Tailings Intern

AngloGold Ashanti • Greenwood Village, CO

3d • $27 - $35 • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a project-based internship. Rather than generalized administrative tasks, you will be assigned a core technical project to own from start to finish. This role offers hands-on experience, culminating in an end-of-program presentation to technical leadership.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled as a rising senior in an Undergraduate program or final-year Master's student pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Sciences, or a closely related field.
• Foundational knowledge of the Global Industry Standard for Tailings Management (GISTM) and TSF operational best practices.
• Familiarity with the basic principles of Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) design and construction.
• Academic or practical understanding of soil mechanics and how to assess structural stability.
• Strong commitment to strict safety standards, TSF governance, and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent technical writing, reporting, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to analyze datasets, draw logical conclusions, and present findings clearly.
• Collaborative mindset with a strong eagerness to learn and proactively ask questions.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Valid driver’s license required; willingness to travel to project sites if necessary.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of a dedicated 12-week project, managing timelines, and delivering a final technical report and presentation.
• Clean, analyze, and model complex datasets related to mining, mobile fleet, and/or process plant metrics across gold mines
• Engage stakeholders to validate data and models.
• Set data-driven performance targets and garner mine-site support.
• Guide mine-site personnel through project ideation and planning process to close gap to targets.

Benefits

• company paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums
• flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• vacation
• paid sick leave
• paid holidays
• employer paid basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• wellbeing reimbursement program
• tuition reimbursement
• flexible/hybrid work schedule
• annual short-term and long-term incentive plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern