Covia is a leading supplier of minerals and material solutions to the industrial and energy markets. Quality and innovation are at the foundation of Covia; Covia employs a diverse and highly skilled team of professionals to convert natural minerals into engineered solutions for our customers. Covia is looking for a Geologist who will positively impact our Mexico operation based in our Obispado corporate office located in Monterrey, Reciente León ; as a Geologist you will have the opportunity to carry out exploration processes based on the company's policies and procedures to assure the short and long-term existence of GMP's industrial mineral reserves.
To prospect and evaluate new deposits of industrial minerals with a wide economic sense based on the company's policies and procedures for GMP's growth, development, and diversification. To develop the MS Project-supported exploration plan based on the GF-26 policy to establish work areas, number of boreholes, drilling systems, number of samples, sampling and analysis methodologies, work deadlines, and project's costs. To recommend and, in some cases select, equipment and service suppliers, such as major equipment, drilling supplies, topography, and sample analysis labs to complement the exploration plan.
To inform the area of Exploration Management about the boring requirements to be carried out to integrate them in the Annual Drilling Plan (GF26). To identify and topographically locate lithological units to control the project from the geological and topographical points of view.
To coordinate the opening of access roads and drilling jigs for equipment movement and their installation for the execution of boreholes.
To check that contractors assigned to the project comply with the safety requirements established by GMP to reduce accident risks in our facilities. To assure that contractors comply with whatever is defined in the exploration plan so that the activities can be conducted with quality and within time commitment. To analyze drill cores visually to describe and encode boreholes samples.
To develop a database starting from lab analyses results and geological and topographical data for their interpretation in MineSight. To assess mineral resources and reserves using MineSight to generate the necessary information for the preparation of the Project's Final Report and Reserves Annual Report. To follow up the purchasing process of the project to get assured that it will be provided with the materials, equipment, and services according to plan.
To prepare report on drilling expenditures to check project's costs in regard to these services. To update monthly the project's progress to keep a closer control and inform the Exploration Management area as well about the progress of the same. To attend every year the International Meeting on Geology and Mine Planning to present his/her project progress.
Bachelor's degree in Geological Engineer or similar. (Title required) +5 years of experience in Geology, Exploration and MineSight.
Benefits: Attractive salary and benefits package Annual performance bonus The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits.