Miners and quarriers

Miners and quarriers operate plant, machinery and hand tools to extract rock, minerals and non-metallic deposits from underground and surface mines and quarries.

Job Responsibilities

• Positioning, operating and monitoring the performance of a variety of underground and surface mining equipment including continuous mining, cutting and channelling plant
• Setting up and operating drilling equipment in underground and surface mines and quarries
• Operating machinery and using hand or power tools to remove loosened rock, ore, coal and other deposits
• Preparing, fitting and installing supports in underground workings including rock bolts
• Operating machinery to open new shafts, drives, air vents and rises
• Operating auxiliary plant such as pumps to expel air, water and mud
• Performing minor maintenance and repairs and lubricating and cleaning plant, machines and tools
• Completing records detailing operations completed during shifts
• Collecting mineral samples for laboratory analysis