Coeur Alaska is seeking a motivated Environmental student, to complete a summer internship with our Environmental group at the Kensington Mine in 2025 (May through August). The Kensington Mine is an underground gold mine located within the Berners Bay Mining District about 45 miles north of Juneau, Alaska.
Our purpose statement is, We Pursue a Higher Standard. Everything we do is fueled by this statement; it is our foundation and inspiration for our actions every day. At Coeur, we PROTECT our people, places and planet, DEVELOP quality resources, growth and plans, and DELIVER impactful results through teamwork.
Our summer internship program will provide you with the opportunity to gain real-world, on-the-job experience at an operating mine site. Interns are mentored throughout the summer by industry professionals and given ownership of projects with a tangible impact on the mine. Internship experience typically spans about 12 weeks.
Each intern will be creatively and technically working together to create a group presentation, highlighting a company area of improvement. The summer internship experience truly culminates with all interns traveling for an expense paid trip to Chicago! This includes each group presenting their project, meeting and learning from key company leaders, as well as networking with their fellow bright early careers participants across the company.
What We’re Looking For:
- Pursuing a B.S. degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Earth Sciences or similar discipline
- Ability to work safely and promote a safety mindset
- Project and teamwork experience
- Ability to work both independently and with a multidisciplinary team
- Standing junior or senior at an accredited university with minimum GPA 2.5
- Experience with Microsoft Excel, Power Point, and Word
- Self-starter and people-oriented
- Ability to adapt and work with a variety of personalities
- Comfortable working in an underground setting
- Willing to work outside and assist with environmental monitoring, often in inclement weather
- Able to hike several miles over uneven ground to access remote monitoring sites
- Comfortable flying in a helicopter
- Willing to work a rotating schedule at a remote mine camp
- Comfortable working around potentially dangerous wildlife, i.e. bears
- Must be legally authorized to work full-time in the country of hire without requiring current or future sponsorship for employment.
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Curiosity and willingness to learn!
What Will You Receive?:
- Key real-world, on-the-job experience
- Mentorship and career exposure
- Potential for further opportunities with Coeur Mining
- All expense Internship Summit trip to our corporate office in Chicago, IL
- Generously paid internship opportunity $27.50/hour
It is the policy of Coeur Mining, Inc. and its direct and indirect United States subsidiaries (the“Company”) to provide equal opportunity employment to all Employees and applicants for employment. No person working at the Company's facilities in the United States is to be
discriminated against in employment because of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
