Miner

About the role

Drills holes in rock for the placement of explosives.

• Operates hand held or machine mounted rock drills.
• Accurately positions, aligns and drills holes following the blast hole plan.

Loads blast holes with explosives.

• Prepares primers and detonators.
• Loads and tamps the correct quantity of explosives in each hole as directed.
• Assists in the completion of the blasting circuit.

Performs pre blasting and post blasting functions.

• Removes drills, pumps, hoses, hand tools and equipment from the blast area.
• Repositions pumps, hoses and equipment after the blast.
• Adds or removes utilities as directed.

Ventilation ducts and devices.

Air lines, water lines, communication lines, rail.

Prepares the site for mucking (removal of broken rock).

• Wets the muck pile to suppress blasting fumes.
• Scales loose material from the roof and ribs using scaling bars.
• Adds, replaces and repairs ventilation devices as necessary.

Assists as needed in the mucking cycle.

• Tends hoses, unhooks and hooks muck buckets.
• Relays signals to the Hoist Operator.

Installs short term roof and rib support as required.

• Installs temporary roof jacks as required.
• Uses hand held or machine mounted rock drills to install rock bolts in the roof and ribs.

Installs permanent roof and rib support.

• Installs timbers, steel sets, steel liner plates, wooden or steel lagging as required.
• Ties rebar, removes and resets concrete forms maintaining correct alignments.
• Places concrete using concrete buckets or concrete pumps.

Generally performs all duties associated with the construction of the project that are not specifically assigned to others.

Equal Opportunity Employer