Senior Geochemist

The role

Lead geochemistry for southern Africa, starting with quality control and sign-off of assay data for the Mingomba deposit definition drilling. Also drive geochemical target generation for copper, lithium and nickel across Zambia, the DRC and Namibia.

What you will do

• Own the geochemical quality control system for the Mingomba drilling program
• Provide independent assessment and sign-off of assay data used in mineral resource estimation
• Ensure geochemical work meets regulatory and permitting obligations in Zambia, the DRC and Namibia
• Design and run brownfield geochemical programs around Mingomba and other advanced assets
• Lead greenfield geochemical target generation for copper, lithium and nickel across the southern African portfolio
• Interpret multi-element geochemical datasets and integrate them with geophysics, geology and remote sensing to rank targets
• Design, budget and manage the regional analytical program, including laboratory contracts and costs
• Coach and train field geologists and technicians in sampling practice and maintain standard operating procedures
• Work with data scientists to make geochemical data analysis-ready

Required qualifications

• Strong command of exploration and deposit-scale geochemistry
• Practical experience of quality control for drilling and surface sampling programs
• Working knowledge of the Theory of Sampling
• Experience supporting resource-stage projects and familiarity with public reporting data quality expectations
• Strong written and presentation communication skills
• Good field skills in remote settings across project stages
• Baseline proficiency in ArcGIS or QGIS and at least one geochemical data analysis package such as ioGAS
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills
• Experience coaching and training geoscientists
• Demonstrated commitment to high health and safety standards
• A minimum of 8 years' experience in the mineral exploration industry
• Valid passport and willingness to travel

Nice to have

• Experience with sediment-hosted stratiform copper, magmatic sulfide or LCT pegmatite systems
• Working knowledge of one programming or scripting language such as Python or R
• Knowledge of geostatistics or compositional data analysis
• Experience with portable XRF and in-field sample preparation
• Experience in environmental geochemistry, including baseline surveys and waste characterisation
• International experience, particularly in the Central African Copperbelt or the pegmatite provinces of central Africa and Namibia
• Professional registration or chartership such as CGeol, FAusIMM, EurGeol or SACNASP
• Working proficiency in French

Before you apply

• Only applications from southern Africa are being accepted
• Valid passport required

About the company

KoBold builds AI models for mineral exploration and runs its own exploration programs. The company is privately held and describes itself as the largest independent mineral exploration company and largest exploration technology developer.