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Mining engineers, metallurgists and related professionals
Salary range for the majority of workers in the selected occupation - from LKR188.84 to LKR543.35 per hour - 2020.
Mining engineers, metallurgists and related professionals conduct research on and , design and develop and maintain commercial-scale methods of extracting metals from their ores, or minerals, water, oil or gas from the earth and of developing new alloys, ceramic and other materials, or study and advise on mining or metallurgical aspects of particular materials, products or processes.
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Job Definition
- Determining the most suitable methods of efficient mining and extraction and types of machinery to be used, planning layout and directing construction of shafts and tunnels
- Maintaining technical liaison and consultancy with other relevant specialists such as geologists and geophysicists
- Establishing safety standards and procedures and first-aid facilities, especially underground
- Investigating properties of metals and alloys, developing new alloys and advising on and supervising technical aspects of metal and alloy manufacture and processing
- Determining the location and planning the extraction of coal, metallic ores, non-metallic minerals, and building materials, such as stone and gravel
- Conducting research, developing methods of extracting metals from their ores and advising on their application
- Determining drilling sites and devising methods of controlling the flow of water, oil or gas from wells
- Examining deposits or mines to evaluate profitability
- Planning and directing storage, initial treatment and transportation of water, oil or gas
