Operations careers in mining includes a range of skills and trade, as well as engineering.
Operations careers in mining includes a range of skills and trade, as well as engineering.
The practice of exploration and mining covers a wide range of trades and skills:
A related area is supervision and management of the mine site, the mining operation, and of mine workers.
The design of a mining operation includes earthworks, tunneling and roading; and the systems for blasting and excavating overburden and ore, transporting it, and processing it, via crushing and grinding, and, potentially, chemical processing.
Engineering is the term applied to these areas, with an emphasis on the mine being workable, cost-effective, safe, and environmentally responsible.
Areas of expertise include ventilation, electrical, explosives, mechanical. A related field is geo-technical engineering, which focuses on the strength of rock materials, slopes, tunnels, and other structures.