Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Prepare technical reports for use by mining, engineering, and management personnel.
2. 02Inspect mining areas for unsafe structures, equipment, and working conditions.
3. 03Select or develop mineral location, extraction, and production methods, based on factors such as safety, cost, and deposit characteristics.
4. 04Select locations and plan underground or surface mining operations, specifying processes, labor usage, and equipment that will result in safe, economical, and environmentally sound extraction of minerals and ores.
5. 05Design, develop, and implement computer applications for use in mining operations such as mine design, modeling, or mapping or for monitoring mine conditions.
6. 06Select or devise materials-handling methods and equipment to transport ore, waste materials, and mineral products efficiently and economically.
7. 07Evaluate data to develop new mining products, equipment, or processes.
8. 08Design mining and mineral treatment equipment and machinery in collaboration with other engineering specialists.
9. 09Supervise, train, and evaluate technicians, technologists, survey personnel, engineers, scientists or other mine personnel.
10. 10Examine maps, deposits, drilling locations, or mines to determine the location, size, accessibility, contents, value, and potential profitability of mineral, oil, and gas deposits.
11. 11Design, implement, and monitor the development of mines, facilities, systems, or equipment.
12. 12Test air to detect toxic gases and recommend measures to remove them, such as installation of ventilation shafts.

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