2146-Mining Engineers, Metallurgists and Related Professionals

Tasks include:

• determining the location and planning the extraction of coal, metallic ores, non-metallic minerals, and building materials, such as stone and gravel
• determining most suitable methods of efficient mining and extraction, types of machinery to be used, planning layout and directing construction of shafts and tunnels
• determining drilling site and devising methods of controlling the flow of water, oil or gas from wells
• planning and directing storage, initial treatment and transportation of water, oil or gas
• conducting research, developing methods of extracting metals from their ores and advising on their application
• investigating properties of metals and alloys, developing new alloys and advising on and supervising technical aspects of metal and alloy manufacture and processing
• maintaining technical liaison and consultancy with other relevant specialists such as geologists and geophysicists
• examining deposits or mines to evaluate profitability