Canagold Looking for Senior Mining Engineer at Tisdale, SK Full Time

Canagold is a gold exploration and development company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) Main Board with projects in British Columbia and Nevada.

The current focus for the company is advancing the New Polaris property located in Nothern BC on the traditional territory of the Taku River Tlingit First Nations through Feasibility, Environmental Permitting and Construction to become a 100,000 ounce per year gold producer.

The New Polaris property has a 1.1-million-ounce resource grading 10.5 gpt gold. Plans are to develop a 1,000 tpd ramp accessed underground mining operation using long hole and cut and fill stopping methods. Processing will utilize flotation with bio-oxidation of the flotation concentrate followed by CIL leaching to produce gold dore bars. The current mine life is anticipated to be about 10 years.

The Feasibility Study and Environmental Permitting is currently in progress and is being conducted by Ausenco Engineering. Completion of the Feasibility Study is expected by the end of 2023 and Environmental Permitting is expected to be completed by Mid-2025.

Canagold’s shareholder (40%) Sun Valley Investments also operates two underground mines in Colombia which may also require technical support and assistance by this position.

The candidate will be ideally located in the Canagold’s head office in Vancouver, BC. In some cases, the candidate has to be willing to work abroad.

Canagold Resources Ltd is seeking a mining engineer with underground mining experience to strengthen its in-house technical team to guide the New Polaris Project through Feasibility through its development into a successful producing underground gold mine.

Qualifications:

· A degree in mining engineering with more than 10 years of relevant practical experience.

· Extensive knowledge in a range of underground mining methods and all aspects of underground mine engineering.

· Experience in underground mine planning

· Minimum of 10 – 15 years of experience in the mining industry.

· Operational experience, in particular of mining thin high grade deposits.

· Experience in undertaking technical studies, cost estimation, and project evaluation.

· Experienced working with mine planning and office software packages.

· Knowledge of underground mine capital and operating cost estimation.

· Currently registered as a P.Eng. in British Columbia or eligible to apply for membership

· Good interpersonal and communications skills combined with a positive attitude

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities:

· Oversee mining section of the feasibility study including:

• Feasibility strategic assessments
• Capital and operating costs estimation and budgeting
• Mining equipment selection
• Preparing production schedules and Life-of-Mine plans

· Development of Operating procedures

· Assist with reserve estimation using different mining methods

· Developing production plans and forecasts

· Collaborate and work effectively within a small group

· Liaise with external groups such as consultants and contractors as required

• Support Health, Safety and Environmental procedures, policies and culture
• As a professional engineer a portion of your duties may include acting as the company’s Qualified Person, as defined in NI 43-101.

Remuneration:

Canagold offers a competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience with a medical and dental benefits package.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $120,000.00-$180,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 2023-02-10
Expected start date: 2023-02-16