Superintendent, Process Mineralogy and Geometallurgy
2025-11-13T06:53:59+00:00
First Quantum Minerals Ltd
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FULL_TIME
Solwezi
Solwezi
10101
Zambia
Mining
Engineering
2025-11-19T17:00:00+00:00
Zambia
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Job & Candidate Requirements
The individual should have a strong technical specialist ability (in metallurgy, mineralogy, geology or data science) and be passionate about applying his/ her ability within a team to solve problems. They will work closely with process engineers, process operations and other disciplines within the mining value chain to improve mine plans to maximise copper output, optimise metal recoveries, and improve overall plant performance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of geo-metallurgical models integrating geological, mineralogical, and metallurgical data and feeding essential information into mine plans and production budgets/forecasts.
- Perform/ oversee/ coordinate diagnostic metallurgical and mineralogical investigations to support troubleshooting and optimisation.
- Conduct process mineralogical studies (e.g. TIMA, optical microscopy) to characterise ore and identify key metallurgical drivers.
- Develop and implement strategies to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of mineralogical analysis.
- Oversee/ maintain databases, ensuring accurate data capture and perform or work with data analyst to develop supervised machine-learning models to support optimisation.
- Collaborate with process engineers and other members of the metallurgical department to translate ore characteristics into predictive performance models and processing strategies.
- Collaborate with metallurgists and processing engineers to identify and address plant performance variability related to ore characteristics and optimize metal recoveries and improve overall plant performance.
- Identify opportunities for innovation within the mineralogical analysis process and implement appropriate solutions.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to geologists and metallurgists in geometallurgical principles, sampling, and data integration.
- Stay abreast of advancements in mineralogical analysis techniques and incorporate relevant developments into the laboratory’s workflow.
Qualifications, Experience & Skills Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy, or related discipline; a postgraduate qualification in Process Mineralogy or Geometallurgy is an advantage.
- Preferably 5–10 years’ experience in mining or mineral processing environments, with strong exposure to process mineralogy and/or geometallurgy.
- Proficiency in problem solving and critical thinking.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Understanding of extractive metallurgy principles.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate employees/ colleagues.
- Experience with process engineering concepts and practices.
Key Competencies
- Mathematics, chemistry (or physics), mass balancing, mineral balancing.
- Ability to translate and effectively communicate complex data into actionable operational insights.
- Ability to move forward in the short-term using available insight (with associated high uncertainty), despite having imperfect/ incomplete data, while working in the background to improve the data quality for future reduction in uncertainty.
- Collaborative and mentoring approach to knowledge sharing.
Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of geo-metallurgical models integrating geological, mineralogical, and metallurgical data and feeding essential information into mine plans and production budgets/forecasts. Perform/ oversee/ coordinate diagnostic metallurgical and mineralogical investigations to support troubleshooting and optimisation. Conduct process mineralogical studies (e.g. TIMA, optical microscopy) to characterise ore and identify key metallurgical drivers. Develop and implement strategies to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of mineralogical analysis. Oversee/ maintain databases, ensuring accurate data capture and perform or work with data analyst to develop supervised machine-learning models to support optimisation. Collaborate with process engineers and other members of the metallurgical department to translate ore characteristics into predictive performance models and processing strategies. Collaborate with metallurgists and processing engineers to identify and address plant performance variability related to ore characteristics and optimize metal recoveries and improve overall plant performance. Identify opportunities for innovation within the mineralogical analysis process and implement appropriate solutions. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to geologists and metallurgists in geometallurgical principles, sampling, and data integration. Stay abreast of advancements in mineralogical analysis techniques and incorporate relevant developments into the laboratory’s workflow.
Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy, or related discipline; a postgraduate qualification in Process Mineralogy or Geometallurgy is an advantage. Preferably 5–10 years’ experience in mining or mineral processing environments, with strong exposure to process mineralogy and/or geometallurgy. Proficiency in problem solving and critical thinking. Effective communication and interpersonal skills. Understanding of extractive metallurgy principles. Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate employees/ colleagues. Experience with process engineering concepts and practices.
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Vacancy title:
Superintendent, Process Mineralogy and Geometallurgy
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Mining, Category: Engineering]
Jobs at:
First Quantum Minerals Ltd
Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, November 19 2025
Duty Station:
Solwezi | Solwezi | Zambia
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, November 13 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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Job & Candidate Requirements
The individual should have a strong technical specialist ability (in metallurgy, mineralogy, geology or data science) and be passionate about applying his/ her ability within a team to solve problems. They will work closely with process engineers, process operations and other disciplines within the mining value chain to improve mine plans to maximise copper output, optimise metal recoveries, and improve overall plant performance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of geo-metallurgical models integrating geological, mineralogical, and metallurgical data and feeding essential information into mine plans and production budgets/forecasts.
- Perform/ oversee/ coordinate diagnostic metallurgical and mineralogical investigations to support troubleshooting and optimisation.
- Conduct process mineralogical studies (e.g. TIMA, optical microscopy) to characterise ore and identify key metallurgical drivers.
- Develop and implement strategies to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of mineralogical analysis.
- Oversee/ maintain databases, ensuring accurate data capture and perform or work with data analyst to develop supervised machine-learning models to support optimisation.
- Collaborate with process engineers and other members of the metallurgical department to translate ore characteristics into predictive performance models and processing strategies.
- Collaborate with metallurgists and processing engineers to identify and address plant performance variability related to ore characteristics and optimize metal recoveries and improve overall plant performance.
- Identify opportunities for innovation within the mineralogical analysis process and implement appropriate solutions.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to geologists and metallurgists in geometallurgical principles, sampling, and data integration.
- Stay abreast of advancements in mineralogical analysis techniques and incorporate relevant developments into the laboratory’s workflow.
Qualifications, Experience & Skills Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy, or related discipline; a postgraduate qualification in Process Mineralogy or Geometallurgy is an advantage.
- Preferably 5–10 years’ experience in mining or mineral processing environments, with strong exposure to process mineralogy and/or geometallurgy.
- Proficiency in problem solving and critical thinking.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Understanding of extractive metallurgy principles.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate employees/ colleagues.
- Experience with process engineering concepts and practices.
Key Competencies
- Mathematics, chemistry (or physics), mass balancing, mineral balancing.
- Ability to translate and effectively communicate complex data into actionable operational insights.
- Ability to move forward in the short-term using available insight (with associated high uncertainty), despite having imperfect/ incomplete data, while working in the background to improve the data quality for future reduction in uncertainty.
- Collaborative and mentoring approach to knowledge sharing.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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