orlamining
Chief Metallurgist
Elko, Nevada · Exec
No sponsorshipDetected 20 days ago
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About the role
- Orla is advancing permitting and development on our South Railroad Project, a feasibility-stage, open-pit heap leach project located on the prolific Carlin trend in Nevada.
- This project is part our larger South Carlin Complex which includes a prospective land package.
- We also operate the Camino Rojo Oxide Gold Mine, a gold and silver open-pit heap leach mine, located in Zacatecas State, Central Mexico.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with senior management in the development and execution of site-wide metallurgical strategies that maximize gold recovery and align with business objectives.
- Lead metallurgical input into feasibility studies, detailed engineering, commissioning, and operational ramp-up to reach steady state operations.
- Provide expert guidance on process design, flowsheet optimization, and technology implementation.
- Implement metallurgical accounting and reconciliation systems.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to maximize throughput, recovery, plant availability, and reagent efficiency.
- Validate and optimize crushing, stacking, leaching, adsorption, elution, electrowinning, and refining circuits.
- Validate and optimize crushing, stacking, leaching, adsorption, electrowinning, and refining circuits.
- Implement robust QA/AC systems and best practices in the lab.
- Lead, mentor, and develop metallurgical engineers, laboratory staff, and technical personnel to build a high-performance, safety-focused team.
- Support regulatory compliance, environmental performance, and sustainability initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering, chemical engineering or similar field required.
- A minimum of 10 years of extractive metallurgy and mineral processing experience required.
- Five or more years of assay and metallurgical laboratory management experience required.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. for any employer.
- Must possess a valid driver's license.
- At Orla, we prioritize our people, creating and maintaining a workplace culture of diversity and inclusion where employees are respected, valued, and recognized for their contributions.
Nice to have
- Experience in heap leach operations, cyanide-based recovery systems, gold and silver recovery circuits and mine-to-mill integration preferred.
- Metallurgical accounting and reconciliation expertise preferred.
Benefits
- We work to create a net positive benefit for all and leaving a legacy beyond the life of our mines.
Company info
- We are custodians of the assets we run and the environments in which we operate, and we are committed to fostering a culture of excellence, care, and respect.
- As we continue to grow, we are seeking a Chief Metallurgist to join our team.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. for any employer.
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