Mine Engineering Co-Op

Mine Engineering Co-Op (Winter 2027)

Join Our Growing Team!

Discovery’s Kidd Operations has an exciting opportunity for a Mine Engineering Co-op .

A growing North America Precious Metals Company, Discovery is committed to combining high-quality gold producing assets in Canada with the world’s largest undeveloped silver deposit in Mexico.

Discovery has an experienced team, dedicated to being a highly profitable producer of gold and silver that generates superior returns, delivers substantial social-economic benefits and meets the highest environmental standards.

The Position

Located in Timmins, Ontario, Discovery Kidd Creek consists of Mine and Concentrator sites focused on developing and sustaining economic mining plans for its ore body. The mine extends to a depth of 3.01 km (9,889 ft), making Kidd the world’s deepest base-metal mine.

Discovery Kidd Creek is now accepting resumes from students of Mine Engineering for a co-op placement beginning in January 2027. This is for a 12-month duration.

The position offers an excellent opportunity to work closely with experienced Mining Engineers, Technologists and Technicians in an extremely deep and technically challenging mining environment. You will be challenged with work from a variety of engineering disciplines, most significantly Mining Engineering. You will work in an office setting, with some exposure to work in the field and prepare engineering designs and drawings using standard computer techniques for drilling, blasting, and backfill processes. As part of the Engineering team, you will be exposed to the practical aspects of Engineering Design in areas of ventilation, ground control, scheduling, surveying, projects, or mine design.

Skills And Qualifications

The ideal candidate will:

• Be enrolled in a Mining Engineering program at a recognized Canadian university
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Possess working knowledge of AutoCAD and preferably Amine
• Have strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Be legally entitled to work in Canada
  
  

Additional Information

This posting is for an existing vacancy at Discovery’s Kidd Operations.

We thank all candidates in advance. Please note, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Discovery Silver welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including, but not limited to women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities (racialized), aboriginal (Indigenous) persons and persons of any gender identity and sexual orientation. Discovery is committed to a positive, supportive, and inclusive environment.

Please note that we use artificial intelligence tools to screen applications and assess qualifications and selected candidates will be contacted by a human for an interview.