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Phoenix Tailings Inc.

9.2. Senior R&D Chemist

Woburn, MA · On-site

$130 - $170/hr

About Phoenix Tailings Phoenix Tailings is a rapidly growing clean mining and metals production ... Develop and optimize solvent extraction, precipitation, crystallization, ion exchange, and related ...

Hatch

Process Engineer - Industrial Water

Houston, TX · On-site

$140 - $190/hr

With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining , energy , and infrastructure ... Crystallization, etc..). * Strong knowledge of industrial water treatment processes and design ...

Hatch Ltd.

Process Engineer - Industrial Water

Houston, TX · On-site

$180 - $230/hr

With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining , energy , and infrastructure ... Crystallization, etc..). * Strong knowledge of industrial water treatment processes and design ...

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Amrize

Quarry Operator

Crystal River, FL · On-site

Crystal River Quarry FL ABOUT THE ROLE The Quarry Operator position is a multi-skilled position responsible for mining operations. WHAT YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH * Operation of mobile equipment required to ...

Hatch

Process Engineer - Industrial Water

Houston, TX · On-site

With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining, energy, and infrastructure ... Crystallization, etc..). * Strong knowledge of industrial water treatment processes and design ...

Hatch

Process Engineer - Industrial Water

Houston, TX · On-site

With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining, energy, and infrastructure ... Crystallization, etc..). * Strong knowledge of industrial water treatment processes and design ...

Hatch

Process Engineer - Industrial Water

Houston, TX · On-site

With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining, energy, and infrastructure ... Crystallization, etc..). * Strong knowledge of industrial water treatment processes and design ...

Industrial Fabrication Services

Welder

Lake Crystal, MN · On-site

$23 - $30/hr

From our location in the Lake Crystal Industrial Park - just 12 miles southwest of Mankato, off Highway 60 - IFS partners with general contractors, custom equipment manufacturers, mining companies ...

Marine Travelift

MIG Welder

Crystal, MI · On-site

$20 - $24.50/hr

... mining, energy and more. ExacTech is the primary supplier for Marine Travelift and Shuttlelift ... ExacTech North in Crystal Falls, MI is looking to add 1 st shift MIG welders to our brand new team.

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How much do crystal mining jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 3, 2026, the average hourly pay for crystal mining in the United States is $26.84, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $23.32 and $29.81 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is crystal mining?

A Crystal Mining job involves extracting natural crystals from the earth, often in mines, quarries, or open digs. Miners use tools like picks, shovels, and sometimes machinery to locate and retrieve crystals such as quartz, amethyst, or other valuable minerals. The job may require knowledge of geology, safety procedures, and proper extraction techniques to avoid damaging the crystals. Workers can be employed by mining companies or operate independently to sell their finds to collectors, jewelers, or wholesalers.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in crystal mining?

Excelling in crystal mining requires a solid background in geology, mineral identification, mining safety protocols, and operating excavation equipment. Familiarity with hand tools, heavy machinery, and certifications in mine safety and first aid are often necessary. Attention to detail, physical stamina, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities distinguish top performers in this field. These skills and qualifications are critical for efficiently extracting crystals while maintaining safety and maximizing resource yield.

What are some of the unique challenges faced by crystal miners on the job?

Crystal miners often operate in remote and rugged locations, facing challenges such as difficult terrain, extreme weather conditions, and maintaining site safety. The physical demands of handling heavy equipment and carefully excavating delicate crystals also require both strength and precision. Additionally, miners must be vigilant about safety hazards like cave-ins or exposure to dust and chemicals. Despite these challenges, the work can be highly rewarding for those who are passionate about geology and enjoy hands-on fieldwork.

How much does a crystal mining professional make?

Crystal mining professionals typically earn between $25,000 and $50,000 annually, depending on experience, location, and the complexity of the mining environment. Skilled workers with certifications or specialized knowledge may earn higher wages, especially in remote or resource-rich areas.
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Infographic showing various Crystal Mining job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 96% Full Time, 2% Part Time, 1% Contract, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 90% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 7% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $55,819 per year, or $26.8 per hour.

