Geology Summer Intern

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FLORIDA CANYON MINING INC

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Posted 5 months ago

Internship

Imlay, Nevada

In Person

Smart Summary

Interns will work on challenging projects alongside mine site professionals. Responsibilities include learning about the property, ore staking, blasthole layout, and assisting in establishing a new geologic model.

This geology internship requires students to be enrolled in school for the Fall 2026 semester and be able to complete a minimum of ten weeks between May 1 and September 1, 2026. A cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher is required, and applicants must pass a pre-employment physical including drug and alcohol testing.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Geology

Surveying

Ore staking

Blasthole layout

Blasthole sampling

Laboratory skills

Blasthole assay

Mine geology

Pit mapping

Geologic modeling

GPA 2.5

Physical

Drug testing

Alcohol testing

Enrolled in school

Fall 2026 semester

Job Description

Position Description:

The Geology 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. 

Geology Intern: Work with survey group to learn the property geographically. Do ore staking and blasthole layout along with project work. Work with sampling technicians to learn the importance of taking a blasthole sample. Spend time with laboratory group to see how the blasthole assay determination is made. Spend time with mine geology group doing blasthole mapping and modeling. Learn ore control methodology for blocking out ore and waste. Spend time with the pit geology group doing pit mapping in the field and translating that to the geologic model. Assist the geology group in establishing a new geologic model for the site. 

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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