Miner

Drills holes in rock for the placement of explosives.

• Operates hand held or machine mounted rock drills.
• Accurately positions, aligns and drills holes following the blast‑hole plan.
• Loads blast holes with explosives.
  • Prepares primers and detonators.
  • Loads and tamps the correct quantity of explosives in each hole as directed.
  • Assists in the completion of the blasting circuit.
• Performs pre‑blasting and post‑blasting functions.
  • Removes drills, pumps, hoses, hand tools and equipment from the blast area.
  • Repositions pumps, hoses and equipment after the blast.
  • Adds or removes utilities as directed.
    • Ventilation ducts and devices.
    • Air lines, water lines, communication lines, rail.
• Prepares the site for mucking (removal of broken rock).
  • Wets the muck pile to suppress blasting fumes.
  • Scales loose material from the roof and ribs using scaling bars.
  • Adds, replaces and repairs ventilation devices as necessary.
• Assists as needed in the mucking cycle.
  • Tends hoses, unhooks and hooks muck buckets.
  • Relays signals to the Hoist Operator.
• Installs short term roof and rib support as required.
  • Installs temporary roof jacks as required.
  • Uses hand held or machine mounted rock drills to install rock bolts in the roof and ribs.
• Installs permanent roof and rib support.
  • Installs timbers, steel sets, steel liner plates, wooden or steel lagging as required.
  • Ties rebar, removes and resets concrete forms maintaining correct alignments.
  • Places concrete using concrete buckets or concrete pumps.
• Generally performs all duties associated with the construction of the project that are not specifically assigned to others.

Equal Opportunity Employer