Operate continuous miner

Description

Operate a continuous miner, a machine with a large rotating steel drum equipped with tungsten carbide teeth that cut minerals from the seam. Operate the cutting drum and the continuous motion of the machine either remotely or seated on top.

Used in bord and pillar, or room and pillar, mining.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 0 occupations
  • Optional in 1 occupations
  • Total: 1 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)

Optional for

  • Underground heavy equipment operator
    Underground heavy equipment operators control heavy-duty mining equipment such as cutting and loading equipment to excavate and load ore and raw mineral at underground mines. Dutie…

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