How do they match: Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

  • Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

  • Mine Analyst
  • Mine Development Engineer
  • Mine Engineer
  • Mine Engineering Manager
  • Mine Engineering Superintendent
  • Mine Environmental Engineer
  • Mine Expert
  • Mine Exploration Engineer
  • Mine Manager
  • Mine Production Engineer
  • Mine Safety Director
  • Mine Safety Engineer
  • Mine Safety Manager
  • Mineral Engineer
  • Mining and Oil Well Equipment Research Engineer
  • Mining and Tunneling Project Engineer
  • Mining Consultant
  • Mining Engineer
  • Mining Project Engineer
  • Coal Mine Inspector
  • Metal Mine Inspector
  • Nonmetal Mine Inspector
  • Underground Miner
  • Underground Mining Engineer

  • Conduct subsurface surveys to identify the characteristics of potential land or mining development sites. May specify the ground support systems, processes, and equipment for safe, economical, and environmentally sound extraction or underground construction activities. May inspect areas for unsafe geological conditions, equipment, and working conditions. May design, implement, and coordinate mine safety programs.

  • Conduct or direct mining experiments to test or prove research findings.
  • Design mining and mineral treatment equipment and machinery in collaboration with other engineering specialists.
  • Design, develop, and implement computer applications for use in mining operations such as mine design, modeling, or mapping or for monitoring mine conditions.
  • Design, implement, and monitor the development of mines, facilities, systems, or equipment.
  • Devise solutions to problems of land reclamation and water and air pollution, such as methods of storing excavated soil and returning exhausted mine sites to natural states.
  • Evaluate data to develop new mining products, equipment, or processes.
  • Examine maps, deposits, drilling locations, or mines to determine the location, size, accessibility, contents, value, and potential profitability of mineral, oil, and gas deposits.
  • Implement and coordinate mine safety programs, including the design and maintenance of protective and rescue equipment and safety devices.
  • Inspect mining areas for unsafe structures, equipment, and working conditions.
  • Lay out, direct, and supervise mine construction operations, such as the construction of shafts and tunnels.
  • Monitor mine production rates to assess operational effectiveness.
  • Prepare schedules, reports, and estimates of the costs involved in developing and operating mines.
  • Prepare technical reports for use by mining, engineering, and management personnel.
  • Select locations and plan underground or surface mining operations, specifying processes, labor usage, and equipment that will result in safe, economical, and environmentally sound extraction of minerals and ores.
  • Select or develop mineral location, extraction, and production methods, based on factors such as safety, cost, and deposit characteristics.
  • Select or devise materials-handling methods and equipment to transport ore, waste materials, and mineral products efficiently and economically.
  • Supervise, train, and evaluate technicians, technologists, survey personnel, engineers, scientists or other mine personnel.
  • Test air to detect toxic gases and recommend measures to remove them, such as installation of ventilation shafts.
  • Use drone technology for aerial surveys and inspections of mining sites to enhance safety and efficiency.

  • Determine operational methods.
  • Estimate operational costs.
  • Monitor the productivity or efficiency of industrial operations.
  • Prepare operational reports.
  • Research industrial processes or operations.
  • Resolve operational performance problems.
  • Schedule operational activities.
  • Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects.
  • Train personnel on proper operational procedures.