Regional Manager, Resource Geology

JOB DESCRIPTION

Would you like to have a career with a collaborative, diverse, and dynamic mining company? We have an exciting opportunity for you!

Barrick has an opening for the Regional Manager, Resource Geology. The Regional Manager, Resource Geology is accountable for the geological integrity, Mineral Resource stewardship, and value optimization of multiple operating mines and development projects within the region. This role provides technical governance over resource estimation, grade control strategy, reconciliation performance, and geological risk management, ensuring compliance with applicable reporting codes (e.g., S-K 1300, NI 43-101, JORC).

The position integrates geology with mine planning, geotechnical engineering, metallurgy, and exploration to maximize resource conversion, minimize dilution, and improve reserve confidence. At Barrick, our vision is to be the world’s most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and operating the best assets with the best people. We are committed to a safe work environment, sending every person home safe and healthy every day, and leaving a sustainable legacy on our host communities.

• Mineral Resource Governance
  • Establish and enforce regional standards for:
  • Geological interpretation and domaining.
  • Drill spacing strategies and infill programs.
  • Resource classification criteria (Measured, Indicated, Inferred).
  • Cut-off grade assumptions and economic parameters (in coordination with planning).
  • Own and ensure compliance to Barrick and site standards and guidelines for resource estimation.
  • Own the timely delivery of resource models to agreed dates with stakeholders by coordinating with key management personnel.
  • Review and approve site-level Mineral Resource estimates.
  • Ensure defensible documentation and audit-ready technical reports.
  • Escalate material changes, risks or opportunities to the GM’s and regional management as you discover them.
  • Oversee independent reviews and Qualified Person (QP) sign-offs.
• Resource Development & Conversion
  • Drive resource-to-reserve conversion strategies.
  • Optimize infill drilling to reduce geological uncertainty and improve confidence categories.
  • Identify geological upside opportunities within existing mine footprints.
  • Provide geological input into life-of-mine (LOM) planning and pit/underground optimization studies.
• Grade Control & Reconciliation
  • Establish regional grade control standards and sampling protocols.
  • Oversee reconciliation between:
  • Resource model vs. grade control model.
  • Mined grades vs. predicted grades.
  • Mill head grades vs. resource estimates.
  • Analyze sources of variance (sampling bias, domaining errors, density assignment, short-range variability).
  • Implement corrective actions to improve predictability and reduce risk.
• Data Quality & QA/QC
  • Ensure robust QA/QC programs including standards, blanks, duplicates, and umpire assays.
  • Oversee drillhole database governance and validation protocols.
  • Standardize data management systems and audit trails across sites.
  • Ensure compliance with chain-of-custody and laboratory quality standards.
• Technical Leadership
  • Mentor and develop site-level resource and grade control geologists.
  • Build regional capability in structural geology, geostatistics, and economic geology.
  • Provide technical oversight for complex orebody interpretations (structurally controlled systems, vein-hosted deposits, strati form systems, porphyry environments, etc.).
  • Own and drive continuous improvement towards best-practice modeling and resource estimation workflows.
  • Engage external consultants where specialized expertise is required.
• Strategic Planning & Due Diligence
  • Prioritize a strategic delivery pipeline of projects to feed annual business plans and evaluations.
  • Own alignment with District MRMs and Superintendent, Resource Geology to mutually determine modeling priorities that are fit-for-purpose to business requirements Support scoping, PFS, and FS studies with defensible geological models.
  • Participate in acquisition and divestiture technical due diligence.
  • Evaluate geological risk profiles for development-stage assets.
  • Identify exploration targets adjacent to operating mines.
• Cross-Functional…