Manufacturing Metallurgist

Our client is seeking a hands-on Mine Metallurgist to lead assay laboratory operations and provide metallurgical expertise supporting active leach pad and ADR plant operations at a Nevada-based gold operation. This role plays a critical part in optimizing precious metal recovery, ensuring accurate metal accounting, and maintaining strict quality and safety standards in a fast-paced mining environment.

Competitive Salary - $85,000 - $129,000 / year + Relocation Assistance Provided

• 4 on 3 off 10 hour day-shift schedule - Monday - Thursday or Tuesday - Friday
• Growth opportunities with new site development in-process
• Comfortable working on-site in a mine environment with rotational schedules

Oversee daily assay laboratory operations, including cyanide shakes, bottle rolls, column leach tests, and carbon activity testing

• Supervise analysis of carbon samples and ADR solution samples to monitor recovery efficiency
• Develop and maintain QA/QC programs to ensure accuracy, reliability, and compliance
• Support leach pad and ADR optimization, including refinery flux proportions, carbon stripping, and kilning best practices
• Manage metal accounting for the leach pad and plant, ensuring accurate monthly inventory reconciliation

Implement and maintain sample tracking and data management systems (LIMS preferred)

• Manage laboratory inventory, procurement, and vendor coordination
• Generate daily, weekly, and monthly operational and QA/QC reports

Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance

• Oversee safe handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals and reagents
• Lead regular safety meetings and training sessions for lab personnel
• Promote a strong culture of safety and environmental stewardship

Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Mineral Processing, or related field

• 3–5+ years of mining or industrial lab experience (gold/silver processing required)
• Proficiency with Atomic Absorption (AA), ICP-OES/MS, and carbon analysis techniques
• Demonstrated experience in a laboratory or mining environment
• Strong understanding of QA/QC programs and metallurgical accounting

If you’re a metallurgical professional ready to take ownership of lab operations and drive process optimization in a gold mining environment, we encourage you to apply!

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