Senior Geochemist
Core
Lead geochemical strategy and quality control for mineral exploration programs in Southern Africa, guiding decisions on KoBold-owned exploration projects.
Role type
Senior Geochemist (Exploration Lead)
Builds
Defensible mineral resource models and investment cases for copper, lithium, and nickel deposits.
Domain
Mining / Mineral Exploration / Geochemistry
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
exploration geochemistry, quality control design, sampling protocols, multivariate data analysis, regulatory compliance, project management, technical training, budget management, field sampling
Preferred skills
sediment-hosted stratiform copper systems, magmatic sulfide systems, LCT pegmatite systems, Theory of Sampling, resource-stage reporting, ArcGIS/QGIS, ioGAS
Responsibilities
Own geochemical quality control systems for deposit definition drilling; provide independent assessment and sign-off of assay data; ensure regulatory compliance for sample export and transport; design and execute brownfield geochemical programs; lead greenfield target generation; interpret multi-element datasets to identify and rank targets; design and manage regional analytical programs; coach and train field teams; collaborate with data scientists to make data analysis-ready.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities