Geotechnical Engineer – Mine
Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation (KUCC), part of the Rio Tinto group, is currently looking for a dynamic Geotechnical Engineer to join our Mine Geological Services team at the Bingham Canyon Mine in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Kennecott Utah Copper is a world class poly-metallic mining operation that produces 300,000 tons of copper cathode, 18 million pounds of molybdenum, 400,000 ounces of gold, and 3 million ounces of silver annually. KUCC is committed to producing its products in a capable and controlled manner, while demonstrating continuous improvement and business value generation safely and sustainably.
Optimizing the value of the mineable mineral resource at Bingham Canyon, the Geotechnical Engineering team functions to define pit slopes for maximizing ore extraction and minimizing waste rock stripping. The Geotechnical Engineer will minimize production delays due to geotechnical events while protecting the mine work force through monitoring of the pit slopes.
The successful candidate will be able to:
- Install, operate, and maintain geotechnical monitoring equipment: RTS survey systems, extensometers, inclinometers, radar, microseismic. Maintain equipment service records.
- Collect and analyze monitoring data. Write memo reports interpreting monitoring data.
- Inspect pit slopes and waste dumps. Maintain record of findings. Prepare and distribute geotechnical bulletins in response to geotechnical events.
- Assist in slope stability evaluation and failure mitigation planning, using geotechnical software as needed.
- Assist with as-built slope condition audits and slope design audits.
- Perform special projects; e.g. cell mapping, instrumentation upgrades.
- Assist geotech logging and sampling QA / QC.
- Work in safe manner and promote a safety culture through company programs.
Qualifications:
- Drive positive Safety Culture. Ensure compliance with KUCC safety, health and environmental standards and procedures.
- BS Degree in mining, geological, or civil engineering (geotechnical) or a related field; MS Degree preferred.
- 3 years related experience, BS degree. 2 years related experience, MS degree.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills and a proven ability to operate independently and in small multi-discipline teams. Proficiency in oral and written communications with demonstrable in-depth understanding of geotechnical engineering.
- Experience in open pit mine environment.
- Familiarity with porphyry-Cu ore deposits preferred.
- Knowledge of slope monitoring systems: robotic total station, TDR, inclinometer wells, extensometers, slope radar, and microseismic system.
- Experience in geotechnical logging techniques and sampling methods.
- Competency in AutoCAD, MineSight, ArcGIS, Microsoft Office software.
- Knowledge of slope stability software.
- Familiarity with slope design methods.
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Providing approximately 15% of the domestic copper demand, Kennecott Utah Copper LLC (KUC), a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, is the second largest copper producer in the United States. The copper is mined, concentrated, smelted and refined at KUC's facilities west of Salt Lake City and delivered to our customers by rail. In an industry marked by boom and bust in business cycles, KUC has reliably provided copper to its customers for over one hundred years. KUC's Bingham Canyon Mine is the world's largest man-made excavation and the first open-pit - about ¾ of a mile deep and 2 ¾ miles across at the top. After demolition, the low grade ore - about 0.6% - is scooped up by electric shovels up to 98 tons at a time, crushed in the pit and then sent on a five mile journey by conveyor belt to KUC's Copperton Concentrator. For more information about Kennecott Utah Copper, LLC and to see our video "From Ore to More", please visit www.kennecott.com.
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