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KoBold MetalsExploration Geologist
KoBold Metals is hiring a full-time Exploration Geologist to join its remote-first team. KoBold applies artificial intelligence and specialized sensors to mineral exploration, focusing on finding…
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KoBold Metals is hiring a full-time Exploration Geologist to join its remote-first team. KoBold applies artificial intelligence and specialized sensors to mineral exploration, focusing on finding metals like copper and lithium needed for electric vehicles, renewable energy, and data infrastructure. Privately held and backed by prominent investors and technology firms, the company combines advanced data science with traditional exploration expertise. In this position, you will evaluate property acquisition candidates, formulate…
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KoBold Metals is hiring a full-time Exploration Geologist to join its remote-first team. KoBold applies artificial intelligence and specialized sensors to mineral exploration, focusing on finding metals like copper and lithium needed for electric vehicles, renewable energy, and data infrastructure. Privately held and backed by prominent investors and technology firms, the company combines advanced data science with traditional exploration expertise.
In this position, you will evaluate property acquisition candidates, formulate exploration targets, and manage field operations from initial discovery to resource growth. Working within a multidisciplinary team alongside data scientists, senior advisors, and executives, you will help shape investment strategies and guide exploration programs. This role suits professionals with a background in mineral exploration who want to utilize technology-driven methods to make significant resource discoveries.
Travel to exploration sites worldwide, including Mingomba, is required, with a minimum of one week per year and significantly more for field-facing positions. Applicants must hold authorization to work in the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Finland, Sweden, or Botswana.
Responsibilities
- Prioritize health, safety, environmental stewardship, and community relations across all tasks
- Analyze geoscientific datasets from province to prospect scales to rank exploration targets
- Plan, budget, permit, and execute field projects ranging from grassroots mapping to advanced drilling campaigns
- Provide technical mentorship to in-country project teams through site visits and stakeholder engagement
- Collaborate with data scientists to develop and apply analytical techniques
Requirements
- Possess 3 to 7 years of professional experience in the mineral exploration sector
- Demonstrate strong technical proficiency in at least one ore deposit type
- Show expertise in generative analysis, dataset integration, interpretation, and modeling
- Bring practical field skills spanning grassroots prospecting through advanced drilling projects
- Use standard desktop software tools such as QGIS or ArcGIS
- Exhibit leadership, mentoring, and interdisciplinary collaboration abilities
- Hold a valid passport or have the ability to acquire one, and maintain a willingness to travel internationally to project sites
- Maintain legal work authorization in the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Finland, Sweden, or Botswana
Qualifications
- Background working with sediment-hosted stratiform copper or magmatic sulfide deposits
- Familiarity with scripting or programming languages like Python, R, or C/C++
- Understanding of geostatistics or related statistical methodologies for geoscientific data
- International project experience, specifically within the Central African Copperbelt
Core Skills
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is this position remote?
Yes, KoBold Metals operates as a remote-first workplace for this role. However, employees are required to travel to project sites globally, with a minimum of one week per year.
What is the salary range for the Exploration Geologist?
The United States base salary for this full-time exempt position ranges from $70,000 to $110,000 per year.
What work authorization is required to apply?
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Finland, Sweden, or Botswana.
How many years of experience are required?
Applicants must have a minimum of 3 to 7 years of experience in the mineral exploration industry.
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