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The Coal Mining Sector incorporates steaming coal, coking coal, lignite, coal bed methane, oil shale etc and includes the following activities:

exploration
open cut mining
underground mining
preparation or processing plants
haulage and transport on site
site rehabilitation
drilling & blasting operations
drilling for development and production operations
mine development

DMC has extensive Coal Training developed through extensive industry consultation and validation. Revised to address all the needs required from the brown and black coal industry, including underground coal mining, open cut/surface coal mining and coal preparation and treatment.

Mining Operators

DESCRIPTION - There are various positions within the mining operators sector such as, Underground and Open-Cut Miner’s, who operate specialist equipment in order to excavate, load and transport ore, coal and rock in underground or open-cut mining operations.

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Equipment Operators

Specialise in the operation of certain equipment, including the following:

Jumbo Operator

DESCRIPTION - Jumbo Operators are responsible for the operation of a single and /or double boom jumbo drilling rig for underground development mining with the installation of ground support.

Bogger Operator

DESCRIPTION - Bogger Operators are responsible for transporting or bogging, waste rock and soil or ore onto trucks or to different parts of a mining operation.

Excavator Operator

DESCRIPTION - Excavator operators are responsible for the safe and efficient operation of excavators to dig, move and load earth, rock or other materials.

Bulldozer Operator

DESCRIPTION - Bulldozer operators are responsible for the safe and efficient operation of bulldozers, using the blade and other attachments to gouge out and move rock, earth and other materials.

Grader Operator

DESCRIPTION - Grader operators are responsible for the safe and efficient operation of graders to spread and level materials on site.

Scraper Operator

DESCRIPTION - Scraper operators are responsible for the safe and efficient operation of scrapers which pick up, haul, deposit and level earth on mining sites.

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Surveyor

DESCRIPTION - Surveyors plan, direct and conduct survey work to determine and precisely position tracts of land, natural and constructed features and manage related information systems. Mining surveyors specifically measure underground, and open cut mines in great detail in order to create surveys which assist mining organisations best position new mines safely and effectively.

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Mechanical Engineers

DESCRIPTION - Within the minerals and energy industry, Mechanical engineers design and construct new machines, equipment or systems for major projects. They perform tasks including, conducting research into the use and application of different fuels and energy, materials, heating, handling, storage and pumping of liquids.

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