Precipitation, Crystallization & Electrowinning Specialist - GCM-7

Axyde Analytics

Pittsburgh, PA • On-site, Remote

$150 - $300/hr

Full-time

Posted 8 days ago

Job description

Precipitation, Crystallization & Electrowinning Specialist - GCM-7
Location: Remote - anchored to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Engagement: Contingent consulting/project-based assignment
Anticipated compensation: $150-$300 per hour or a negotiated fixed price for a defined work package
Travel: International travel may be required
Opportunity: USTDA Global Critical Minerals Project Scoping Services
Position Summary
Axyde Analytics is assembling a multidisciplinary expert cadre for a time-sensitive proposal to the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. If Axyde receives the award, USTDA may request support evaluating prospective international mining, mineral-processing, refining, infrastructure and critical-mineral supply-chain projects.
For GCM-7, Axyde is seeking a senior specialist with substantial, directly evidenced experience recovering purified metal products or chemical compounds from process solutions through:
  • Selective precipitation
  • Crystallization
  • Evaporation and concentration
  • Electrowinning
  • Electrorefining
  • Solid-liquid separation and product finishing
  • Mother-liquor, bleed-stream and recycle management

This is a deliberately narrow technical requirement. The specialist may work within a broader team addressing leaching, solvent extraction, ion exchange, refining, infrastructure, markets, finance and environmental risk, but selection for GCM-7 will be based primarily on demonstrated depth in solution purification and final product recovery.
This is not a general metallurgy, chemical-engineering, wastewater-treatment, laboratory or process-development position. General experience with aqueous processing will not substitute for directly relevant precipitation, crystallization or electrowinning experience.
Potential Responsibilities
Depending on the assignment, the specialist may:
  • Evaluate purified process solutions and their suitability for precipitation, crystallization or electrowinning.
  • Assess product-form selection based on chemistry, market requirements and downstream processing needs.
  • Review selective precipitation sequences, reagent selection, pH control, temperature control and impurity rejection.
  • Evaluate nucleation, seeding, supersaturation, crystal growth, residence time and particle-size assumptions.
  • Assess evaporation, cooling, reactive and antisolvent crystallization approaches.
  • Review filtration, centrifugation, washing, drying, calcination and product-finishing requirements.
  • Evaluate electrowinning-cell configuration, electrode materials, current density, current efficiency, voltage and energy consumption.
  • Assess electrolyte composition, impurity effects, deposit quality, stripping and cathode-harvesting assumptions.
  • Review laboratory, bench, pilot, demonstration and commercial-scale test results.
  • Evaluate recovery, purity, yield, morphology, moisture, particle size and customer-specification assumptions.
  • Review mass balances, solution inventories, mother-liquor recycle, bleed streams, reagent consumption and water demand.
  • Assess scaling, fouling, corrosion, entrainment, occlusion and product-contamination risks.
  • Evaluate equipment selection, materials of construction, utilities, process controls and operating assumptions.
  • Identify test-work gaps, scale-up risks and conditions for credible commercial advancement.
  • Contribute to scopes of work, terms of reference, budgets, schedules, test programs and technical-risk registers.
  • Prepare or independently review concise, decision-grade technical findings and recommendations.
  • Participate in remote meetings, stakeholder discussions and international site visits when required.

Required Specialized Experience
Applicants must demonstrate meaningful experience in one or more of the following:
  • Selective precipitation of metals or critical-mineral compounds.
  • Hydroxide, sulfide, carbonate, oxalate, phosphate or other controlled precipitation.
  • Industrial crystallization of battery, specialty-chemical or refined-metal products.
  • Production of lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, copper, zinc, rare-earth or comparable products from solution.
  • Electrowinning or electrorefining of metals.
  • Product-purity and morphology control.
  • Integration of precipitation or crystallization with upstream solvent extraction, ion exchange or leaching.
  • Mother-liquor, recycle and impurity-management circuit design.
  • Pilot-plant design, execution, interpretation or scale-up.
  • Commercial plant commissioning, troubleshooting or process optimization.
  • Independent technical review of product-recovery technologies, flowsheets or investment claims.

