Exploration geologist
| Highest | $6,500 / mo · United States |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2–4 yrs |
| Degree | Required |
| First paycheck | 4-year bachelor's |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $6,500max |
| AustraliaIELTS 6.0–6.5 · AUD 30–50k | $6,350 |
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $6,250 |
| CanadaIELTS 6.0–6.5 · CAD 20–40k | $6,250 |
| NorwayIELTS 6.0–6.5 · NOK 130–260k | $6,100 |
| GermanyIELTS 6.5 · €0–3k | $6,000 |
What does the day look like?
You plan and supervise RC, diamond and aircore drilling, map geology, take rock, soil and stream-sediment samples, log drill chips and diamond core for lithology, alteration, mineralisation and structure, enter data into acQuire or DataShed, interpret geological, geochemical and geophysical data in Leapfrog Geo, Micromine, Surpac, Datamine, ArcGIS, QGIS, ioGAS, MapInfo and ArcPro, measure in the field with pXRF and TerraSpec, generate targets, run QA/QC and assay checks, supervise contractors and rigs, do daily safety inspections, write monthly and annual reports and track budget and expenditure.
Finding ore is 30% to 40% of time on active field rotations, logging, sampling protocols, database validation, QA/QC paperwork and report writing are 60% to 70%. Work is roster or campaign based: remote field camps, 12-hour days, FIFO rosters in Australia and Canada, shift work, overtime, weekend and holiday cover, lifting of core boxes up to 40 lbs, work in heat, dust and tropical terrain in all weather.
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