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1.5 KiB

Competences — mineral processing engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/62d3f108-ade2-44b5-beeb-d63d0b21268f).

Essential

  • address problems critically (skill/competence)
  • chemistry (knowledge)
  • ensure compliance with safety legislation (skill/competence)
  • geology (knowledge)
  • maintain records of mining operations (skill/competence)
  • manage mineral processing plant (skill/competence)
  • manage mineral testing procedures (skill/competence)
  • monitor mine production (skill/competence)
  • organize chemical reagents (skill/competence)
  • prepare scientific reports (skill/competence)
  • supervise staff (skill/competence)
  • troubleshoot (skill/competence)

Optional

  • apply transportation management concepts (skill/competence)
  • bioleaching (knowledge)
  • communicate on the environmental impact of mining (skill/competence)
  • design plant waste procedures (skill/competence)
  • develop new installations (skill/competence)
  • impact of geological factors on mining operations (knowledge)
  • mine dump design (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 38 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • mineral processing — 55 %
  • process optimization — 26 %
  • process engineering — 24 %
  • data analysis — 24 %
  • process design — 18 %