Senior Project Geochemist at Ivanhoe Mines

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 geology 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 (geologists, geophysicists, etc.)

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