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Senior Metallurgist  [Apr.25, 2008]

Location: Pogo Mine - near Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

Contact: greatjobs@teckcominco.com

Teck-Pogo Inc. is recruiting for a Sr. Metallurgist to work at the remote Pogo

Mine located near Fairbanks, Alaska. The NEW 2500 t/d mill uses SAG/ball mill grinding, gravity recovery, flotation, and leaching/CIP to recover 350-400,000 ounces of gold bullion per year.

Duties:

  • Develop and conduct laboratory and in-plant testing to optimize the process and maximize gold recovery.
  • Develop familiarity with DCS.
  • Develop expertise in gold mass balance accounting. Develop expertise in and optimize key unit operations, which includes ferric iron co-precipitation in water treatment, gold leaching, cip/stripping, carbon rejuvenation, electro winning, gold refining and paste plant operation.

Requires:

  • 5-7 years Metallurgical Experience.
  • Experience with, usage & maintenance of lab equipment (float cell, MD3, grinding mills, etc.)
  • Knowledge of mill circuits with the ability to notice inefficiencies and initiate improvements.
  • Ability to perform testing procedures, process control duties, and troubleshoot operating problems.
  • Technical writing skills to write reports and document findings
  • .
  • Ability to provide recommendations to prove results under plant conditions.

Prefer

  • Experience with new or novel approaches to mineral processing.

Pogo is a camp job with transportation provided from Fairbanks, Delta Junction, or Tok, Alaska. Work rotation is 2 wks on/1 wk off. At Pogo all rooms have phone, internet, & cable tv connections. The camp has a game room w/pool tables, an exercise room, a weight room & a sauna. Must pass a post-offer physical and drug test.

Submit a resume: email: greatjobs@teckcominco.com

At this time, we can only consider candidates already authorized to work in the United States.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

 

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