Mining Engineer Job Descriptions

*Mining engineers assess the feasibility and productivity of potential mine locations and plan, manage and optimise the extraction of surface and underground deposits.


Duties and Responsibilities

*Assessing the feasibility of new sites

*Managing budgets

*Training and supervising staff

*Liaising with and advising managerial and technical staff (geologists, engineers etc.)

*Ascertaining extraction risks

*Using specialist computer applications to maximise planning and production

*Analysing data

*Monitoring and evaluating underground performance

*Managing construction projects (e.g. to reclaim sites, fill in disused shafts etc)

*Ensuring that operations comply with health and safety requirements

*Keeping records

*Making sure that equipment used is safe

*Costing and organising supplies

*Planning and implementing extraction systems.


Skills and Specifications

*Confidence

*Independence

*Strong technical skills

*Team working skills

*Managerial skills

*IT skills.