Exploration Geologist Namibia
KoBold Metals-
Job Type
Full Time -
Experience
2-4 year -
Salary
32,000 - 42,000 / Month -
Location
Windhoek, Namibia -
Job Function
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Industry
Information Technology -
Qualification
Key Skills
Job Description
KoBold is privately held; investors include institutional asset managers T. Rowe Rice and Canada Pension Plan Investments; technology venture capitalists Andreessen Horowitz, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, BOND Capital, and Standard Investments; and natural resources companies Equinor, BHP, and Mitsubishi.
About the position
KoBold is looking for highly motivated Geologist’s who will be part of our multidisciplinary exploration team, on a short term contract. In this role, you will be part of the core team responsible for performing geologic analysis and conducting field work on our properties. Working in tandem with one of KoBold’s Sr. Exploration Geologists, these roles will also work closely with our team of data scientists and software engineers to support development of our internal software tools and to evaluate prospects generated by our proprietary system.
These roles are short duration contracts, 12 months, with monthly field work rotation of 3 weeks on and 1 week off.
Responsibilities
The Geologist will:
- Compile and evaluate various datasets at regional to prospect scales and conduct assessments of exploration potential
- Review and evaluate geoscience data obtained whilst in the field
- Perform a range of geological analyses and work collaboratively with data scientists
- Contribute to the execution of field programs
Qualifications
A great Geologist candidate will have:
- An advanced degree in geoscience
- A minimum of 2 years of field experience is strongly preferred
- An excellent understanding of geologic fundamentals, ore systems, and mineral exploration
- Experience evaluating ore-deposit prospectivity using field techniques and geospatial software, and an interest in doing both field and desktop work
- Insatiable intellectual curiosity
It is preferred but not required to have:
- Proficiency in QGIS, and Leapfrog
- Experience with magmatic sulfide, sediment-hosted copper systems, or lithium pegmatite systems.
Company Info.
KoBold MetalsKoBold Metals is pioneering Digital Exploration by applying statistical modeling, big data aggregation, and foundational ore-deposit science to materially improve the pace and efficacy of natural resources exploration. We are deploying our Machine Prospector tool to discover new ethical sources of Ni, Cu, Co, and Li critical for the electric vehicle revolution.
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IndustryMining
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No. of Employees110
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LocationBerkeley, CA, USA
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