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85110.00 – Mine labourers

Mine labourers carry out a variety of general labouring duties to assist in the extraction of coal, minerals and ore, and in other services in support of underground mining.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Chute puller
  • Mine helper
  • Mine labourer
  • Miner helper - underground mining
  • Pit scaler - underground mining
  • Shoveller - underground mining
  • Underground labourer - mining

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • 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.

Additional information

  • Progression to underground production and development miner or underground mine service and support worker is possible with experience and training.
  • There is mobility among jobs in this group.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Underground mine service and support workers (84100)
  • Underground production and development miners (83100)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

8 – Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations

TEER

5 – Occupations usually require short-term work demonstration and no formal education

Major group

85 – Harvesting, landscaping and natural resources labourers

Sub-major group

851 – Harvesting, landscaping and natural resources labourers

Minor group

8511 – Mine and oil and gas drilling, services and related labourers

Unit group

85110 – Mine labourers

Occupational profile

85110.00 – Mine labourers

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