# Tasks & work activities — mine planning engineer

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 17-2151.00 (Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers) — manual nearest-occupation mapping via ISCO group 2146; the official ESCO crosswalk has no entry for this ESCO occupation.

## Task statements

- **[Core]** Supervise, train, and evaluate technicians, technologists, survey personnel, engineers, scientists or other mine personnel.
- **[Core]** Inspect mining areas for unsafe structures, equipment, and working conditions.
- **[Core]** Select 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.
- **[Core]** Examine maps, deposits, drilling locations, or mines to determine the location, size, accessibility, contents, value, and potential profitability of mineral, oil, and gas deposits.
- **[Core]** Prepare schedules, reports, and estimates of the costs involved in developing and operating mines.
- **[Core]** Monitor mine production rates to assess operational effectiveness.
- **[Core]** Design, implement, and monitor the development of mines, facilities, systems, or equipment.
- **[Core]** Select or develop mineral location, extraction, and production methods, based on factors such as safety, cost, and deposit characteristics.
- **[Core]** Prepare technical reports for use by mining, engineering, and management personnel.
- **[Supplemental]** Implement and coordinate mine safety programs, including the design and maintenance of protective and rescue equipment and safety devices.
- **[Supplemental]** Test air to detect toxic gases and recommend measures to remove them, such as installation of ventilation shafts.
- **[Supplemental]** Design, develop, and implement computer applications for use in mining operations such as mine design, modeling, or mapping or for monitoring mine conditions.
- **[Supplemental]** Select or devise materials-handling methods and equipment to transport ore, waste materials, and mineral products efficiently and economically.
- **[Supplemental]** Devise 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.
- **[Supplemental]** Lay out, direct, and supervise mine construction operations, such as the construction of shafts and tunnels.
- **[Supplemental]** Evaluate data to develop new mining products, equipment, or processes.
- **[Supplemental]** Conduct or direct mining experiments to test or prove research findings.
- **[Supplemental]** Design mining and mineral treatment equipment and machinery in collaboration with other engineering specialists.

## Detailed work activities

- Advise others on health and safety issues.
- Analyze design or requirements information for mechanical equipment or systems.
- Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work.
- Coordinate safety or regulatory compliance activities.
- Design industrial equipment.
- Design structures or facilities.
- Determine operational methods.
- Develop software or computer applications.
- Develop technical methods or processes.
- Direct construction activities.
- Estimate operational costs.
- Inspect facilities or sites to determine if they meet specifications or standards.
- Investigate safety of work environment.
- Monitor the productivity or efficiency of industrial operations.
- Prepare detailed work plans.
- Prepare operational reports.
- Prepare technical reports for internal use.
- Research industrial processes or operations.
- Research topics in area of expertise.
- Resolve operational performance problems.
- Review technical documents to plan work.
- Schedule operational activities.
- Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects.
- Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.
- Train personnel on proper operational procedures.