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When you advance your career at New Gold, you are joining a Canadian-focused intermediate gold mining company engaged in the operation, development and exploration of mineral properties. Our mission is to be a leading intermediate gold producer, driving responsible and profitable mining in a way that creates sustainable value for our employee, shareholders, the communities in which we live and work and our environment. To learn more about New Gold, visit our website at . To learn more about our culture and people practices, visit the .
New Gold attracts and hires highly skilled individuals. By joining our team, you can look forward to:
- A stimulating values-based work environment
- A culture of collaboration and inclusion
- Inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
- Career development opportunities
- A deeply rooted commitment to responsible mining, health and safety and community engagement
- A competitive total compensation program
- A comprehensive benefits package including a retirement savings plan
New Afton Mine
Situated 10 kilometers west of Kamloops, British Columbia, the New Afton Mine is an underground gold and copper producing site.
Kamloops is a city of 90,000 people, located 350 kilometers east of Vancouver. The area provides the opportunity to live and work in a vibrant community with its own university and within easy reach of world class ski resorts, championship golf courses, mountain biking trails, popular recreational lakes and award-winning vineyards.
About The Role
Schedule: 5x2, Monday to Friday or 4X3, flexibility in schedule available
Position Reports To: Senior Mine Engineer / Lead Engineer
Position Overview
We currently have an exciting opportunity for two Engineering students to join our Technical Services department for an 8, 12 or 16-month work term commencing January 2025, assisting the Mine Planning, Ventilation, or Geotechnical teams. This is an opportunity for a full-time engineering student who has a safety-oriented mindset to gain experience in an operating, block cave mine.
Block Caving
New Afton Mine is currently the only operating block cave mine in Canada. Block Caving is an underground mass mining method that allows the extraction of larger and lower grade deposits than traditional underground mining methods. As many of the worlds large surface mines continue to exhaust their viable open pit reserves and new surface deposits continue to decrease, block caving will provide an economical method for continuing to mine these large deposits underground.
Block Caving presents some of the most complex technical challenges in mining. See video for more information.
Technology & Innovation
In keeping with New Gold’s values, New Afton Mine recently partnered with Sandvik to bring automated scoops underground. See Sandvik’s video to learn more about this automated loading solution.
Key Responsibilities
Mine Planning/Ventilation
- Updating and issuing mine development prints
- QA/QC of mine development and construction projects
- Assisting with design work and other mine planning activities
- Assisting the ventilation engineer in completing ventilation audits, balancing airflows, monitoring gases, and efficient implementation of the Ventilation on Demand system
- Monthly drafting of updated refuge stations, egress plans and vent flows
- Assisting in the ongoing calibration of Ventsim model
- Assuring that adequate underground ventilation needs are maintained
Geotechnical/Geological Engineering
- Assist and/or provide coverage for underground development face mapping
- Assist and/or provide coverage for production drawpoint monitoring
- Assist with ground support and materials QA/QC and optimization projects
- Perform convergence scanning of drifts
- Issue sample bags to operations and maintain assay database
- Assist with geotechnical/geological data management, processing and/or interpretation
- Complete other geotechnical and geological related projects as required
Qualifications
- Qualified candidates must be enrolled full time at an accredited university
- Candidates will have completed at minimum their first year of study in an Undergraduate Engineering program, preference given to those enrolled in Mining or Geological Engineering
- Preference will be given to candidates enrolled in a post-secondary co-op program
- Preference will be given to candidates with relevant co-op work experience
- The successful candidate will have the ability to adapt quickly to a new environment and work independently or as a team
- Candidates looking for an 8, 12 or 16-month term are preferred; please provide length of work term availability in cover letter
- Applicants must possess a valid Driver’s License and have access to personal transportation. Ability to drive a manual drive vehicle is considered an asset.
- Familiarity with 3D design software and Microsoft Excel would be an asset.
Other Requirements
Candidates will be required to participate in a comprehensive qualification process, including:
- Successful completion of pre-placement functional screen
- Provide proof of a valid Class 5 driver’s license
- Demonstrate eligibility to work in Canada
- Provide confirmation of valid educational requirements
Compensation
The anticipated salary for this position will be between $52,000 and $64,480. This is not a camp operation and therefore the successful candidate will be required to relocate to the Kamloops area or travel and accommodation will be the responsibility of the successful applicant.
To Apply
Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their cover letter and resume outlining their education, experience, and qualifications through our website at www.newgold.com in Word or PDF format no later than 11:59pm on
March 24, 2025.
Inclusion, Equal Opportunity, Accessibility
New Gold is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans’ status, Indigenous status, or any other legally protected factors. Disability-related accommodations during the recruitment process are available upon request.
Additional Information
We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process. New Gold does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a forma contractual arrangement with the Company. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by New Gold will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered.
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