Genral Labour – (NOC 85110)

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Mine labourers have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

• Assist other mine workers in maintaining or constructing underground installations
• Clean underground rooms, roadways, working areas and mining equipment and conveyances using hand tools
• Load, move, sort and pile materials and supplies
• Clear spills of ore or coal using hand and power tools
• May cut core and prepare core sample boxes in support of mine exploration
• Assist other workers in prospecting for mineral deposits and perform various tasks related to general geophysical surveys.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Mine labourers are employed and some of their main characteristics:

• Coal, metal and non-metallic mineral mines

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

• In Ontario, mine labourers are registered in the basic common core program.
• A short period of introductory training is provided.
• Completion of secondary school is usually required.

Wages

$21/hr

Position

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