Summary: The Spring Valley Project is a large-scale open pit gold heap leach operation, with a >10 year mine life and a production profile in excess of 300,000 oz annually. Using 300-ton class autonomous mining haul trucks and hydraulic shovels, the higher-grade ore will be crushed in a 13 Mst/a three stage crushing facility with a ½" product size that is conveyed and placed on the heap leach pad with stackers, while the low-grade run-of-mine ore will be directly stacked using the mine truck fleet. The conventional heap leach pad is segregated into these two operating areas where it will be irrigated, with leach solutions collected and processed into dore bars through the ADR facility. Site infrastructure to support the operation such as haul roads, waste rock storage facilities, truck shops, water management, warehouses, offices, etc are also included in the project scope.
Position Overview: The Mine Engineer is responsible for developing and delivering executable mine plans aligned with the Life of Mine (LoM) strategy and annual budgets. This role ensures optimal production, cost efficiency, and consistent ore feed to the leach facility for a large-scale open pit operation. The position plays a key role in advancing a digitally enabled, autonomous mining environment through data-driven planning, system integration, and cross-functional collaboration.
Job Responsibilities Mine Planning & Scheduling
- Develop and manage quarterly and annual mine plans aligned with LoM strategy
- Prepare production forecasts, budgets, and reconciliations
- Optimize mine sequencing, haulage, and waste dump design
- Deliver stockpile, leach, and dump plans with supporting economic analysis
Strategic & Technical Planning
- Design pit phases considering geotechnical, operational, and autonomous constraints
- Support ore reserve estimation and annual plan reviews
- Evaluate planning software, systems, and emerging technologies
- Contribute to continuous improvement of planning methodologies
Digital Mine & Systems Integration
- Ensure planning outputs integrate with fleet management and autonomous systems (AHS/ADS)
- Support implementation of Short Interval Control (SIC) and data-driven workflows
- Maintain accurate data flows to support operational execution and performance tracking
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Partner with operations, maintenance, processing, and technical teams
- Provide planning inputs for production, equipment, and infrastructure decisions
- Communicate plans, risks, and opportunities to stakeholders up to GM level
Governance, Compliance & Reporting
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, safety, and environmental standards (MSHA, Nevada)
- Apply structured planning and governance methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2)
- Produce technical reports, KPIs, and value tracking outputs
Qualifications - Degree in Mining Engineering or related discipline
- 1-4 years of experience in open pit hard-rock mine planning
- Strong experience with mine planning software (e.g., Vulcan, Deswik, Whittle, NPV Scheduler)
- Proven track record in implementing planning systems and processes
- Experience in autonomous or digitally enabled mining environments advantageous
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data management skills
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities
- Eligibility for PE registration
