Barrick - Geophysicist

Position Description:

Would you like to have a career with a collaborative, diverse, and dynamic mining company? We have an exciting opportunity for you!

Our vision is to be the world’s most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and operating the best assets with the best people. Our Exploration division is growing, and we are looking for a Geophysicist to join our team!

The Geophysicist will provide geophysical solutions to the North America Exploration teams, spanning field-based and desktop activities. The role covers the full geophysical workflow, including survey and program design, QA/QC, data management, modelling and inversion, interpretation, and integration to make discoveries. The Geophysicist works closely with district teams and the regional technical group, supporting programs from regional-scale generative exploration through to advanced greenfield, brownfield, and near-mine targets. All work is undertaken with a strong emphasis on field validation, data quality, technical rigor, safety, efficiency, and alignment with Barrick Gold Corporation values.

The yearly salary for this position will be $97,000 – $109,000 CAD. This position may be located in Montreal ,Canada, Toronto, Canada or Salt Lake City, Utah.

At Barrick, our vision is to be the world’s most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and operating the best assets with the best people. We are committed to a safe work environment sending every person home safe and healthy every day and leaving a sustainable legacy on our host communities.

Responsibilities:

• Management of all aspects of project design, planning, data collection, processing, analysis, data quality control and reporting for multiple airborne, down-hole and ground-based geophysical surveys. 

• Concurrently manage various geophysics-related tasks for multiple projects within North America 

• Contribute to the integration of geophysical ideas and interpretation within North America for the identification of new prospective projects, project areas, or brownfield targets. This includes Barrick´s and third-party projects.

• Supervise external contractors and consultants and ensure activities are in compliance with Barrick´s standards. 

• Document studies, outcomes and recommendations in relevant work plans and final reports. 

• Support New Exploration Opportunity initiatives on the processing, analysis, data quality control and reporting for multiple geophysical data provided by third-party companies.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Geophysics required

• Minimum 5 years of mining geophysics experience preferentially for gold and/or copper mineralization preferred 

• Some field experience performing geophysical surveys in industry preferred

• Competence in Geosoft (Oasis Montaj), inversion packages, and ArcGIS/QGIS required

• Demonstrated commitment to safety, community, and environment required

• Good communication and administration skills required

• Self-motivated and discovery-driven, with focus on leadership required

• Geological/geophysical interpretive/integration skills required

• Firm understanding and recognition of mineralization models and geological processes required

• Firm understanding of technical aspects of mining geophysical techniques required 

• Solid understanding of modern geophysical acquisition systems and processing flows required

• Oral/written English proficiency required

• Physically able to work in remote field conditions and drive long distances required

• Eligible to live and work in Canada or USA required

• Able to work in-office 1 day a week at either of our Elko, NV, Salt Lake City, UT, Toronto, ON, or Montreal, QC locations required

What We Can Offer You  

• A comprehensive compensation package including a competitive medical, dental, and vision plan with national provider networks, a 401k retirement plan with employer contribution, paid time off, company-sponsored medical clinics, company match share purchase program, and much more!
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
• Opportunities to grow and learn with the industry colleagues are endless.
• Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization.
• Barrick is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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Our mission is to be the world’s most valued gold and copper mining business. We are committed to partnering with our host countries and communities to transform their natural resources into tangible benefits and mutual prosperity.

Barrick is a leading global mining, exploration and development company. With one of the largest portfolios of world-class and life-long gold and copper assets in the industry - including six of the world's Tier One gold mines - Barrick's operations an projects span 18 countries and five continents. Barrick is also the largest gold producer in the United States. We create real, long-term value for all stakeholders through responsible mining, strong partnerships, and a disciplined approach to growth. Barrick shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "B" and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "ABX".

Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) is a joint venture between Barrick (61.5%) and Newmont (38.5%) that combined our significant assets across Nevada in 2019 to create the single largest gold-producing complex in the world. NGM produces approximately 3.5 million ounces of gold a year. The massive mining operation comprises eight mines along with their associated infrastructure and processing facilities and hosts three of Barrick’s Tier One assets: Carlin, Cortez, and Turquoise Ridge.  At NGM, our mission is to be the world’s most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and owning the best assets, with the best people, to deliver sustainable returns for our owners and partners.