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Canadian-based and led, Agnico Eagle is Canada's largest mining company and the second largest gold producer in the world. It produces precious metals from operations in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico and has a pipeline of high-quality exploration and development projects. Agnico Eagle is a partner of choice within the mining industry, recognized globally for its leading sustainability practices. Agnico Eagle was founded in 1957 and has consistently created value for its shareholders, declaring a cash dividend every year since 1983.
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Reporting to the Vice President, Mineral Resource Management, you will provide technical leadership, governance, and oversight for mineral resource estimation, reporting, grade control, reconciliation, and continuous improvement across our global operations and development projects.
In this highly visible corporate role, you will play a critical part in ensuring the integrity and reliability of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves that support public disclosure, mine planning, life-of-mine strategies, capital allocation, and long-term reserve replacement. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across operations, exploration, technical services, and executive leadership while helping shape the future of Agnico Eagle's resource management practices.
Mineral Resource and Reserves Governance & Reporting
Develop and implement corporate standards, guidelines, tools, and best practices in Mine Geology and Grade Control across operations and advanced projects.
Collaborate to the review of the mineral resource and reserves models, estimation methodologies, classification approaches, technical assumptions supporting mineral resources to optimize reconciliation results.
Support compliance with NI 43-101 standards, CIM guidelines, and Agnico Eagle governance
Technical Leadership, Reviews & Risk Management
Develop and monitor geological data acquisition and working protocols including sampling protocol for production, RC and diamond drilling, in accordance with industry’s best practices;
Collaborate with the Corporate Manager, Quality Assurance & Quality Control, to ensure assaying protocols are optimized and aligned with industry best practices.
Lead the Quarterly Corporate Consolidation of the results of Reconciliation Process and collaborate with the engineering team to improve reserves parameters and/or mining quality;
Monitor improvement initiatives and track outcomes to completion.
Produce reports containing observations and recommendations following an intervention and / or a site visit and follow up;
Participate in technical reviews (Geology discipline), for Budget / LOM mine sites or Project studies via Technical Corporate Team (TCT)
Identify technical risks and opportunities in Mine Geology, ensuring corrective action plans are developed and implemented.
Site support & Capability Development
Provide Guidance, Coaching and transfer knowledge to different Mine Geology teams on;
Grade control best practices
Drill spacing strategies
Resource-to-reserve conversion
Model-to-mill reconciliation
Cut-off grade determination
Promote the implementation of ‘best practice’ through continuous improvement and professional development;
Take all reasonable steps to ensure the safety of employees;
Strategic Planning & Value Creation
Support reserve replacement initiatives, long-term resource growth strategies, and corporate forecasting activities.
Support project start-up and production readiness across all mine geology activities, including geometallurgical data collection and de-risking programs such as bulk sampling.
Identify opportunities to improve asset value, confidence levels, and technical performance across the organization.
Continuous Improvement
Lead the development of Innovation programs in Mine Geology (examples Digital tools, Sampling optimization, Core scanning, Ore sorting, etc);
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Geology, Geological Engineering, or a related geoscience discipline.
20+ years of Mining Geology with a minimum of 5 years in management of a Mine Geology Department. Experience shall include underground and open pit mining, resource estimation and exploration;
Professional designation (P.Geo., P.Eng., or equivalent) with the ability to provide technical leadership and expert guidance.
Strong knowledge of NI 43-101, CIM Definition Standards, mineral resource estimation, QA/QC programs, grade control, reconciliation, and technical audits.
Experience supporting Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve reporting, resource classification, risk assessment, and governance processes.
Experience in Datamine software; Leapfrog, Deswik, Supervisor is considered an asset.
Qualified Person (QP) experience under NI 43-101 is preferred.
Demonstrated ability to lead technical reviews, peer reviews, audits, and cross-functional improvement initiatives.
Strong leadership, coaching, stakeholder management, and change management skills.
Excellent communication, strategic influencing, and relationship-building abilities.
Strong business acumen with the ability to balance technical rigor, operational priorities, and long-term value creation.
Bilingualism in English and French is considered a strong asset.
Your Work Schedule:
Schedule: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday from our Corporate office in Toronto, ON or teleworking from one of our offices in Toronto, Timmins, Montreal or Abitibi. Approximately 30-40% travel.
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Compensation Statement
No pay range is disclosed, as compensation is expected to exceed $200,000.