Experience limited to bulk neutralization, wastewater precipitation or laboratory chemistry is not sufficient unless the applicant demonstrates direct relevance to controlled product recovery and saleable product quality.
Applicants must distinguish their personal technical contributions from the work performed by the broader project or organization.
Résumé Evidence Required
DO NOT SUBMIT A GENERAL RÉSUMÉ.
The submitted résumé must clearly identify:
  • At least two directly relevant precipitation, crystallization, electrowinning or electrorefining projects.
  • The feed-solution chemistry and target products.
  • The principal impurities and required product specifications.
  • The specific recovery mechanism, reagents, equipment or cell configuration used.
  • The applicant's personal role and technical responsibility.
  • The scale of the work: laboratory, bench, pilot, demonstration or commercial.
  • Relevant operating parameters, control strategies and scale-up considerations.
  • Technical reports, flowsheets, models, designs, reviews or recommendations personally produced.
  • Measurable outcomes such as recovery, purity, yield, current efficiency, energy consumption, crystal size, morphology or product acceptance, where available.

A résumé that merely lists hydrometallurgy, chemical processing, electrochemistry, wastewater treatment or laboratory analysis without substantiating controlled product-recovery experience will not be advanced.
Breadth is not rewarded for GCM-7 unless the required precipitation, crystallization or electrowinning depth is first established.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Advanced degree in chemical engineering, hydrometallurgy, extractive metallurgy, electrochemistry, chemistry or a closely related discipline.
  • Professional Engineer or comparable technical credential.
  • Experience taking product-recovery processes from laboratory testing through pilot, demonstration or commercial operation.
  • Experience producing battery-grade, high-purity or customer-qualified materials.
  • Familiarity with upstream solution-purification operations and downstream product finishing.
  • Experience reviewing process mass balances, energy balances, capital costs and operating costs.
  • Experience evaluating projects in emerging markets.
  • Experience preparing independent technical reviews, feasibility-study inputs or lender/investor due diligence.
  • Experience preparing English-language reports for government, financial or executive decision-makers.

Eligibility and Availability
Applicants must:
  • Be a U.S. citizen or a non-U.S. citizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
  • Be potentially available to begin supporting an authorized assignment within approximately 20 days, subject to final scheduling.
  • Be willing and able to travel internationally when an assignment requires it.
  • Identify any country, customer, travel, employment, confidentiality, intellectual-property or conflict-of-interest restrictions.
  • Be able to perform without using or disclosing proprietary information belonging to another employer or client.
  • Authorize Axyde to tailor and reformat the submitted résumé without materially changing the applicant's qualifications.

Contingent Nature of the Opportunity
This announcement supports proposal and contingent-workforce planning. It does not guarantee employment, contract award, minimum hours or a specific assignment. Any engagement will remain subject to contract award, assignment requirements, final role alignment, eligibility, availability, mutually acceptable compensation and execution of appropriate engagement documentation.
Application Instructions
Submit a résumé specifically tailored to precipitation, crystallization, electrowinning or electrorefining. Include a short statement identifying:
  1. Your strongest product-recovery subspecialty.
  2. The metals, compounds and solution chemistries with which you have worked.
  3. Two directly relevant projects and your personal technical contribution.
  4. The testing or operating scale achieved.
  5. Your current location.
  6. Your U.S.-citizen or lawful-permanent-resident status.
  7. Your international-travel availability.
  8. Your anticipated hourly rate or fixed-work-package preference.

Applicants who cannot demonstrate direct depth in controlled precipitation, industrial crystallization, electrowinning or electrorefining should not apply to GCM-7.

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