Chief Mining Engineer (Planning Superintendent)

You will work directly with the site team under the general direction of the G-9 Mine Manager and liaise with the appropriate staff and contract engineering personnel to assist in meeting the engineering goals for the project.

Company Summary:

FARALLON Resources Ltd. (TSX: FAN, OTCBB: FRLLF), a Canadian company with a Zinc rich polymetallic asset in Guerrero state, Mexico, is focused on becoming a producing mining company. The high grade G-9 massive sulphide deposit at its 100% owned Campo Morado property is at the center of Farallon's parallel track program. Under this progressive program, expanding and confirming the high-grade mineralization within the G-9 deposit, mine planning and design, equipment acquisition, site construction and preparation activities are all taking place concurrently, with the ramp up to production in July 2008.

Position Summary

• The successful applicant will be responsible for leading the mine site engineering plans and perform short / long term planning engineering duties related to development and production, coordination of staff and contractors at our site who are collecting engineering data to support the operational mine plan, mine development and permit applications.
• Additional responsibilities will include assisting in design optimization, technical report writing, preparing daily / monthly reporting, and preparing annual budgets.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Liaise with mine and mill operations to ensure that the daily activities of each department are consistent with long range objectives
• Supervise the mine engineering department
• Ensure that the daily and monthly statistical production summaries are prepared
• Develop practical mining plans based on all available geological information to support daily / monthly intermediate and long-range planning and productivity goals
• Lead the assessment of manpower, capital and equipment requirements to meet objective
• Recommend courses of action designed to eliminate potential production problems and to improve operational efficiency and control production costs
• Mine research: identify avenues where potential cost savings or earnings can be realized, i.e. explore new ideas through consultation with operations and mill personnel to ensure that the G-9 project continues to be an aggressive and competitive operation in the world market
• Utilize mine modeling and planning software to prepare / evaluate / monitor mine plans and budgets
• Responsible for preparation of capital project estimates
• Lead special projects such as ventilation, core grade control, blasting, and backfill seminars with crews and studies requested by management and operations
• Prepare designs or design revisions (in consultation with the senior geologist) that follow sound economic and geotechnical principles
• Coordinate with geologists in exploration activities