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EngineerTechnical Support AnalystTimberpersonTire RepairerTool Crib AttendantTrammerTransportation AnalystUtilitypersonVentilation TechnicianWarehouse WorkerWash Bay AttendantWater / Sewage

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Mail ClerkMarketing OfficerMaterials AnalystMechanical EngineerMetal FabricatorMetallurgical TechnicianMetallurgical EngineerMill OperatorMill-Services UtilitypersonMillwright (Indus-trial Mechanic)Mine ManagerMine Systems SpecialistMinerMineral Process EngineerMining EngineerMining TechnologistMobile Crane OperatorNetwork AnalystPayroll AdministratorPebble Crusher

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Careers in the

Minerals Industry

MineralsEd900-808 W Hastings St., Vancouver, BC V6C 2X4

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There’s an opportunity for everyone!

Here are just some of the many different jobs in the mineral industry:

Mineral resources development is a multistage process ...

... and each stage requires a variety of skilled workers to operate efficiently, safely and

responsibly.

For guidance on the education and training required for your career in the minerals industry, speak to a career advisor at your school.

For select minerals industry career profiles visit:Careers in the Minerals Industry www.MineralsEd.ca/s/WorkExperience.aspExplore for More www.acareerinmining.caCareers in Earth Sciences www.earthsciencescanada.com/careersCentre of Training Excellence in Mining www.bc-ctem.ca

For information on trades in mining visit:Industry Training Authority www.itabc.ca

To learn more about the minerals industry in BC visit:Provincial Overview of Mines & Mineral Exploration, 2016 tinyurl.com/kpjxgm9MABC Quick Facts www.mining.bc.ca/mining-facts

EXPLORATIONAssociation for Mineral Exploration BC www.amebc.ca

OPERATIONSMineralsEd www.MineralsEd.ca/s/CurrentOperations.aspMining Association of BC www.mining.bc.caMinistry of Energy and Mines http://tinyurl.com/o6gcv2f

MINING SUPPLIERSMining Suppliers Association of BC www.miningsuppliersbc.ca

To see job postings in the industry visit: www.mining.bc.ca/job-board www.infomine.com/careers/ www.northernminerjobs.com www.amebc.ca/jobs/jobs-overview

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In British Columbia today there are:• 14 metal mines • 11 coal mines• > 30 major industrial mineral operations• > 1000 aggregate quarries

In addition to these operations there are:

Head and Regional Offices - Upwards of 12 major mining companies that have mining operations in BC and elsewhere have offices in Vancouver and/or in interior communities.

Junior Mining Companies – Several hundred small companies in greater Vancouver carry out early mineral exploration work.

Mining Suppliers, Contractors and Consultants – Hundreds of companies supply and service the minerals industry - from bush airlines to diesel engine suppliers to environmental con-sultants.

* modified from Mining. Who Needs It? (Mining Association of BC, 2000)

PwC Canada reported that, in 2015, the BC minerals industry provided 30,000 direct jobs and > 60,000

indirect jobs (this is based on a conservative estimate of a 2x multiplier - for every direct job,

2 indirect jobs are created).

Turn the page to see if your career could be in the minerals industry.