Description
Mine planning engineers design future mine layouts capable of achieving production and mine development objectives, taking into account the geological characteristics and structure of the mineral resource. They prepare production and development schedules and monitor progress against these.
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Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
maintain plans of a mining siteschedule mine productionuse mine planning softwareinterface with anti-mining lobbyistsadvise on mine equipmentprepare scientific reportsaddress problems criticallymonitor mine productiongenerate reconciliation reportssupervise staffuse technical drawing softwareassess operating costensure compliance with safety legislationmonitor mine costsmine dump designevaluate mine development projects