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Principal Geologist
Reference: 2105
Location: West Sussex
Contract: Permanent
Salary: up to £70k
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We are seeking a Principal Geologist for a global geological, mining and management consultancy company which provides high quality solutions to the international minerals industry.
This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity that offers, subject to performance criteria the chance to become a shareholder and potentially a director of the company after an appropriate qualifying period.
A key responsibility will be to grow the company in the UK together with working with key personnel globally to coordinate world-wide resource and related geological activities.
Experience and Qualifications:
1.1 Degree of Bachelor of Science in Geology
1.2 At least 15 to 20 years experience in the following areas:
o Exploration management
o Project evaluation
o Mine Geology experience in either underground or open cut operations
o Familiarity with Resource estimation methods
o Excellent report writing and presentation skills
o Experience in working with mining or exploration Management teams
o Good Excel, Word and Basic statistics computer skills
1.3 Additional qualifications and experience that would be favoured
o Resource estimation experience using Datamine, Surpac, Vulcan or Micromine
o Geostatistics experience
o Mine Engineering and/or Mine Processing experience
o Previous Mine Management or Exploration Management role
o African and European (including Scandinavia, Russia etc.) geology experience
o Already located in the UK, or ability to live and work in the UK
o Experience in compilation of JORC, NI 43-101, AIM CPR or Aus IGR reports
o Member of recognized institute allowing sign-off on JORC and NI 43-101 reports.
Salary up to £70k plus bonus.
