Senior Exploration Geologist

Hecla Mining
Nevada
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 125,000 - 145,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Leadership","Mentoring","Safety compliance","Communication","Project planning"]

Lead near-mine, district, and regional exploration for Hecla Nevada, directing mapping, sampling, interpretations, and geologic modeling. Supervise and mentor exploration staff and contractors while ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements. Plan, budget, and execute surface and underground drilling programs, log and sample core, and support NI 43-101-compliant resource models. Use Vulcan and ArcGIS to produce maps, cross-sections, and 3D models and collaborate across teams to align geology initiatives to business strategy.

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Senior Exploration Geologist

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Job Summary

Lead near-mine, district, and regional exploration for Hecla Nevada, directing mapping, sampling, interpretations, and geologic modeling. Supervise and mentor exploration staff and contractors while ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements. Plan, budget, and execute surface and underground drilling programs, log and sample core, and support NI 43-101-compliant resource models. Use Vulcan and ArcGIS to produce maps, cross-sections, and 3D models and collaborate across teams to align geology initiatives to business strategy.
Location: Nevada
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Foster a safe work environment and ensure adherence to applicable safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
  • •Supervise, mentor, and develop direct reports.
  • •Lead regional geological interpretations, mapping, and sampling efforts.
  • •Plan, budget, and execute exploration drilling programs (surface and underground), including logging and sampling drill core and chips.
  • •Generate geologic maps, cross-sections, and 3D models; contribute to NI 43-101-compliant resource models and provide geological data to stakeholders.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 125,000 - 145,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor of Science in Geology required; advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) required.
  • •Minimum 7+ years of relevant experience.
  • •Preference for expertise in low-sulfidation epithermal deposits.
  • •Ability to supervise, mentor, and advise exploration staff and contractors to achieve business plans.
  • •Experience generating near-mine and district drill targets, with geologic mapping and sampling responsibilities.
Experience:7+ yearsMiningGeologyExplorationLow-sulfidation epithermal depositsNI 43-101
Education:Master's in Geology
Skills:LeadershipMentoringSafety complianceCommunicationProject planning
Tech Stack:VulcanArcGIS3D modelingGeologic modelingGeologic mappingCross-sectionsNI 43-101

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Hecla Mining
Hecla Mining is a precious metals producer focused on silver, gold, lead, and zinc mining. It operates mines and exploration projects primarily in North America, supplying metals used across industrial, investment, and manufacturing markets.
Industry: Mining & Metals
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Coeur d'Alene, United States
Founded: 1891
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