Mining Engineer - Johannesburg

Requirements:

• • A bachelor's degree in mining engineering or in a related engineering discipline is required.
• • A master's degree or doctorate in a related engineering discipline may be required.
• • Engineers are eligible for registration following graduation from an accredited educational program, and after three or four years of supervised work experience in engineering and passing a professional practice examination.

Responsibilities:

• • Conduct preliminary surveys and studies of ore, mineral or coal deposits to assess the economic and environmental feasibility of potential mining operations
• • Determine the appropriate means of safely and efficiently mining deposits
• • Determine and advise on appropriate drilling and blasting methods for mining, construction or demolition
• • Design shafts, ventilation systems, mine services, haulage systems and supporting structures
• • Design, develop and implement computer applications such as for mine design, mine modelling, mapping or for monitoring mine conditions
• • Plan and design or select mining equipment and machinery and mineral treatment machinery and equipment in collaboration with other engineering specialists
• • Plan, organize and supervise the development of mines and mine structures and the operation and maintenance of mines
• • Prepare operations and project estimates, schedules and reports
• • Implement and coordinate mine safety programs
• • Supervise and coordinate the work of technicians, technologists, survey personnel, and other engineers and scientists.