensure priorities and 
  targets are reached, participate to diamond drill inspections, contractor supervision; 
• Describe drill core in a timely and quality manner, import assays into logging software; 
• Grade Control: provide mineralization contacts, line up ore packets, ensure contacts are respected and material is moved 
  from/to appropriate stockpiles/crusher, analyze ore packets versus blast movements; 
• Blastholes data entry / QAQC; 
• Participate to OP mapping activities; 
• Assist with the production geology activities such that files, maps, and records are accurate and up to date and in a 
  timely manner; 
• Integrate the geology models into the mine plan, participate to 3D modelling updates; 
• Participate in the daily, weekly, and monthly planning meetings with operations and engineering. 

• Bachelor Degree in Geology or Geological Engineering;

• Qualifications to register with NAPEG;

• 5 years of experience in geology with a minimum of 2 years in open pit production;

• Supervision experience is considered an asset;

• Knowledge of Datamine, Deswik, and DHLogger softwares is considered an asset;

• Excellent working knowledge of all Microsoft Office Suite applications especially Outlook, Excel, Word & PowerPoint.

Note that the official working language at Meliadine is English.

Your Work Schedule:

• Schedule: 14 days of work, followed by 14 days for transportation and rest;

• Accommodations and meals are provided on site at no cost to the employee. Agnico Eagle provides charter flights to and from the mine site and will accommodate to cover other travelling expenses according to your location of residence in Canada.