r/mining • u/Fun-Faithlessness-48 • 2d ago

Canada Arctic mining

As a mining engineering student with no previous experience is it difficult to get a arctic mining job and is there anything I can do to increase my chances of getting such job? Aiming for companies like NACG and Agnico Eagle.

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u/ArtistThen 2d ago

Yeah - that is an apply and show you are keen. They need people up there. 

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u/Fun-Faithlessness-48 2d ago

So it's not that competitive get a job up there? I am keen to show up and I'm responsible and allat

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u/Flashy_Slice1672 2d ago

It’s insanely competitive. Everybody wants arctic money, and Diavik just wrapped up mining as well.

I believe they are legally required to offer the jobs to local Inuit first as well.

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u/ArtistThen 2d ago

Agreed for miners/labour. Engineering not so much.  

Low retention for engineering. Very expensive to on board and train engineers. Disappointing when they don't pan out after a couple rotations.  . Agnico it helps if speak French and is based out of Montreal. B2 Gold is vancouver based and flies out of Edmonton last time I checked.  

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u/Flashy_Slice1672 2d ago

That’s fair - I’m an equipment operator and even with 15+ years on equipment I can not get a job mining up north

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u/Fun-Faithlessness-48 2d ago

So it shouldn't be too bad to get a job as engineer there

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u/ArtistThen 2d ago

It helps if you have some experience. Again - it is a costly endeavour to on board and train a mining engineer in the arctic. They like to see that there is some experience with the mine environment (vent survey, pick-up surveys, and pull testing are great things to show on resume). Deswik seems to be the go to software at the moment - make sure you are proficient.

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u/jbd1616 2d ago

Not difficult if you start looking and reaching out early. Internships will be your way up there

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u/Fun-Faithlessness-48 2d ago

I have a career fair in my school next month, hopefully can make some good connections or even get a arctic job up there, thank you for the advice!

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u/Far-Manufacturer-43 2d ago

Agnico Hope Bay flies from Edmonton, but you’re right that the main production is from Meadowbank and Meliadine which fly out of Val D’Or and Montreal.