Engineer I – Metallurgical
Hecla Mining Company
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Mullan • Idaho • United States
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About the role
- Provides metallurgical expertise at a 1,350 ton per day Lead-Zinc-Silver surface concentrator.
- Oversees all metallurgical aspects of milling operations: Grinding, flotation, reagents, de-watering, tailings and water treatment.
- Uses bench scale, pilot scale, and plant scale testing or analysis of plant data to investigate, develop, refine, and improve the metallurgical and materials balance flow sheets.
- Remains current on metallurgical and processing developments in the area of complex massive sulfides.
- Participates in Risk Assessment activities as required.
- Leads by example by adhering to rules and regulations, and ensuring compliance with rules and regulations established by the Concentrator department.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Metallurgy or related field.
- 3-5 years’ experience.
- Prior experience at a Silver-Lead-Zinc Concentrator preferred.
- Advanced computer skills involving Excel and databases, and the programming and understanding of computer-controlled instrumentation are preferred
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Hard Skills & Tools
metallurgical expertisemilling operationsgrindingflotationreagentsde-wateringtailingswater treatmentplant data analysismetallurgical balance flow sheets
Soft Skills
leadershipcompliance adherencerisk assessment
Certifications
Bachelor of Science Degree in Metallurgy