Senior Geochemist
Job No:
TM21
Location:
Tamarack
Talon Metals Corp 165 N Warren Street Tamarack, MN 55787
Position: Senior Geochemist
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package
Contact: HRemployment@talonmetals.com
The Opportunity
Talon Metals is developing the Tamarack project in northern Minnesota into what will be the nation’s premier source of nickel and other critical minerals sustaining everything from electric vehicle batteries to high-tech super alloys. Our deposit is truly phenomenal, and we are looking for a phenomenal person to help advance this exploration project into a producing mine. Specifically, we are seeking an experienced geochemist with a proven track record in environmental geochemistry, data analytics, and mine permitting.
What the Role Entails
The successful candidate will have a demonstrated knowledge and passion for aqueous geochemistry, specifically centered around water-rock interactions including predictive modeling and empirical analytical methods. The candidate will work with the existing environmental team to support the materials characterization program and the associated geochemical predictive modeling. The candidate will also provide assistance with respect to the environmental baseline characterization program and the environmental permitting process.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serving as an integral part of Talon’s environmental team, which includes geologists, hydrogeologists, biologists, geochemists, and environmental scientists
- Serve as a general mining geochemist, meaning that the candidate would be capable of addressing and directing a wide variety of geochemical work. This position will require the ability to rapidly problem solve, innovate, and exercise initiative on topics that may fall outside of the candidate’s fields of expertise.
- Oversight of contract analytical laboratories, including development of testing programs, quality assurance, data management, and contractual management
- Management of external consultants and contractors to perform set-piece functions and tasks associated with Talon’s environmental objectives.
- Interact with project stakeholders, including state, federal and tribal entities.
- Perform the analysis of extensive geochemical datasets using database software, large language models, statistical tools, and visualization interfaces. This position will involve the management of very large datasets, including facilitating the flow of data between generating entities (laboratories), internal users (the Talon team), and external users (consultants and regulatory entities).
- Knowledge of geochemical predictive modeling techniques, including thermodynamic equilibrium predictive software (e.g. PHREEQC and/or Geochemists Workbench)
- Ability to utilize geological block model software, such as Leapfrog, and geological database software such as Acquire.
- Performance of occasional geochemical/environmental fieldwork and involvement in the collection of rock, soil and water samples. This may include travel to our project sites in Minnesota, North Dakota and Michigan.
- Ability to write reports with precision, rapidity, and clarity.
Qualifications
- An undergraduate degree in geosciences, mining engineering, or chemistry is mandatory, and a graduate degree (MS or Ph.D.) in geochemistry preferred.
- Ten to twenty years of experience in mining, environmental consulting, academia, or equivalent geoscience positions is ideal.
- The ability to work and travel within the U.S. and Canada.
Talon is flexible with respect to the location of this position; however, it will involve frequent travel to the project site in Tamarack, Minnesota.