Mine Technician (Mine Operations)

  Mount Polley Mining Corporation

  Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Mount Polley Mining Corporation is seeking an experienced Mine Technician.

Working schedule will be 7 days -12 hour shifts of work followed by 7 days of rest.

The incumbent will be responsible for:

• Demonstrate awareness and commitment to health and safety and consistently works toward a safer operation.
• Import and organize all survey data in Minesite for Pit. 
• Ensure surveying standards are applied on the field and in Minesite. 
• Export new designs and updates onto controllers 
• Archives raw survey data from survey instruments monthly. 
• Contribute to the creation of standard operating procedures and apply them on a daily basis. 
• Manage Mine Operations database, generates reports. 
• Provides support to the field surveyor when required on special projects or in the pit sporadically. 
• Creates and keep up to date maps like the monthly traffic plan and mine site infrastructure plan. 
• Validates assay database and perform quality control. 
• Perform modelling of blasthole data in Minesite. 
• Design ore layouts using block model and mining direction to minimize dilution and maximize ore value recovery. 
• Perform NAG/PAG waste designations. This includes choosing ABA samples for testing, modeling PAG waste, and ensuring that this material is mined appropriately as PAG waste. 
• Maintain the daily ore control spreadsheet with daily grades predictions and past production numbers. 
• Send out daily grade prediction email. 
• Enter time card information in the database and provide a daily tracking report 
• Design drill pattern, provide loading instructions and design blast tie ins 
• Work with mine planner to tailor blast designs to reduce dilution, achieve proper fragmentation level on
• a material type base and meet production targets 
• Track and maintain drill and blast database and paper work, provide accurate blasting detailed information monthly 
• Monitor drill and blast vibration through seismograph operations 
• Film blast to help monitor blast performance and troubleshooting when issues arise 
  
  Minimum qualifications and preferences:
• Mining Technology program diploma from a recognized school of learning with 3 years of experience preferably in an open pit mining operation. 
• Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing 
• Physically fit to complete projects that require working outside for extended periods of time in a very wide range of weather conditions. 
• Valid driver’s license 
• Other various duties as assigned

Mount Polley Mine is not a fly-in camp.

Employees are expected to find their own accommodation.

Daily transportation to/from the mine site is available from Williams Lake area.

*** Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada. ***

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