Geology Intern

SSR Mining•Valmy, NV

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Marigold’s summer intern program is tailored to individuals who are currently enrolled in mining-related degrees as full-time students at an accredited, four-year college or university in North America. Internships typically run from mid-May to mid-August. By providing a structured program and access to the top minds and technology in mining today, your internship will equip you with the skills and experience to help prepare you for a successful career. Geology interns will become familiar with large scale open pit run-of-mine heap leach mining operations.

Requirements

Full time college student at the Junior, Senior or graduate level majoring in Geology or closely related field.
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

Assists in the exploration activities and development drilling programs within the property boundary
Assists in sampling programs
Uses handheld GPS receivers
Collects collect rock samples within a pre-established sampling grid within the exploration area.
Catalogs and plots results of current and past sampling data, correlating with the geology and uses GIS software in presenting and interpreting the data.
Assists with the drilling activities and logging of the cuttings and/or core from the drills.
Assist in the processing of the core.
Participates in basic geologic, pit, highwall and road cut mapping.
Assists with the drilling programs at the mine site.
Interprets mineralization and geologic contacts on section and plans.
Gains experience with the QA/QC procedures and protocol of the entire process of the collection of the drill samples through to the laboratory to the database.
Develop and implement a project reporting the findings to site management at the end of the internship.
Adhere to all safety procedures, policies and best practices.