What are the responsibilities and job description for the Summer Student Geology position at Teck Resources Limited?
Closing Date: February 7, 2025
Teck is a leading Canadian resource company focused on responsibly providing the metals essential for global development and the energy transition while caring for the people, communities and land that we love.
Teck's two regional business units, North America and Latin America, are responsible for Teck's assets through all phases of safe, sustainable development, operation and closure. The business units are supported by enterprise-wide functions that set strategic direction, establish standards and provide governance, as well as supporting the business through shared services, centres of excellence and business partnering.
Teck is looking for motivated geology students to support Teck’s exploration efforts in the world-class Red Dog District in the De Long Mountain range of northwestern Alaska, U.S.A.
Successful applicants will primarily support the Anarraaq – Aktigiruk Expansion Project (AAEP), an advanced-stage, sediment-hosted Zn – Pb – Ag drilling program, performing core-logging preparation and geotech logging. Summer Student Geologists will also be able to participate in field programs related to exploration for early-stage sediment-hosted Zn – Pb targets within the Red Dog district.
Reporting to the Project Geologist, the Summer Student Geologist will be responsible for work, including core preparation for scanning and logging, simple geotech logging, supporting program logistics, and collaborating with team members to support the 2025 exploration program.
Summer Student Geologists will be exposed to working in a large, diverse, multidisciplinary geoscience team based out of Teck’s remote Red Dog Operations. This is a temporary seasonal role, anticipated to begin late May/early June through August, and work rotations will be two weeks onsite with two weeks off.
\n- Mentorship and working with an excellent team
- Excellent training in a variety of field techniques and geological software
- Exposure to advanced drilling techniques (directional and geotechnical)
- Exposure to mining operations and mineral processing
- Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
- Responsible for core preparation and geotechnical logging of drill core
- Organize data and samples collected daily and prepare samples for shipment
- Support digitization and management of geoscience data
- Work directly with geologists and core technicians through the various stages of core processing
- Support with daily health & safety and project management tasks as requested
- A 3rd or 4th year university student pursuing a degree in geoscience or a related field is required
- Relevant geoscience experience, including research or exposure to mineral exploration in greenfields and/or brownfields environments and sediment-hosted or sedimentary systems. Specific experience in geology of sedimentary basins, geologic mapping, structural geology, core logging, stream-sediment sampling, soil sampling, geochemical and geophysical applications are all viewed as assets
- First Aid Training is required; Wilderness First Aid training is an additional asset
- Ability to frequently lift and move core boxes safely (up to 50 lbs.)
- Pro-active, attentive to detail and results oriented
- Excellent organizational, planning, management, and decision-making skills
- Proficient written and verbal communication in English required
- Eligibility to work in the United States is required, state of Alaska resident preferred
- Candidate must be comfortable working in an industrial mine site environment in a remote location
Why Join Us?
At Teck, we offer more than just a job – we provide a pathway to personal and professional enrichment. With captivating projects set against stunning backdrops, a culture of inclusivity and collaboration, and boundless opportunities to learn and grow, joining us means
embracing
a fulfilling and dynamic career adventure.
Salary Range: $55,500 - $68,500 USD
Salary : $55,500 - $68,500