Vice President Exploration – FILLED

Our Client – is a fast growing Vancouver-based gold exploration/development company with focus on, but not restricted to, Canada. There is potential for this individual to succeed the President of this organization.

Primary Responsibilities:

• ensure that the highest safety, health and environmental standards are met or exceeded
• promote a culture of awareness and commitment to safe working practices amongst all employees and contractors, which will enable a healthy and accident-free working environment.
• participate as a key member of the senior management team and lead the company’s technical, exploration, geology efforts
• provide leadership and vision to the company’s exploration team for multiple projects
• propose exploration and resource development programs, plans, schedules and budgets for final approval by senior management designed to progress our properties to final feasibility
• develop a team consisting of staff geologists and consultants as required, to integrate multiple data sets, enhance data quality and encourage use of state-of-the-art technology to optimize exploration success
• ensure compliance with all necessary operational government regulations and reporting is completed within deadlines
• ensure the timely and effective communication with all staff and Senior Management, including site meetings, summary weekly reports, technical data for press releases and internal technical reports as deemed necessary
• interact and represent the company as appropriate with mining/land use entities, native groups (if required) and local communities
• oversee and coordinate the company’s contractors and consultants
• supervise and co-ordinate resource and reserve estimations in compliance with NI 43-101 requirements
• represent the company at technical meetings and conferences, including presentation of technical papers if the opportunity arises
• approve press releases and other public disclosure documents
• this company has significant expansion potential and the successful applicant will have the opportunity to be intimately involved in the future success of the company.   

Additional Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field required (advanced degree is an asset)
• Professional Licensing is required as individual must be a Qualified Person as defined by Canadian Law
• Minimum of 15-20 years experience in resource exploration/management… with a preference for precious and base metals experience
• Strong leadership, organizational and management skills are essential

CONTACT:
Robert Schultz, President
505.275.1234
Rschultz@MiningSearch.com

MRC – Executive Search for Mining Professionals