# Principal Geoscientist, Generative Exploration

Job Title: Principal Geoscientist, Generative Exploration - Northern Cordillera Department: Corporate Exploration, Dual reporting to Manager, Exploration - AK and Director, Generative Exploration Reports To: Director of Generative Exploration Location: Reno, NV (preferred) Position Summary The Principal Geoscientist, Generative Exploration - Northern Cordillera leads in identifying, evaluating, and advancing new silver and gold exploration opportunities through systematic exploration and strategic industry networking. The role focuses on generating and advancing projects to key decision points on the path to discovery of Tier 1 silver and gold assets aligned with Hecla's corporate growth strategy. Essential Duties and Responsibilities This list is not all-inclusive and may be revised as needed; additional duties may be assigned. Promote and maintain a strong safety-first culture across all exploration activities including a strong commitment to following all applicable company, state, and federal safety guidelines. Ensure alignment of exploration goals with Hecla’s overall business objectives. Opportunity Generation & Research Identify new exploration opportunities, with a focus on

- **Id**: 4344614
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/hecla-mining-principal-geoscientist-generative-exploration>
- **Role**: Energy
- **Role family**: Energy
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Coeur d'Alene, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 15
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-29T05:11:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-29
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T20:57:23Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 47
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7381
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Precious Metals, Mining

## Company

- **Id**: 2448067
- **Name**: Hecla Mining
- **Domain**: hecla.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/hecla-com>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: ADP

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 86
- **Open postings**: 8
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.375
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 61
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

## Technologies

- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 47

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 15
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-15T20:57:23Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 1 · green card filings: 1; Filings 12m: 1

## Liveness

- **Score**: 64
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.858
- **P room**: 0.75
- **Age days**: 47
- **Expected fill days**: 61
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:late
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T23:26:16Z

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