What's it like to be a Miner?
Miners operate machinery and equipment to dig, load and transport ore, coal, rock and sand underground or in open-cut mines. It’s common for Miners to work in rural and remote locations, often living a fly-in/fly-out lifestyle.
Tasks and duties
Operating specialist heavy machinery.
Drilling, blasting and excavating bodies of ore.
Loading ore into trucks and cars.
Building new shafts and developing new drives, rises, crib rooms and air vents.
Installing lighting, cabling and pump services to the mine.
Operating heavy machinery.
Operating pumps to expel air, water and mud.
Acknowledging and reporting on any potential safety hazards.
