Exploration Drill Supervisor

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Coeur Mining attracts and hires highly skilled individuals. By joining our team, you can look forward to:

• A stimulating values-based work environment
• A culture of collaboration and inclusion
• Inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• Career development opportunities
• A deeply rooted commitment to responsible mining, health and safety and community engagement
• A competitive total compensation program
• A comprehensive benefits package including a retirement savings plan
  
  

About Coeur Mining

Coeur Mining is a growing, all-North American precious metals producer with seven operations: the Las Chispas silver-gold mine and Palmarejo gold-silver complex in Mexico, the Rochester silver-gold mine in Nevada, the Kensington gold mine in Alaska, the Wharf gold mine in South Dakota, the Rainy River gold mine in Ontario, Canada, and the New Afton copper-gold mine in British Columbia, Canada. In addition, Coeur owns the Silvertip silver-zinc-lead exploration project in British Columbia.

Coeur offers a flexible, hybrid work model and a culture built on safety, collaboration, and real opportunities to develop your career for those who want to grow alongside a company that is doing the same.

New Afton

Situated 10 kilometers west of Kamloops, British Columbia, the New Afton mine is an underground gold and copper producing site.

Kamloops is a city of 105,000 people, located 350 kilometers east of Vancouver. The area provides the opportunity to live and work in a vibrant community with its own university and within easy reach of world class ski resorts, championship golf courses, mountain biking trails, popular recreational lakes and award-winning vineyards

About The Role

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8 hours shift

Position Reports To: Exploration Manager

Position Overview

Operating in a South Central British Columbia mining environment on a 5-2 or 4-3 day on/off schedule, the Exploration Drill Supervisor is an integral part of the Exploration Department at the New Afton Operation. The candidate will be a part of the Coeur New Afton Exploration Team, both underground and surface, and will work with drilling contractor management and site HSE Team to ensure all drilling activities are planned, executed and communicated across departments with a focus on cost-management, efficiency, safety, and high data quality to support the goals of Coeur Mining. Solid work ethics, regular attendance, and punctuality are essential requirements for this position.

Key Responsibilities

The successful applicant will be responsible for:

• Be a safety and environmental leader, trainer, and champion
• Alignment and implementation of the Company’s policies and procedures
• Maintain relationships with drilling companies, conduct regular meetings as required
• Host program kick-off meeting(s) to ensure alignment with exploration expectations
• Scheduling pad construction, restoration, and related logistics with drilling contractors and site teams
• Manage materials and consumables
• Maintain and utilize drill cost tracking and management systems to ensure we are utilizing our funds in the most effective way possible (CorePlan)
• Ensure the correct management of drilling operations by optimizing assets and equipment, and by supervising the execution of the activities of drilling contractors
• Know, understand, and implement best drilling practices; independently initiate troubleshooting and provide advice on managing difficult conditions to maintain and monitor high-quality core recovery, including use of drill additives (muds), bit types, and pumping rates.
• Liaise with mine operations to ensure drill sequencing works with operation plans
• Understand drill mechanics and develop best practices with the geologists for drilling the site-specific units
• Assist with RFP process and contracting with corporate Exploration team
• Non-drill time responsibilities: update contract with improvements based on previous campaign lessons learned; prepare for next campaign, completing all environmental and associated pad logistics; assist with core shack improvements, sample storage, and any other items as requested.
  
  

Qualifications

The successful candidate will possess the following skills or experience:

• 10+ years of progressive experience with an independent or major core drilling company.
• Previous experience with underground, surface and helicopter-supported drilling is required.
• Have extensive industry training and drilling program management. Previous experience with CorePlan or similar platforms is preferred.
• Have detailed and demonstrated technical knowledge of core drilling including orientated core.
• Have detailed and hands on experience core drilling with a detailed understanding of drilling techniques and equipment.
• Have detailed understanding of drill bits, drilling motors and the relation of the drilling rig circulating system to these tools.
• Have detailed understanding and hands on experience with various mud systems.
• Be familiar with cost reporting and cost verification as it pertains to approval of company expenditures.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple drilling rigs at one time in a safe and cost-effective manner.
• Understand and demonstrate leadership in all aspects of managing a HSE compliant operation without sacrificing operational efficiency.
• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting and analytical skills;
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with other employees and contractors using tact, courtesy, and good judgement;
• Applicants should be able to demonstrate their ability to work and live in Canada indefinitely; a full, valid Canadian Driver’s License is required;
• This role is site-based position. It is expected that minor amount of work time off-site will be performed on an occasional basis.
  
  

Other Requirements

Candidates will be required to participate in a comprehensive qualification process, including:

• Successful completion of pre-placement functional screen
• Provide proof of a valid Class 5 driver’s license
• Demonstrate eligibility to work in Canada
• Provide confirmation of valid educational requirements
  
  

Compensation

The anticipated salary for this position will be between $130,000 to $150,000. A comprehensive benefits program and performance bonus plan will also be provided. This is not a camp operation and therefore the successful candidate will be required to relocate to the Kamloops area or travel and accommodation will be the responsibility of the successful applicant.

Applicants can submit their resume and cover letter until 11:59pm on November 15, 2026.

Inclusion, Equal Opportunity, Accessibility

Coeur Mining is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans’ status, Indigenous status or any other legally protected factors. Disability-related accommodations during the recruitment process are available upon request.

Additional Information

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process. Coeur Mining does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a forma contractual arrangement with the Company. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by Coeur Mining will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered.

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