Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

Key skills

A typical day

• •Prepare technical reports for use by mining, engineering, and management personnel.
• •Inspect mining areas for unsafe structures, equipment, and working conditions.
• •Select or develop mineral location, extraction, and production methods, based on factors such as safety, cost, and deposit characteristics.
• •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.
• •Prepare schedules, reports, and estimates of the costs involved in developing and operating mines.

Fields of study

Any field