Low to No Risk

14

Moderate Risk

0

High Risk

2

Extreme Risk

0

• 1.2Inspect mining areas for unsafe structures, equipment, and working conditions.
• 0.8Select 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.
• 1.5Examine maps, deposits, drilling locations, or mines to determine the location, size, accessibility, contents, value, and potential profitability of mineral, oil, and gas deposits.
• 1Design, implement, and monitor the development of mines, facilities, systems, or equipment.
• 1Select or develop mineral location, extraction, and production methods, based on factors such as safety, cost, and deposit characteristics.
• 1.8Prepare technical reports for use by mining, engineering, and management personnel.
• 1.2Implement and coordinate mine safety programs, including the design and maintenance of protective and rescue equipment and safety devices.
• 1.7Test air to detect toxic gases and recommend measures to remove them, such as installation of ventilation shafts.
• 1.5Design, develop, and implement computer applications for use in mining operations such as mine design, modeling, or mapping or for monitoring mine conditions.
• 2Select or devise materials-handling methods and equipment to transport ore, waste materials, and mineral products efficiently and economically.
• 1Devise solutions to problems of land reclamation and water and air pollution, such as methods of storing excavated soil and returning exhausted mine sites to natural states.
• 1.3Lay out, direct, and supervise mine construction operations, such as the construction of shafts and tunnels.
• 0.8Evaluate data to develop new mining products, equipment, or processes.
• 1.2Supervise, train, and evaluate technicians, technologists, survey personnel, engineers, scientists or other mine personnel.

12.5% of Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers tasks can be automated with AI or robotics