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The Nixon Fork Mine operated as a high grade / low tonnage gold producer from 1995 to 1999, then briefly in 2007. Fire River Gold is a Vancouver based junior mining company and a member of the international Metals Group. The mine is currently being re-opened for diamond drilling and eventual production, anticipated for spring 2011.

Fire River Gold is currently looking to employ personnel for its Nixon Fork Mine Project near McGrath, Alaska in the following areas.

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Project Engineer (Mining)

Fire River Gold has an immediate need for a Project Engineer for its Nixon Fork Mine Project near McGrath, Alaska.

The site has a functional ~200 tpd mill with gravity and flotation circuits. A CIL circuit was also designed, procured and partially installed for the purpose of increasing overall recovery to 97% and to reprocess gold from the existing high grade tailings pond.

The ideal candidate will be:

• a registered professional mining engineer
• with at least ten years of experience in mine engineering including operations and consulting
• Competence in mine planning software is required

This position will report to the VP Mining. Preliminary duties will be to manage technical studies prepared by outside consultants and prepare a final mine plan.  Once in operations, he or she will focus on operational improvement for Nixon Fork Mine and work assist the VP Mining in evaluating other projects for JV or takeover opportunities.

This position is based in Vancouver with some travel requirements, particularly to the project site in Alaska. A competitive salary and benefits are available to the right candidate. This applicant must have a legal right to work in both countries or be eligible for a TN visa application.

Project Geologist

• The ideal candidate will have resource modeling experience using Gemcom and previous experience with skarns. Other principal activities include logging core, and underground mapping.
• He or she must be able to work in the United States or be eligible for a TN1 visa application and be willing to travel.
• This is a site-based position in a remote camp. An extended schedule of work at site is required, with a minimum rotation of three weeks in and two weeks out.

Mill Superintendent

Fire River Gold has an immediate need for a Mill Superintendent for its Nixon Fork Mine Project near McGrath, Alaska.

The site has a functional ~200 tpd mill with gravity and flotation circuits. The gold traditionally reported as follows: 20% to gravity, 63% to a copper concentrate for shipment offsite, and 17% to tailings. A CIL circuit was also designed, procured and partially installed for the purpose of increasing overall recovery to 97% and to reprocess gold from the existing high grade tailings pond.

The ideal candidate will have:

• at least ten years of experience in gravity recovery, copper flotation, and leaching at operating mines and/or mine development projects
• An engineering degree in metallurgy or mineral processing would be preferred but not essential.

This position will report to the General Manager. Preliminary duties will be to act as owner's representative for the completion of the CIL plant and re-commissioning of the mill, conduct a critical review of mill production capability to identify and eliminate choke points, prepare the mill for operations, and supervise and train future mill operations staff. Once in operations, he or she will be responsible for the safety, coordination and production output of milling operations.

This is a site-based position with an excellent permanent camp and facilities. An extended rotational schedule of work at site is required, working 12 hour shifts. This applicant must have a legal right to work in the USA or be eligible for a TN visa.
 

Production Geologist

Fire River Gold has an immediate need for a Production Geologist for its Nixon Fork Mine Project near McGrath, Alaska. 

The site has a functional ~200 tpd mill with gravity and flotation circuits. The deposit is a quartz monzonite skarn hosted in limestone with complex geology.

The ideal candidate will be:

• a registered professional geologist
• with at least ten years of experience in resource estimation and underground mining operations.
• Competence in geological modeling planning software is required; competence in Gemcom is preferred.
• Experience with skarn deposits and small scale mining situations with nuggety gold is essential.

This position will report to the Manager of Geology. Preliminary duties will be to conduct underground face mapping, sampling and "ground truthing" of a resource model, assist the exploration team with planning and managing the ongoing ore-definition drilling, and assist mine planning personnel with the preparation of a mine plan and production forecast.

This is a site-based position with an excellent permanent camp and facilities. An extended rotational schedule of work at site is required, working 12 hour shifts. Occasional travel to the head office in Vancouver will also be required. This applicant must have a legal right to work in the USA or be eligible for a TN visa.
 

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A competitive salary is available to the right candidate.