Exploration Geologist

Summary

The job is for an Exploration Geologist at KoBold Metals, a mineral exploration company using AI to explore for metals needed for a low-carbon economy. The role involves leading evaluations of potential properties, generating targets, and designing field programs. The candidate should have strong technical knowledge, good field skills, and leadership skills.

Requirements

• Strong technical knowledge of one or more ore deposit types
• Excellence in generative analysis ranging from new concepts to integration, interpretation, and modeling of large datasets
• Good field skills and experience conducting field programs across a range of project stages
• Baseline level of proficiency in standard desktop software packages (e.g., ArcGIS or QGIS)
• Strong leadership skills
• Previous experience in coaching and training geoscientists of varying experience, educational backgrounds and cultures
• Demonstrated commitment to high standards of health and safety in the workplace
• A minimum of 3-7 years experience in the mineral exploration industry
• B.Sc. degree in geology or related geoscience field

Responsibilities

• Lead evaluations of potential properties for acquisition
• Generate targets
• Design and oversee field programs from target definition through to resource expansion

Preferred Qualifications

• A Ph.D. or M.Sc. degree
• Working knowledge of one programming or scripting language (e.g., Python, R, C/C++)
• Knowledge of geostatistics and/or other statistical methods relevant for analysis of geoscientific data
• International experience, particularly in the Central African Copperbelt