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Description
Mining Engineers work in mining and mineral extraction facilities. They are in
charge of coordinating and supervising all the activities in the mine
regarding digging, extracting, and transporting minerals out of the mine.
Mining Engineers specialize in designing, developing, and testing machines,
techniques, and processes for harvesting geological material.
A Mining Engineer’s field of expertise will depend on the type of ore or
material they specialize in exploiting, including metals, oil and gas, coal,
diamonds, and other minerals. Each of these materials requires special tools
and methods of extracting, and it is up to Mining Engineers to design and
implement them in order to achieve maximum productivity and quality of
materials. Mining Engineers also need to be environmentally aware, finding
ways to reduce the negative impact their activities have on nature.
The most common employers for Mining Engineers are mineral extraction
companies that sell the materials they extract from the ground to refineries
and other manufacturers. Mining Engineers’ work may be office-based, on
site, or a combination of both. Most sites can be divided into two types:
tunnel-mines and quarries.
Daily Tasks
Outstanding creativity:
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills:
Analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills:
Mathematical skills:
Organizational and time management skills and great attention to
detail:
Result-oriented and driven to achieve continuous improvements.
Salary
The average Mining Engineer salary in Canada is $67,918 per year or $35
per hour. This is around 2.1 times more than the Median wage of the
country. Entry level positions start at $48,000 while most experienced
workers make up to $95,000. These results are based on 4 salaries extracted
from job descriptions.
In order to become a Mining Engineer, applicants must first obtain a
bachelor’s degree in Engineering and specialize in mineral extraction.
Depending on the type of mineral they extract or work with, some employers
may require further studies and preparation from their employees, therefore,
a master’s or doctoral degree in Mining Engineering, Geology, or any other
mineral related specialization may be expected.
All candidates applying for a job as a Mining Engineer must be proficient in
MS Office and computer-aided design (CAD) software, especially AutoCAD.
These professionals might work in an office while examining data and
coming up with possible solutions, or they may work in situ, in the place they
are hired to improve (e.g. watching workers do their job in a quarry or
observing employees while they carry out their daily tasks). If hired by an
international company, Mining Engineers will probably have to travel to make
the appropriate observations and assessments on digging locations.