Metallurgical Summer Intern

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FLORIDA CANYON MINING INC

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Posted 5 months ago

Internship

Imlay, Nevada

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Smart Summary

Interns will work on challenging projects alongside mine site professionals. The role includes learning about ore recovery testing methods and gold leaching processes.

This internship is for students majoring in metallurgy or a related field. Candidates must be enrolled in school for the Fall 2026 semester and be able to complete a minimum 10-week internship between May and September. A cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher is required, and candidates must pass a pre-employment physical and drug test.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Metallurgy

Assay Lab

Ore recovery testing

Analytical assay

Gold leaching

Leach pad

Activated carbon

GPA 2.5

Metallurgical

Technical Services

Enrollment Fall 2026

Internship

Engineering

Job Description

Position Description:

The Metallurgical department at site provide support for operating departments. The role will be a cross functional training role across the site to introduce the intern to the entire business at Florida Canyon. It may include working for other departments on short-term projects and day-to-day activities. The focus will be working with the Technical Services group and the planning and execution of achieving short-term and long-term targets.

Responsibilities:

Our interns will have an opportunity to complete challenging and gratifying projects in their field of study, working side by side with mine site professionals in the field. 

Metallurgy Intern:  Work with Metallurgy and Assay Lab groups to learn about ore recovery testing methods and various analytical assay determinations at Florida Canyon.  Spend time with Process and Leach Operations groups to learn the basics of gold leaching from the Florida Canyon leach pad and subsequent recovery from activated carbon.  Work with site metallurgist to develop weekly and monthly ore leaching plans.  

Qualifications:

•    Must be able to complete an internship lasting a minimum of ten (10) weeks between May 1 and September 1, 2026.

•    Must be enrolled in school for the Fall 2026 semester (proof of enrollment required).

•    Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher (transcripts required).

•    Must be able to pass Florida Canyon Mining’s pre-employment physical, which includes drug and alcohol testing as well as metals testing (where applicable).

Thank you for your application, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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FLORIDA CANYON MINING INC

Florida Canyon is an open pit and heap leach gold recovery mining operation that has been operating continuously with sporadic periods of interrupted production since 1986. Florida Canyon is located approximately 45 miles southwest of Winnemucca, Nevada, adjacent to Interstate Highway 80.

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