Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

Tasks Include:

• Select 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.
• Design, implement, and monitor the development of mines, facilities, systems, or equipment.
• Inspect mining areas for unsafe structures, equipment, and working conditions.
• Examine maps, deposits, drilling locations, or mines to determine the location, size, accessibility, contents, value, and potential profitability of mineral, oil, and gas deposits.
• Select or develop mineral location, extraction, and production methods, based on factors such as safety, cost, and deposit characteristics.
• Prepare technical reports for use by mining, engineering, and management personnel.
• Monitor mine production rates to assess operational effectiveness.
• Prepare schedules, reports, and estimates of the costs involved in developing and operating mines.

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