- Boost your knowledge and skills by joining an established organization
- Professional development within the organization
- Receive a competitive salary, plus top-notch benefits
- Join a company committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion
Headquartered in Toronto, Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) is one of the leading North American gold and copper producers engaged in the operation, exploration, development, and acquisition in Asia, North America, and other markets worldwide.
Centerra’s vision is to build a team-based culture of excellence that responsibly delivers sustainable value and growth. We are committed to the safety, integrity, ethics, and fairness of our operations, promoting the highest standards of ethical business conduct of our employees, officers, and directors.
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The Thompson Creek Mine is a primary, surface molybdenum mine and mill located approximately 48 kilometers southwest of the town of Challis in Idaho's Custer County.
In operations since 1983, the mine uses conventional open-pit mining methods with large electric-powered shovels that can each move up to 100,000 tons of waste rock and ore per day.
Thompson Creek Mine promotes a drug and alcohol-free workplace and has adopted a zero-tolerance policy with respect to alcohol or unauthorized drugs on site.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Geologist, Mine to join our Thompson Creek team.
The Senior Mine Geologist leads ore control and grade management to maximize ore recovery, minimize dilution, and ensure accurate material classification across the production value chain. The role integrates geology, engineering, and operations through delivery of high-quality geological models, mine planning support, and effective reconciliation and stockpile management, while adhering to environmental, health and safety, and company standards. A strong commitment to safe work practices and compliance with site policies is essential.
As part of a recently reopened operation, this role will be responsible for geological duties, including fieldwork, ore control, data management, modelling, reporting, reconciliation, and workflow implementation.
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Lead ore control programs including sampling, mapping, and ore/waste delineation to support daily mining decisions.
- Develop, maintain, and optimize short-term geological models to support accurate ore delineation and mine planning.
- Optimize dig polygons and material routing to maximize value and minimize dilution.
- Monitor and manage blast movement impacts on ore boundaries.
- Oversee stockpile management and material tracking to ensure accurate material accounting.
- Interpret geological, structural, and assay data to maintain and update ore control models.
- Maintain and validate geological databases, ensuring data integrity and reliability.
- Deliver timely updates to short-term models to support mine planning and operations.
- Support reconciliation across geological models, mine production, and mill performance.
- Provide geological input to mine planning and define ore boundaries, dig lines, and material classifications.
- Collaborate with engineering, operations, survey, and metallurgy teams to align ore control execution.
- Support drill programs including planning, sampling, logging, and data validation.
- Conduct geotechnical mapping and logging, update structural models, and report relevant information to the geotechnical team for pit wall stability.
- Identify and implement improvements in ore delineation, sampling practices, and recovery performance.
- Champion safety, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive adherence to standardized workflows.
To qualify, the following skills and experiences are required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Geology or a related field, required.
- 5+ years of experience in open pit mine geology and ore control.
- Experience supervising and overseeing small teams, preferred.
- Strong experience in open pit mining environments, preferred.
- Experience with geological mapping, drilling programs, and data analysis.
- Strong experience with geological modelling platforms (Deswik, Leapfrog, Maptek, etc.).
- Strong experience with geological databases (acQuire or similar systems).
As a valued member of Centerra Gold's Thompson Creek Mine operation's team, you can look forward to a competitive compensation package. Centerra's industry-leading benefits include**:
- PTO
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- 401k retirement plan with Company match
- Healthcare Spending Account
- Annual Incentive Bonus
- Employee Share Purchase Plan with Company match
- Professional development within the organization
- Join a company committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion
**Please note, compensation and benefit packages vary depending on department or position.
This is your chance to be part of an established, industry-leading global organization with incredible room for career growth and personal development.
If you have the relevant skills to bring success to our team, then we invite you to apply today!
