Mining Engineer Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of a Mining Engineer includes the following duties and responsibilities:

Monitoring and evaluating underground performance
Keeping records
Assessing the feasibility of new sites
Managing budgets
Managing construction projects (e.g. to reclaim sites, fill in disused shafts etc)
Ensuring that operations comply with health and safety requirements
Training and supervising staff
Costing and organising supplies
Planning and implementing extraction systems.
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
Making sure that equipment used is safe

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Mining Engineer duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Mining Engineer roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.

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