2.0 Video/DVD Study Careers in the Mining Industry

Careers in the Mining Industry

Teacher Activity Outline

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VIDEO/DVD TOPIC: PART TWO LENGTH OF VIDEO/DVD DURATION OF ACTIVITY

• Minerally Speaking: Employees • 5 minutes Talk About Their Jobs • Mining: Preparing for a Great Career Choice • General Safety and Common Core Mine Training • 45 minutes

Part Two of the video/DVD showcases the wide range of employment opportunities offered by the mining industry, the skills and education required to succeed and the standard safety training necessary to work in a mine, called Common Core Mine Training. Today’s mining industry presents an array of rewarding careers. The industry is dynamic, technologically advanced and vital to our economy. It is a business that recruits highly skilled individuals to work as part of a team to successfully complete each stage of the mining process. The experience and skills gained at one mine site are not only transferable to other mines, but can be applied to other careers and occupational sectors as well.

Common Core Mine Training is the government’s standard safety training prerequisite to work in a mine. All employees working underground must successfully complete this training. The Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities established the training, in collaboration with representatives from the industry. As this training is standardized across Ontario, employees working in a nickel mine in Sudbury, for example, could move to a gold mine in Ontario’s far north with ease. It is the employer’s responsibility to certify their workers.

Lead a brainstorming session to generate a list of occupations associated with the mining industry. Allow students to discuss their thoughts about the different kinds of work and working conditions shown in the video/DVD. Which jobs were of interest to them? What is it about a particular job that makes it appealing?

A summary of mining industry occupations is provided on the following page to aid in facilitating the discussion.

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Summary of Mining Industry Occupations

Management, Business and Financial Occupations • Financial and Investment Analysts • Financial Auditors and Accountants • Lawyers • Operations Specialties Managers • Top Executives

Professional and Scientific Occupations • Chemical Engineers • Chemists • Computer Programmers • Computer Systems Analysts • Drafting Technologists • Electrical Engineers • Electronic Service Technicians • Environmental Scientists • Environmental Technicians • Geochemists • Geological Engineers • Geological Technicians • Geologists • Geophysical Technicians • Geophysicists • Laboratory Technicians • Mechanical Engineers • Metallurgical Control Analysts • Metallurgical Engineers • Mining Engineers • Process Engineers • Prospectors • Quality Control Engineers • Surveyors

Office, Administrative and Support Occupations • Administrative Support Clerks • Cleaners • Clerical Occupations • Cooks • Graphic Designers • Human Resource Managers • Mailroom/Courier Services • Payroll Clerks • Photographers • Purchasing Agents and Officers • Sales, Marketing and Advertising Managers • Specialists in Human Resources • Writing, Translating and Public Relations Professionals

Installation, Maintenance and Repair Occupations • Carpenters • Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics • Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics • Machinists and Machining and Tooling Inspectors • Maintenance Analysts and Maintenance Workers • Technical Occupations in Electronics and Electrical Engineering • Managers of Mechanics, Installers and Repairers • Trades Helpers and Labourers

Construction and Extraction Occupations • Blasters • Borer Operators • Construction Equipment Operators • Cutters • Diamond Drillers • Electricians • Explosives Handlers and Packers • Extraction Workers • First-Line Supervisors/ Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers • Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators • Mine Safety Inspectors • Miners • Mining Machine Operators • Rock Splitters • Roof Bolters • Stationary Engineers

Production Occupations • Mill Operators • Managers of Production and Operating Workers • Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders • Plant and System Operators • Production Workers • Solderers • Welders • Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating and Still Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations • Bulldozer Operators • Conveyor Operators • Excavator Operators • Freight, Stock, and Material Movers • Hand Shuttle Car Operators • Hoistmen • Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators • Loading Machine Operators • Truck Drivers

Health and Safety Occupations • Health and Safety Training Supervisors • Health and Safety Workers • Nursing Supervisors and Registered Nurses

Other • Protective Services (e.g. Security Guards)