IVANHOE MINES is looking for a Senior Project Geochemist.

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.
Exploration is in Ivanhoe’s DNA, with active projects in 5 jurisdictions; Copper exploration is focused on the Democratic Republic of Congo and exploration on the Western Foreland; in Angola and Zambia searching for the western extension of the Copperbelt; and in the Chu Sarysu basin of Kazakhstan. Additionally in South Africa we are exploring for mineralisation associated with the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex and it’s potential feeder at Mokopane. At the same time 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.

Play your part in our team succeeding...

Provide strategic and technical leadership for the acquisition, management, interpretation and integration of geochemical data across the Ivanhoe Group of Companies. Emphasis is placed on strata-bound, sediment-hosted copper systems, where subtle geochemical signatures and basin-scale processes are critical to exploration success. The selected candidate will collaborate closely with geoscience teams to ensure the extraction of high-value, relevant geochemical insights from both exploration and operational datasets, applying best practices in line with Ivanhoe’s organizational and corporate governance standards. The primary objective of this role is to enhance Ivanhoe’s capability to discover tier-one ore bodies using geochemistry workflows, particularly in areas under sand cover.

Requirements:

• BSc Honours Geology(NQF level 7)
• MSc in Geochemistry
• At least 8 years in geochemistry environment, with minimum of 3 years in exploration role
• Experience in the full workflow of survey acquisition from design, contractor adjudication, acquisition management, QAQC, data review, analysis and interpretation
• Experience of developing and mentoring geology teams in geochemical approaches
• Sedimentary geochemistry approaches
• Experience with a systems approach to Mineral Exploration
• Experience working in a collaborative team of geoscientists.

Minimum advanced skills and knowledge in:

• Proficiency in geochemistry/geological software and tools, with analytical skills sufficient to analyse complex data sets.
• Database Management (acQuire) of geochemistry data
• Advanced ioGAS skills
• Microsoft (PowerPoint, word, excel)
• ESRI ARC Pro
• 3D software for geological modelling (Seequent Leapfrog)
• Significant knowledge of various geochemical techniques; theory and application
  

Technical skills required: 

• Good analytical skills, able to connect large-scale redox systems with localised sampling results.
• Good communication skills - communicate clearly both verbally and written.
• Cross functional abilities (Geochemistry-Geology-Geophysics collaboration) 

The finer details:

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 license and qualifications. 

Should you not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful.

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