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CAREERS IN MINING


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Its an exciting time to be involvedin the minerals industry.
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ENGINEER

Chemical Engineer

Civil Engineer

Electrical Engineer

Environmental Engineer

Geological Engineer

Materials Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

Mining Engineer

Minerals Process Engineer

Petroleum Engineer

Surveyor


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Learn a trade

Boilermaker Electronics Engineering Technician Electrical Fitter

Electrical Mechanic Fitter Instrument Fitter Lift Mechanic

Metal Machinist Surveying Technologist Welder


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Backhoe Operator Bulldozer Operator Diver Driller

Excavator Operator Grader Operator Miner Open Cut Mining Plant Operator

Power Generation Plant Operator Scraper Operator Shot Firer Truck Driver


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CHEMICAL ENGINEER

Chemical Engineers in the mineralsindustry design, develop and operateprocesses for converting and refining raw

materials into products.


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Civil Engineer

A civil engineer plans/designs andsupervises the construction, operation andmaintenance of roads, bridges, dams,

ports, docks, building structures and otherfacilities required by the mining industry.


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Electrical Engineer

Electrical engineers apply scientific andengineering principles in the research,design, manufacture, operation and

maintenance of electrical and electronicequipment, machine systems andcomponents.


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Environmental Engineer

Environmental engineers are concernedwith assessing and managing the effectsof human activity on the natural and built

environments. They apply theirengineering knowledge to environmentalimpact assessment, natural resource

management, pollution control andminimisation of impact of waste.


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Geological Engineer

Geological engineers utilise the principlesof earth science in the solution ofproblems involving soil, rock and

groundwater, and design structures in andbelow the ground.


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Materials Engineer

Materials engineers investigate theproperties of materials to develop andassess their commercial and engineering

applications.


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Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical engineers apply engineeringprinciples in the utilisation of energy,machinery, equipment and materials. They

design machines and mechanicalinstallations and evaluate installedmachinery, processes and products.


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Mining Engineer

Mining engineers plan and direct theengineering aspects of extracting mineralsfrom the earth.


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Minerals Process Engineer

Minerals process engineers transform lowvalue, impure raw materials intocommercially valuable products. The main

sources of these raw materials are lowgrade minerals, by-products of otherprocessing operations and recycled

materials.


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Petroleum Engineer

The general term Petroleum Engineer isused to describe an engineer working inthe oil and gas industry. Petroleum

Engineers may become more specialisedand are then called Drilling Engineers,Production Engineers or Reservoir

Engineers.


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Surveyor

Mine surveyors measure underground andopen cut mine workings in full detail.


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Boiler maker

Boilermakers mark off, cut, shape,assemble and fix metal to produce orrepair storage tanks and other high

pressure storage vessels.


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Electronics

Electrical engineering technicians carryout technical support functions in electricalengineering, design, research,

manufacture, construction, operation andmaintenance.


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Electrical Fitter

Electrical fitters are mainly engaged inmaking, fitting or repairing electricalmachines and instruments.


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Fitter

Their job is to diagnose problems, repair,overhaul, tune, maintain and test heavyduty mobile equipment used on site;


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Instrument Fitter

Instrument fitters assemble, calibrate,install and commission precisioninstruments that measure, indicate,

transmit, record and control.


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Lift Mechanic

Lift mechanics assemble, install, adjust,maintain and repair electrical andhydraulic lifts and escalators.


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Surveying Technologist

Surveying technologists workindependently and as part of a team in thedevelopment of solutions to problems

utilising existing surveying knowledge andtechnology.


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Backhoe Operator

Backhoe operators drive backhoes andoperate attachments to excavate, breakand level earth, rock and other materials.


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Welder

Welders construct or repair metal productsby joining parts using one of severalwelding processes. There are first, second

and third class welders.


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Bulldozer Operator

Bulldozer operators drive bulldozers, usingthe blade and other attachments to gougeout and move rock, earth and other

materials.


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Diver

Divers carry out a range of dutiesunderwater using special breathingapparatus. Offshore divers assist in the

construction and repair of platforms andpipelines and may dive to depths of 250metres in submersible work chambers.

Often they have a trade such as weldingor boilermaking. Onshore divers generallydon't dive to below 50 meters.


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Driller

Drillers move, set up and operate drillingrigs and related equipment to drill holes forminerals exploration and oil and gas

production.


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Excavator Operator

Excavator operators drive excavators todig, move and load earth, rock or othermaterials.


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Grader Operator

Grader operators drive graders to spreadand level materials on site.


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Miner

Underground miners may perform thefollowing tasks:

cut drives into the ore body using

pneumatic equipment; drill holes with hand or machine mounted

pneumatic or hydraulic drills after

estimating the position and force ofexplosion required to dislodge material aswell as the amount of explosives needed;


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Open Cut Mining Plant Operator

Open cut mining plant operators useequipment to excavate and load ore inopen-cut mine workings.


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Power Generation Plant Operator

Power generating plant operators work ingenerating stations and operate electricpower generating, distribution and

transmission equipment.


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Scraper Operator

Scraper operators drive scrapers to pickup, haul, deposit and level earth on miningsites.


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Shot Firer

Shot firers assemble, position anddetonate explosives to break or dislodgerock and soil.


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Truck Driver

Truck drivers use heavy vehicles totransport goods and materials from onearea to another.


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Trades Assistant (Metal Trades

Assistant

Trades assistants help metal engineering tradespersons byperforming routine tasks. They may specialise as boilermakersassistants, fitters assistants, metal forgers assistants, metalmoulders assistants, or as second-class or third-class welders.Trades assistants in the minerals and energy industry may perform

the following tasks:position and hold metal stock or products to enable work to becarried outperform assembly and dismantling operationssolder or spot weld components using electrical spot or butt weldingmachinesoperate power hammers, presses or other cutting and shaping toolsand machinesensure tools and materials are available for tradespersonhand tools to tradespersons and hold tools not immediately requiredclean and prepare working surfaces.


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Project Manager

Salary:$25000 - $55000As the name suggests project officers generally manage specificprojects within an organisation, from the planning stage through tocompletion. They employ other individuals in the organisation totake on various tasks associated with the project and coordinatetheir efforts. Project managers in the minerals and energy industry

may perform the following tasks: Research and analyse data relevant to the project in question.

Devise a plan of action for taking the project to completion.Coordinate people involved in the project to work to plan and atimeline.Submit progress reports to management.Track progress on databases and spreadsheets.

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