Junior Geologist

Location:

Sodankylä – Finland

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

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Advertiser:

Kinross Gold Corporation

Job ID:

132866609

Posted On:

10 April 2026

Founded in 1993, Kinross is a Canadian-based senior gold mining company with operations and projects in the United States, Brazil, Mauritania, Chile and Canada. Our focus on delivering value is based on our four core values of Putting People First, Outstanding Corporate Citizenship, High Performance Culture, and Rigorous Financial Discipline.
 
Mining responsibly is a priority for Kinross, and we foster a culture that makes responsible mining and operational success inseparable. Our values-based approach ensures that sustainability and our environmental, social and governance commitments are a core part of our strategy and plans for future growth. In line with our values, we also aim to build meaningful partnerships with all of our stakeholders, including communities, shareholders, employees, governments and suppliers.

Kinross maintains listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol: K) and the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: KGC). 

The Kinross exploration office is located in Sodankylä, approximately 130km north of Rovaniemi. Kinross has been exploring along the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt since 2018, mainly through joint ventures on early-stage projects around the Kittilä mine, Europe’s largest gold mine. Kinross strongly believes that the remaining orogenic gold potential of the belt is significant and sees Lapland as an emerging region for gold exploration.

Purpose of Role

Junior Geologist will assist the Kinross Finland Exploration Oy team with all aspects of exploration fieldwork that will include prospecting and mapping as well as the stripping of outcrops in order to take representative chip and channel samples for gold analysis. Detailed mapping will be conducted on the exposed and washed outcrops.

Job Responsibilities

-Assist with prospecting, mapping and sampling

-50% soil sampling
-30% rock chip sampling (mapping)
-20% geotechnical work (core logging)
 

Qualifications and Skills
-Geology or Geological Engineering student / Recent graduate
-Good interpersonal skills
-Strong work ethic
-Excellent organization skills
-Excellent communication skills
-Knowledge and skill with a PC utilizing office applications
-Previous experience in fieldwork is not mandatory, but it is considered an advantage and can affect the diversity of work tasks
-Safe, responsible and efficient working methods and good teamwork skills
-Willingness to work in the fieldFluent Finnish and English
-B driving license

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