- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Salary: Market Related
- Job Type: Contract
- Sectors: Mining
- Reference: 89122
Vacancy Details
Employer: Ivanhoe Mines
IVANHOE MINES DRC SARL (hereinafter “IMD SARL”) is a company operating in the Congolese mining sector, with offices in Lubumbashi (Province of Haut-Katanga) and the City-Province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (hereinafter the “DRC”). IMD SARL is inviting qualified candidates, both male and female, who are interested in this position. The place of work will be located in Lubumbashi.
Play your part in our team succeeding...To assist with the management and technical evaluation of exploration work in the Democratic Republic of Congo. To support the improvement in geological data collection and interpretation.
Disclaimer - this role is not open to any third-party providers and any application received from a third-party will be considered as a direct application.
You will have the following:
- Bachelor's degree in Geology/ Mining Geology/ Exploration Geology
- 5 years’ experience in exploration geology
- Sediment hosted copper exploration experience
- Fluency in English.
- Experienced in drill program management
- Data analysis and statistical skills
- Advanced technical writing and oral presentation skills.
- Cultural sensitivity
- Employee shall be required to become proficient in the following within the first year of employment:
- Leapfrog, and other application as specified.
- Familiarisation with Western Forelands stratigraphy and ore controls
- Technical report writing
- Data collection and interpretation
- Quality Assurance
- Experience as an expat
Technical Skills should include:
- Numerate
- Computer literate
- GIS software
- Problem solving
- Analytical and systematic
- Integrity and objectivity
- Risk awareness and management
- Risk awareness and management
- Action/Goal orientated
- Interpersonal Skills (relationship building)
- Numerical skills
- Communication and presentation
- Flexibility and adaptability - think on feet
- Detail orientation
- Data collation
- Technical reporting
- Physically fit
Process: Support exploration on IME Exploration Permits
- Assist and support regional and project scale exploration
- Drive effective problem solving and continuous improvement
- Deliver on the operating plan by supporting diamond core drilling
- Participate in reporting and presentations as needed
When applying, please submit a PDF version of your CV together with certified copies (certification within a 3-month period) of your ID/passport, drivers licence and qualifications.
Should you not hear from us within 30 days of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful.
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About Ivanhoe Mines
Ivanhoe Mines is a leading Canadian mining company committed to becoming a global leader in the supply of critical resources required to transition our world to a low-carbon, renewable future.
Ivanhoe is focused on developing and expanding its four principal mining and exploration projects in Southern Africa.
The development of the Kamoa-Kakula copper mining complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC), the Platreef palladium-rhodium-platinum-nickel-copper-gold discovery in South Africa, the extensive redevelopment and upgrading of the historic Kipushi zinc-copper-germanium-silver mine, also in the Democratic Republic of Congo and exploration on the Western Foreland, near Kamoa-Kakula
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