Position Summary

Responsible to provide technical assistance, support and troubleshooting expertise to Company’s mine sites – metallurgical operations.

Functions / Responsibilities

• Analyze production records from Company’s mine operations (Daily Met Balance, Month end Production – Metallurgical Reconciliation)
• Provide metallurgical expertise to Company’s operations to improve performance from a specific processing area that would impact overall metal recoveries.
• Works in conjunction with site technical and operational personnel to collect, monitor and report technical operational information for the corporation.
• Responsible for providing engineering function to the corporate group on the full spectrum of plant process facilities, including crushing, milling, various process methodologies, leaching, and refining.
• Propose and coordinate metallurgical test work programs to evaluate ore deposits as part of the development of the existing operations.
• Ore Processing Development (Flow sheet, Process Description, Mass – Water Balance, Equipment Sizing).
• Work with outside technical consultants and advisors.
• Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) development for specific metallurgical testing and for training purposes.

 Experience and Training

• Seven to Ten years of solid, progressive metallurgical operating experience with variety of methodologies.
• Sound understanding of milling processes, equipment, operating costs, and productivity.
• Excellent computer skills on relevant software.
• Available for travel extensively, both domestic and international.
• Well organized with ability to work independently but still operating with a teamwork philosophy.
• Ability to follow complex written and oral instructions and to accept responsibility.