Jobs and Tools
Lesson 13
Objectives:
a. Student will locate mining jobs of interest
on the web to locate what training is required and the average
pay scale.
b. Students will list various heavy equipment
that may be used in an underground mine.
Employment
|
08 AAC 05.070. All Occupations
in Connection With Mining
All occupations in connection with mining
are considered dangerous and prohibited to minors, except the
following:
(1) work
in offices, in the warehouse or supply house, in the change house,
in the laboratory, and in repair or maintenance shops not located
underground;
(2) work
in the operation and maintenance of living quarters;
(3) work
outside the mine in surveying, in the repair and maintenance
of roads, and in general cleanup about the mine property such
as clearing brush and digging drainage ditches
|
Sample:
TECK-POGO Preliminary Staffing List
Mine Department
| Mine Superintendent |
Salaried |
1 |
| Mine Foreman |
Salaried |
1 |
| Operating Supervisor |
Salaried |
6 |
| Technical Supervisor |
Salaried |
1 |
| Chief Engineer |
Salaried |
1 |
| Chief Geologist |
Salaried |
1 |
| Engineer/
Geologist |
Salaried |
6 |
| Senior Technician |
Salaried |
3 |
| Technician |
Salaried |
6 |
| |
Total |
26 |
| Clerk/Reception |
Hourly |
2 |
| Jumbo Driller (Senior) |
Hourly |
15 |
| Jumbo Driller Trainee |
Hourly |
5 |
| Bolter (senior) |
Hourly |
6 |
| Bolter Trainee |
Hourly |
2 |
| Powder Crew (Senior) |
Hourly |
12 |
| Powder Crew Trainee |
Hourly |
4 |
| LHD Operator (Senior) |
Hourly |
22 |
| LHD Operator Trainee |
Hourly |
6 |
| Truck Operator (Senior) |
Hourly |
12 |
| Truck Operator Trainee |
Hourly |
4 |
| UG Labor |
Hourly |
16 |
| Constuction Experienced |
Hourly |
4 |
| Construction Trainee |
Hourly |
4 |
| Back Fill Underground |
Hourly |
8 |
| Diamond Driller (Senior) |
Hourly |
6 |
| Diamond Driller Trainee |
Hourly |
2 |
| Road Maintenace (Senior) |
Hourly |
6 |
| Road Maintenace Trainee |
Hourly |
2 |
| Mechanic (Senior) |
Hourly |
20 |
| Mechanic Trainee |
Hourly |
8 |
| Electrician (Senior) |
Hourly |
6 |
| Electrician Trainee |
Hourly |
2 |
| Hoistman (Senior) |
Hourly |
3 |
| Hoistman Trainee |
Hourly |
1 |
| Cage Tender (Senior) |
Hourly |
3 |
| Cage Tender Trainee |
Hourly |
1 |
| Crusher Operator (Senior) |
Hourly |
6 |
| Crusher Operator Trainee |
Hourly |
2 |
| Lead Mech/ Electrician |
Hourly |
8 |
| |
Total |
192 |
MIll/ Process Department
| Mill Superintendent |
Salary |
1 |
| Metallurgist |
Salary |
1 |
| General Foreman |
Salary |
1 |
| Operation Foreman |
Salary |
4 |
| Mechanical Foreman |
Salary |
1 |
| Electrical Foreman |
Salary |
1 |
| Chief Chemist |
Salary |
1 |
| Assayers |
Salary |
4 |
| Metallurgical Technicians |
Salary |
2 |
| |
Total |
16 |
| Grinding/ Floatation Operator |
Hourly |
4 |
| Leach/CIP/Tailings Operator |
Hourly |
4 |
| Tailing/ Dewater/Backfill |
Hourly |
8 |
| ADR Operator (Carbon Stripping) |
Hourly |
4 |
| Refinery Operator (Senior) |
Hourly |
2 |
| Reagent Operator |
Hourly |
4 |
| Labor/ Helper |
Hourly |
6 |
| Tailings Stacking Operators |
Hourly |
4 |
| Mill Wright (Senior) |
Hourly |
3 |
| Mill Wright Trainee |
Hourly |
1 |
| Welder Pipefitter |
Hourly |
2 |
| Electrician |
Hourly |
3 |
| Instumentation Electrician |
Hourly |
2 |
| Apprentice /Helper |
Hourly |
4 |
| |
Total |
51 |
Environmental /External Affairs
| Environ/External Affairs MGR |
Salary |
1 |
| SR Environmental Engineer |
Salary |
1 |
| Environmental Engineer |
Salary |
1 |
| Environmental Technicians |
Salary |
2 |
| |
Total |
5 |
Finance Department
| Chief Finance Manager |
Salary |
1 |
| Accounting Clerk |
Salary |
1 |
| Payroll Clerk |
Salary |
1 |
| Purchasing Agent |
Salary |
1 |
| |
Total |
4 |
| Warehouse Inventory |
Hourly |
2 |
| Warehouse Yard |
Hourly |
2 |
| Expeditor |
Hourly |
2 |
| |
Total |
6 |
| Catering/ Housekeeping Director |
Salary |
1 |
| |
Total |
1 |
| Catering/Housekeeping Staff |
Hourly |
20 |
| |
Total |
20 |
Administration
| Administrative Manager |
Salary |
1 |
| Human Resources Director |
Salary |
1 |
| Administrative Secretary |
Salary |
1 |
| Administrative Assistant |
Salary |
1 |
| Receptionist |
Salary |
1 |
| Safety/ Security Director |
Salary |
1 |
| Safety/Medical Trainer |
Salary |
1 |
| |
Total |
7 |
| Security Staff |
Hourly |
4 |
| |
Total |
4 |
Management Staff
| Mine General Manager |
Salary |
1 |
| Operations Manager |
Salary |
1 |
| Administrative Assistant |
Salary |
1 |
| |
Total |
3 |
Propsed Work Schedule 4 Days
on 4 days off
| Total Salaried Positions |
63 |
| Total Hourly Positions |
273 |
| |
|
|
TECK/ POGO Total |
336 |
| |
|
Read the following articles about employment
in the mining industry.
Mining and Quarrying
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs004.htm#employment
Oil and Gas Employment
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs005.htm
Tools
Tools of the Trade-This page is devoted
to the various tools used to extract placer gold in the field
and the methods for final separation of the yellow stuff from
the heavy black sands usually associated with gold.
http://www.dnai.com/~wfw/tools.html
Gold Mining Equipment
Alaska Mining & Diving Supply is a
leading supplier of equipment for recreational and small mining
needs. Gold pans, sluice boxes, suction dredges, metal detectors,
digging tools, vials, snuffer bottles, and all the other small
equipment needed for gold mining are kept in stock. Related items
such as rock tumblers, scales, and more are also kept on hand.
This online selection is only a small part of our actual product
line. More items will be added here as time allows.
http://www.akmining.com/mine/mineacc.htm
Rock Drilling in Underground Mines- Pictures
of Underground Equipment
http://www.mining-technology.com/contractors/drilling/tamrock/index.html
Resources
Sites to visit for information:
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/school/jobs/jobbis.htm
- Careers in Mining
http://www.msha.gov/techsupp/arp/initiatives/cameras/photos.htm
- Equipment
http://www.infomine.com/equipment/- Database of Mining Equipment Suppliers
|
