Project Manager for gold miner in Nicaragua

Project Manager for gold miner in Nicaragua

Project Manager for gold miner in Nicaragua

Ref. NicPM.2128

Our Client requires a Project Manager to be based at least half the year in Nicaragua (there is new accommodation at the field camp) locally to the site. This is a COO elect role.

You will report direct to the Chairman, with a working relationship with the Country Manager.

Responsibilities of this role include being the main liaison point between our Client and the different Nicaraguan Government Ministries - Department of Mines and the Department of the Environment - to facilitate the gaining of the appropriate environmental assessments and permits, and to build relationships with government officials.

To oversee metallurgy testing, hydrological reports, manage overseas Environmental Consultants, mine design and planning, the location of tailings ponds waste dumps and hydrology studies.
To take project to a bankable feasibility study.
To work with the Country Manager to ensure economical drill programmes
Our Client is looking for an experienced mining engineer with a background in pre-development work for a US150m plant processing 3k to 5k t/day. You may have underground or open pit experience, or both, but you will have a practical outlook, with operational and organisational experience and will have built a gold mine before.

You must speak Spanish and English, be familiar with the Latinate culture and have an understanding of local sensitivities and issues.

This is an exciting role for the right person as it has possibilities for substantial progression as well as a great deal of autonomy and responsibility. You will be able to make your mark within the company and also be seen by the market, as you will add value to the company by supplementing the skills and experience of the existing team and so help our Client appeal to future investors.

Salary/Package: Negotiable, but expected will be in the region of US$200,000 p.a.

An appropriate and extremely favourable Options package will also be available, depending on experience.

Company Details:

Full details of our Client are available on request from mike@westminstermining.com - please quote reference NicPM.2128

Information on Nicaragua may be found here: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/nicaragua

Our Client is a UK based AIM listed exploration Company focused on proving a large commercial reserve on its 100% owned project in Nicaragua. It's management team have extensive experience in mineral exploration, project development and project financing, giving the best likelihood of achieving exploration success, bringing their project through to a bankable feasibility study.

At 18th September 2012, the project has a Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) Standards resource of 2.4M oz gold at 4.6g/t including 751,000 oz at 4.4g/t in the Indicated Category, probably making it the biggest gold resource in Nicaragua, and is potentially double that as further exploration will determine. Unlike many other mineral companies, the resource is large and concentrated in one place, and there is good Government support in what is now one of the more stable countries for mining in the world, with their economy growing at 5% p.a. and gold being their third largest export. There are only three producing gold mines in Nicaragua and there has not been a new mine in decades, so it is a new area for the country too.

Our Client recently successfully raised over £4m net and is fully funded for the next 12km of drilling and have today 4 rigs on site. The company needs to position itself to build a mine, construction being slated for about 18 months' time.

The project resource includes a high grade open pit resource of 954,000 oz gold at 3.6g/t gold. A preliminary economic assessment is currently underway. In addition to this project, 87k oz gold on the company's other project takes our Clinet's total resource to 2.5m oz gold in Nicaragua to CIM standards.

Our Client also has a JORC Code Resource of 1,004,000 oz gold equivalent in El Salvador (unfortunately a moratorium on all mining there applies).

Should you wish to apply for this role and/or seek more information, please send your details to:

mike@westminstermining.com