Description
Evaluate mining methods and procedures, including waste management, life-of-mine plans, production timelines and funds expenditures.
Alternative labels
assessment of mine development projects
development project assessment in mining
mine development project evaluation
assessing of mine development projects
evaluation of mine development projects
development project evaluation in mining
evaluating of mine development projects
assess mine development projects
mine development project assessment
evaluating mine development projects
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Evaluate mine development projects is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Mine manager: Mine managers control, direct, plan and coordinate mining production activities. They have statutory responsibility for safety and are also responsible for environmental impact. They oversee the acquisition, installation, maintenance and storage of mining plant and equipment. They lead and manage according to the organisation’s code of conduct.
Mine supervisor: Mine supervisors coordinate and supervise the activities related to mining and quarrying in underground and surface mines and quarries. They oversee the workers, schedules, processes and organisation in the mines and quarries.
Mine development engineer: Mine development engineers design and coordinate mine development operations such as crosscutting, sinking, tunnelling, in-seam drivages, raising, and removing and replacing overburden.Â
Quarry manager: Quarry managers plan, oversee and coordinate quarry operations. They coordinate extraction, processing and transportation and ensure these processes run smoothly and according to health and safety standards. Quarry managers ensure the successful running of the quarry and implement company strategies and guidelines.
Optional skill
Evaluate mine development projects is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Mine planning engineer: Mine planning engineers design future mine layouts capable of achieving production and mine development objectives, taking into account the geological characteristics and structure of the mineral resource. They prepare production and development schedules and monitor progress against these.
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