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Exploration & Development Summer Intern - Support

The Doe Run Company
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Are you a student looking for an opportunity to gain hands on experience that will prepare you for your geology or mining career? Then our paid Summer Internship at Doe Run in Viburnum, MO may be a great opportunity.

The Doe Run Company's Southeast Missouri Mining & Milling Division (SEMO), located near Viburnum, MO (in the heart of the Mark Twain National Forest), is responsible for locating and extracting lead ore. The work takes place far below Earth's surface, some 1,000 feet beneath the forested hills of southern Missouri. This area, rich in mineral deposits, is known as the Viburnum Trend. Named for the nearby town of Viburnum, mining and milling has taken place here for more than 40 years. While best known for having high-purity lead ore, SEMO also extracts zinc and copper minerals from underground mines.

Learning Objectives:

Over the course of the internship, the student will develop practical experience in duties/tasks related to exploration and resource geology. 

Work Plan:

  • Data clean-up involving digitization of historic exploration drill hole data that will enable The Doe Run Company to advance its block modeling capabilities of the Viburnum Trend.
  • Checking the quality of the database.
  • Data entry.

Guidelines for Academic Background:

  • Completion of at least 40 hours towards a Geology, Geological Engineering or related degree.
  • GPA of at least 2.7 (on a 4.0 scale).
  • Some experience with Microsoft Office & Excel preferred.

 

Based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, The Doe Run Company is a privately held natural resources company and a global provider of lead, copper, and zinc concentrates. Dedicated to environmentally responsible mineral and metal production, Doe Run operates the Resource Recycling facility, one of the world’s largest, single-site lead recycling centers, located in Boss, Missouri. The company also owns six operating mines in one of the world’s largest lead mining districts, also in Missouri: Brushy Creek, Buick, Casteel, Fletcher/West Fork, Mine 29/Viburnum and Sweetwater. The Doe Run Company and its subsidiaries deliver products and services necessary to provide power, protection, and convenience. Doe Run has operations in Missouri, Washington, and Arizona. For more information, visit www.doerun.com.

Doe Run is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and veterans.